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Monday, June 13, 2011

CAROUSELS AND THE QUEEN OF THE GYPSIES

I am joining http://www.smilingsally.blogspot.com for Blue Monday. I was recently in Meridian- a town close to me. I noticed there was lots of blues in the photos and immediately thought of Sally's party. Besides I travel a lot and thought I should share my Mississippi with everyone.This is a view riding through downtown.
There are lots of trees downtown-I like that!This is one of the main attractions-carousel horses placed throughout town. They even put out a book with photos of all the horses. I can sit and look at it for hours.Meridian is also the home of the Jimmy Rodgers festival-anybody know who he was? And they also have a cemetery where the Queen of the Gypsies is buried-can't believe I don't have a picture of that cemetery! I feel another road trip coming on!

4 comments:

The JR said...

I remember seeing a few of them when we went to a nursery ran out of someones home. I loved them.

They were the inspiration for my Pony Wall. One of these days (probably when I retire), I want to paint them.

http://msredneck.blogspot.com/2008/11/pony-wall.html

Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy said...

How neat ... thank you for sharing that neat town with us. I was in Biloxi once for an overnight stay (before the hurricane) and found it enchanting. The people were so nice.

Have a great week!

Kathy M.

Lady Di Tn said...

Love the horses. We have guitars around Nashville. Thanks for sharing. Peace

LV said...

At least they were no flooded like most of Mississippi.