Kinetic Sculpture Race and the SoBo Little League Parade Make for a Fun Saturday

Fifi, the undisputed belle of Baltimore's Kinetic Sculpture race, makes her way down Fort Avenue in South Baltimore during the first leg of the day long affair.  The American Visionary Art Museum sponsors the kinetic sculpture race, now in its 16th year.  For anyone wondering, a kinetic sculpture race is a contest of human-powered, amphibious all-terrain works of art (thank you, Wikipedia).  In Baltimore, it is a rite of spring, an excuse to hang out on the stoop all day and engage in great people watching, and an affirmation that Baltimore's creativity, ingenuity, and lovable wacky side are all alive and well.

Channeling Amelia and Muriel Earhart, these pilots look fresh and energized.  Clearly they haven't traversed the mud pits of Patterson Park or splashed down at the Canton Waterfront Park yet.

This team makes it look too easy.

The race starts at the American Visionary Art Museum and swings through South Baltimore and downtown before making its way into Canton and Patterson Park.  I missed the Splashdown in Canton, but I did make it to Patterson Park in time to see Swan Song pose for a beauty shot.

Good Dog and the Big Itchy Flea Circus should feel right at home in beautiful, pet-friendly Patterson Park.

Thankfully, it isn't every day we see a 35' long crocodile in the park. 

Back in my neighborhood, the SoBo Little League Parade always follows shortly after the Kinetic Sculpture Race.  This means great marching bands ...

... and proud youngsters walking down the street with parents and teammates to the field.  Such a nice place to live.

Good bye from Patterson Park!