Drink up Relaxing in the doorway Pals Doggie on the bricks In the manner of Robert Goddard Checking the wiring at the launch pad Liftoff looks good Rocket on course Parachute deployed Back on the ground Another good-looking launch Ripping skyward Nosing over Oops -- no parachute! Broken egg Another gorgeous launch Nearing the 1,000-foot mark And nicely under parachute Afterwards, teams posed with their rockets (or the… College Green, Ohio University Pond behind Baker Center, Ohio University Baker Center, Ohio University He spends his days on Court Street He hangs out in front of the Athena Theatre Enjoying a smoke It can be a grim life Son barbers father Just a man and his monkey All four feet are off the ground Garden tractor pull Working that little tractor to death Tiny fair royalty Getting all the royalty in line Horse in a hat Everybody got to be in the horse show The new fair queen is crowned Fairs are all about rides Wheee! Preserved foods, waiting for judging The produce winners Storm looms Storm arrives Some of the rides go fast Waiting to take the stage The midway is crowded Free ride Fair food Four-wheeler motocross Getting some air Wheelie Better wheelie Moistening the track Wild Bill, 58-year-old racer on 1978 Yamaha Wild Bill goes down Back up and heading out Over a pretty awful obstacle Heading home after the race But fairs are about livestock, too Merry-Go-Round figure is a little spooky Spotty Mae, 3 months old, and Mattie, 6 years old Lawnmower demolition derby The lawnmowers are heavily modified Somebody's burning oil I love wideangle lenses They enjoyed the beer festival Corn dog? With ketchup? Storms still looming This gas station canopy was popular during the rai… The local roller derby team volunteered to serve b… So more rain came When the rain stopped, the crowd came back The middle child is not happy It was followed by more, harder rain But then came the rain Before the rain came down Perspective Rainiest Rainier Rainy Roller Derby carwash Roller Derby carwash Rainy Saturday morning stroll in the park College Green, Athens, Ohio College Green, Athens, Ohio This isn't good Also Memorial Day Memorial Day It's a look! Emi Olin likes to draw fluffy things with fangs Artist Larry Blake The things fathers do Not something you see every day Serious comic collectors attended Cricket and Mr. Tickles Current reality on American college campuses Current thinking on American college campuses Real nonsmoking enjoyment He can also make vapor tornadoes A variety of "mods" on display She can blow vapor rings, too Ah, there she is Store owner hidden behind cloud Taking another hit Blowing a vapor ring Success! The goal was to avoid touching any of the bungee c… They call it a "mud run" for a reason . . . and came up with a stick in his mouth This fellow went in head-first . . . The mud pit was, well, muddy More picturesque was the "mud run" and its obstacl… Dry off, mount, and head out -- leg two of the tri… Then came the run to the bicycles Swimming for all he's worth at the beginning of th… Nuthatch Food lines were long Ben and April enjoyed African kebabs Irish dance is always popular There was something for those of every age Journalism grad student Jing Fu from China shot vi… The kitten, Poko, and its human, Nino from Saudi A… An interesting meeting Soon, the street was filled with fairgoers Pets were welcome