THE WORLD'S FAIR

Bellville style...

In a Facebook post Saturday I described the top photo thusly:

"An amusement ride spins a neon glow against the night sky at the "World's Fair" Friday night in Bellville.  For my photography friends, this exposure was 2 seconds long at f/22 and ISO 400 with my digital single lens reflex camera mashed solidly against a steel utility pole at the north end of Main St."

As darkness asserted itself the village green was packed with an enthusiastic crowd enjoying the ageless and highly popular music group Phil Dirt and the Dozers (lower photo).

The midway was jammed with a boisterous, serpentine crowd doing the Bellville slither up and down and up again along Main Street munching on those annual "fair food" delights and frequently colliding with old friends in this annual homecoming celebration.

For those magic moments in this four-day extravaganza, all is right with the world.