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Gone swimmin'

Posted June 27, 2008 10:03:41 PM

Dear Readers,

You know who you are but in most cases I don't. Thank you all for your readership and for your comments.

I'm leaving on a jet plane; don't know when I'll be back again.

Well the first part is true. And while I'm gone, I don't think I'll be doing much blogging. There will be days, thankfully; with no computer and probably no cell either. Sweet!

I leave you with these photos.

Bob

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Did you ever wonder...

Posted June 27, 2008 12:40:48 AM

Did you ever wonder why we call it a Ferris Wheel?

The Ferris wheel is named after George Washington Gale Ferris, Jr. He graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and he was a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania bridge-builder. Ferris designed and built the first 264 foot (80 meter) wheel for the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois in 1893.

To learn more about Mr. Ferris, see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferris_wheel

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You'll never know how great a kiss can feel

Posted June 26, 2008 5:52:40 AM

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Spinning wheel got to go round

Posted June 25, 2008 2:46:36 AM
I have never enjoyed rides that go round and round and round. I get dizzy just thinking about them. So it is with wonder that I watch as people rush to get a seat on the twirly-go-round rides.
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Catter Thriller

Posted June 24, 2008 1:38:22 AM
Something about this ride bugged me enough that I felt compelled to photograph it!
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People at the fair

Posted June 23, 2008 12:41:29 AM

I don't normally go to the fair but this year was different. I entered several photos in the competition and wanted to see how they did; one of them won first prize in the macro category.

Once again, I was glad I took my camera with me. There were so many sights and great photos that next year I think I'll go again just to look for more shots.

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