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

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

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.

Something about this ride bugged me enough that I felt compelled to photograph it!

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.