ABC Wednesday—M is for "manège"

That's French for "carousel."
Took the ferry to Governor's Island a
couple of weeks ago to check out an amazing
collection of vintage French carousels
and carnival games.  Most of the carousels
are still operational, including this one—though
they now run on electricity instead of steam.
Little kids at the event loved riding
in this sanglier (that's a wild boar)!

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Thursday Challenge—"art"

Give any kid a brush, some paint, and a blank
sheet of paper and they will create a work of art.
Most of us become self-conscious at some
point and decide we can't "draw"—but wouldn't it
be nice if we never lost our childlike creative abandon?

[To see more of the Thursday Photo Challenge, go here.]

"Let the River Run"

It's a short ferry ride between Governor's 
Island and Manhattan, but—as with the 
Staten Island Ferry (that spot of bright orange 
in the middle of the shot)—it's free and the 
view is world class (and I always hear
 Carly Simon singing this when I see it).

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Thursday Challenge — "fun"

This looks like fun—I think.  This trapeze was set up

on Governor's Island, and we watched a bunch of

people try it (no, I was definitely not one of them).

This young woman was an instructor; everyone else

had a safety harness. So, would you do it?

[See more Photo Challenge "fun" here.]

That's My World Tuesday

What a nice way to spend part of a gorgeous

Sunday in New York! You can catch this

schooner at South Street Seaport and sail

around the harbor for a while. Or you can

do what I did and catch the free ferry over

to Governor's Island, rent a bike, and toodle

around, stopping to take pictures like this.

[See more of the world here.]