Enchanted Carnival : A Summer Sleep Story
It’s almost time for complete darkness to fall. It’s summertime so it takes a bit longer than the previous months . You leisurely sip your iced coffee, knowing you can’t begin work until it’s dark enough for the stars to shine against the sky like dropped ice cream sprinkles on pavement . A faint bell rings in the darkness gathering behind you. “Not yet ,” you say with a smile, not turning around. The bell quiets until darkness settles over the forest clearing . It rings excitedly “Another new arrival,” you confirm. “ Let’s turn on the lights for them.” You turn towards the bel l a s the darkness erupts with light, a carousel, a Ferris wheel , several carnival games, a hall of mirrors , all illuminate the night. The bell is joined by a calliope; it’s crashing drums and jaunty music play in time to the spinning carousel. They do not match in color scheme or even theme . They are not even originally from the same park. T...