Category Archives: Amusement Parks and Fairs

I wandered about the Cary Days carnival for an hour or so taking time-lapse photos of the rides. Here are the best.

An abandoned fun park slowly decays along the highway in Beach Park. I drove by on my way to Illinois Beach State Park, but couldn’t get it out of my mind. Later in the day, I went back and took … Continue reading →

We (the staff in my department at work), for our annual outing, headed to Congo River Miniature Golf. We split into two groups. This was my group — Mary Alice, Linda, Jamie, Tami, Tami, Linda, Jamie and Mary Alice. (For … Continue reading →

I spent the afternoon alternating between wandering about and sitting in the auction barn watching the auctioneer sell cattle, pigs and sheep. The highest price for beef (while I was in the barn) was $5.10/lb. The champion hog went for … Continue reading →