SJ - Carousel @ Arena Green (Detail Pix)

I visited the Children's Carousel in Guadalupe River Park yesterday (See my previous post, here) and shot some photos of the really cool carousel animals. Aside from sporting animals chosen for local reasons, the animals are downright gorgeous, and I wanted to show you the detail decorations.

 

The detail on the Grey Wolf shows a Red Fox.

 

The Hummingbird was really quite ornate. Sadly, I failed to get a good shot of the tiny hummingbird nest/fledgling situated below the saddle and above the tail. The two side panels are quite nice, and have rhinestone jewels which dazzled the kids. 

 

Two panels that adorned the zebra.

This Panel decorates the side of the Ostrich's saddle.

SJ - Carousel @ Arena Green

Doubling back to the freeway, I found Arena Park adjacent to Guadalupe River Park. After two crazy crowded hours at the Chinese New Year Family (FREE) Day at the SJ Museum of Art, it was nice to be outdoors and away from crawling masses vying for position. A lovely day in the neighborhood...and then I saw the Children's Carousel!! Very cool, and it

includes 33 beautifully-painted fiberglass animals, six of which were custom-made for San Jose.  The hummingbird, coyote, salmon and eagle represent species indigenous to the area, and two sharks celebrate the San Jose Sharks NHL ice hockey team.

--Guadalupe River Park Conservancy