Close up buttercup

That is yellow!

Commonly known as St. Anthony's turnip, the butter cup (Ranunculus bulbosus) has bright yellow flowers.  The flower petals are glossy and curved; they reflect light towards the center of the flower.  The "turnip" name comes from the bulbous root of this flower.

Children use the flower in a game to determine if someone likes butter.  One child picks the yellow flower and asks another "Do you like butter?". They then hold the yellow flower up close under the others chin, see the yellow reflection from the yellow flower on the skin, and exclaim that "Yes, you like butter.".

Zipping around

 

...around and around and around...

The "Zipper" carnival ride , in action.  Not  only does the ride go around, but so do the passenger seats.  Whew!

 

n.b. there is some relaxed view 3d stereogram effect in these photos, but only with the stationary objects in the photos.

Zipping by

 

 

The "Zipper" ride in action attracts the attention of the carnival attendees.

 

 

Waiting for a player

Come on and play - roll a winner!

This "roll a ball" game at the carnival awaits the next round of competitors.

 

Lull in game

 

Step up and squirt

 

This carnival game, where players squirt water at a target for a chance to win a stuffed animal, gets a brief break between plays.

 

 

Shooting at the stars

Air powered "Combat" model

Two targets

This carnival game was originally invented in 1939.  Even with a load of 100 BBs, shooting out the red star is not easy.