MEMORIES OF THE WHIRLEY BIRD

THIS WEATHERED BACKYARD TOY SITS OUTSIDE OF AN OLD STONE HOUSE WHERE CHILDREN OF THE 60's USE TO PLAY. WHEN I PASS BY I OFTEN THINK OF THE WHIRLEY BIRD THAT WAS IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. IT WAS A FOUR SEATED, HAND AND FOOT POWERED MERRY-GO-ROUND. AS CHILDREN WE WOULD GET THAT THING SPINNING SO FAST WITH THE HOPES OF MAKING SOMEONES DINNER SPILL OUT, OFTEN IT WAS MY BROTHER'S. WHY I THOUGHT THAT WAS FUN, ESCAPES ME NOW, BUT THE MEMORY DOES GIVE ME A CHUCKLE.