Carnival Rides

Every year on the weekend nearest May 5th -- Cinco de Mayo -- Portland hosts a carnival on the waterfront. Coincidentally, Kathy and I (with Marybeth and Amanda) visited Saturday Market, which was adjacent to the carnival.

Although the rides looked stable and well-constructed, I thought it would be interesting to post an impressionistic view of the Portland Cinco de Mayo carnival's Merry-Go-Round, reflected in the windows of the Portland Fire Bureau:



Click on the picture to bring up the larger size, then ask yourself if those supporting struts are sturdy enough, or not. :-)

It was warm as Kathy and I strolled along the waterfront, making it tempting to join these children in the Fountain:



But we resisted, and stayed dry. :-)