In Southern California, you never know who might pull up beside you, at the stoplight. Maybe a movie star - or even Cinderella...
Maybe the horse was Mr. Ed's stunthorse...naw, he looks way to young for that, and he'd have had to dye his coat...
If that doesn't make any sense to you, don't feel alone. I have no idea what I'm babbling about, either...
I snapped this photo last week at the stoplight, when Bonbon and I were on our way to the weekly farmer's market - she was only slightly mortified. I suppose she did have a point. Really, if everyone were ooh-ing and aah-ing over the carriage pulling up beside them - it might become a traffic hazard. But fortunately, most everyone else just carries on about their business of keeping their eyes on the intersection, waiting for the light to turn green - even when a horsedrawn carriage lit up bright as a Christmas tree, pulls up beside them at the stoplight.
I am such a tourist, even in my hometown. I couldn't resist taking a quick pic. Especially with the contrast of a gas station, ironically in the background - gas prices being one of the many things on people's minds nowadays.
I wonder how the cost of hay and alfalfa compare to the price of gasoline? I bet his shoes are a lot more expensive than mine, though.
Anyway, I had to laugh and snap a quick photo, while I was imagining a bumper sticker for the back of the carriage:
No real point to this post. Just me, carryin' on...
Have a good weekend -
Carry on...
That's really cute. Here, you might pull up to a pirate ship on wheels. It's Gasparilla time! What would we do without all this fun stuff? xoxoxoxoxo
Posted by: Judie | February 28, 2009 at 03:58 AM
Fabulous photos - I wouldn't have been able to resist taking them either!
And Alfalfa is a synch... in the park today we saw two dogs we've met before and we remembered that one was called Rocket but we couldn't remember the other's name - I thought Asparagus and Jim thought maybe Pepper - it turned out to be Alfalfa!
Posted by: Caroline | February 28, 2009 at 04:44 AM
WOW! That is so crazy..I would have done the same thing..haha. THat;s quite unusual! Nothing going on here..I think everyone is waiting for Spring to get here. It is really chilly, but daffodils are blooming all over.
Posted by: pam aries | February 28, 2009 at 09:13 AM
I love it when you "carry on"....and the photo is great. I probably would have stopped to take it too.
Have a fun weekend....
Posted by: Janet | February 28, 2009 at 10:05 AM
Perhaps that carriage was on its way to the Disney Parade. Certainly worth a photo and a few oohs and aahs. Can't imagine anyone not gawking at such a neighbor.
Posted by: Beryl Singleton Bissell | February 28, 2009 at 03:51 PM
Funny, I call my Bonnie 'bonbon' too...
Posted by: violetismycolor | February 28, 2009 at 10:29 PM
Judie - I bet a 'pirate ship on wheels' is a sight to behold! Gasparilla - lol
What a fun synchronicity, Caro. With a name like 'Alfalfa,' I'm picturing a 'Benji' sort of dog - with a cowslick hair-do similar to the Alfalfa of 'Our Gang.'
Pam, it sounds lovely where you are - a little chilly, but with daffodils blooming...it's warming up a little too fast here, suddenly, this weekend. It's almost 80 degrees here - before noon. I got a sunburn yesterday - on the last day of February!
Glad I'm not the only one who'd have snapped a pic, Janet. Hope you're having a fun weekend too - and staying cool!
Beryl, to be fair, I think everyone else has become accustomed to seeing the carriage rolling around Market Night, giving pleasure rides. I'm glad I snapped the pic when I did though - it wasn't at Market Night, this week. I hope they'll decide to come back again...
Diane, we've been calling the youngest that, since she wasn't much bigger than the size of a bonbon - I think my mom and her 'big sister' were the first to dub her that...
Posted by: tinker | March 01, 2009 at 12:01 PM
I'm trying to remember the last time I saw a horse and coming up blank.
:-|
Posted by: Pacian | March 01, 2009 at 12:45 PM
Ahh, how could you NOT smap a pic of that?! LOL
:)
Posted by: amber | March 03, 2009 at 05:42 PM
Looks like you are having FUN TINKER!!!
Happy Early Spring to you!
xox
Constance
Posted by: rochambeau | March 05, 2009 at 06:47 PM
you had a camera with you. I'm awed. Me? I would have been kicking myself for not having a camera, but there you were going about your business AND YOU HAD YOUR CAMERA WITH YOU. I think I should hate you now.
Posted by: tammy vitale | March 06, 2009 at 11:52 AM