Thursday Challenge—"open space" (#2)

Here's the funniest street performer I've
ever seen.  He was doing his shtick
—mostly involving messing with the people
walking through the piazza (Santa Maria in Trastevere,
in Rome).  Here he's about to try to catch a
kid with that silly butterfly net.
(The kid thought it was funny too.)
[To see more of the Thursday Photo
Challenge, visit Dale's meme.]

Thursday Challenge — "fire"

This young woman, on Campo Santo Stefano,
 in Venice, had gathered quite a good crowd, 
and she was whipping those fire batons around her.
I thought it was just beautiful.
[To see more 'fire,' visit Dale's Photo Challenge.]

That's My World

I saw this guy (and his two friends) last year in Union Square and 
have been hoping to find them again ever since.  Finally encountered
them near Bethesda Fountain, in Central Park. At the end of 
their very engaging tumbling act, after jumping over the adorable
and cooperative small child he then jumps over four adults at once! 
[That's My World—to see more of the world, go here.]

lunch "break"

These guys were entertaining the lunchtime

crowd hanging out on the steps of the

 library one day this past week.

I hope they made a few bucks, because 

they were giving it their all!

playing with fire

Actually took this in Venice last summer.

Aaah, Venezia—I'll be back there 

in two weeks (woo-hoo)!