Favorite things-CAROUSELS

Chattanooga's oldest carousel was restored by locals.
This carousel is GORGEOUS. It was originally made in 1894, but then it fell into disrepair and Bud Ellis discovered it in the 1980s and fell in love and got some craftspeople together who trained a bunch of volunteers to make it sparkle again. Each animal is a work of art--it's there's camels, fish, half horse/half mermaids, and a bunch of other beautifully executed surreal-looking creatures to choose from. 
How can turn not turn to look when they hear the music from a carousel and watch it without wanting to take a spin? Carousels are awesome! These figures were All Created &Carved at Horsin Around under the Creative Direction of
Mr. Bud Ellis!

Here are a couple sites worth looking at:

http://carousels.org/psp/Chattanooga/
http://www.carouselcarvingschool.20m.com/CoolidgeParkCarousel.htm
http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=cooliage+park+arousel&qpvt=cooliage+park+arousel&FORM=IGRE
I love they were restored and some made by local artists!
♥♥♥♥♥ 5 Hearts!