Our Fair’s 75th Anniversary

Yesterday was the 75th anniversary of our local fair.  Entry was only $0.75 per person.  All rides were $0.75 and a multiple ride ticket was only $7.50. 

It was crammed with people …. eating and riding those thrill giving rides.  I was not one of those riding.  Way too chicken.  And the food is way to greasy for my taste.  I did enjoy the exhibits, though.  I even won a few blue ribbons in my categories.  I’ll post pics of them later.

Here’s one of those rides that scare me (I’m more a merry go round person).

The Elusive Butterfly

Yesterday, I heard a tapping at my kitchen window.  So I went to investigate.  One of my cats had the same idea.  He was up there staring fixedly at something, his tail twitching wildly.  When I got closer I noticed a bird pecking at the window.   Don’t ask me why, I have no clue. 

I grabbed my camera and ran outside to get  a shot of this bird, but he flew off before I could even get him in focus.  I stayed out there hoping he would come back, but he didn’t.  I guess he had other plans.

I noticed something fluttering around out of the corner of my eye.  I turned and walked toward the flutter and caught this critter when he landed.

I have been trying to get a descent photo of a butterfly all summer.  Luck was with me.

Storing Photos

There are numerous ways to store photos from downloading them to your computer, copying to a CD and/or flash drive to printing and scrapbooking with them.  There are even free image hosting sites and data hosting sites to which you can store your images.  You can even keep them on the original memory card.

Whatever you use, make sure you back them up.  I’ve  seen too many folks lose their favorite family photos because their computer crashed and they hadn’t taken the time to back them up. 

Personally, I prefer at least 2 ways to store my photos.  I download them first to my computer, then to a CD and a flash drive (sometimes called a flash pen or flash stick).  If my computer crashes, I at least have my photos stored on two other portable devices.