Yesterday I drove up to Hendersonville with some fellow photographers for the North Carolina Apple Festival. It was mostly a street fair, but yes, there were some apples, and apple tarte…


…and fresh lemonade, and the most beautiful Greek salad…


Some people preferred Italian ices, and others took time out to rest their feet and make a phone call…

In the department of personal adornment, there were some interesting hairdos, and face-painting in progress…

Everyone seemed to be having a good time, except for maybe this guy…
There were stripes in abundance…
…and hobby horses…
…and dinosaur marionettes.
After lunch we checked out the W.N.C. Air Museum, a little private museum with a collection of lovingly restored (and functional) planes. To my delight, there were plenty of opportunities for photographing stripes…

…and tucked off in a corner I found a stacks of aviation-related books, some awaiting cataloging…

…and this very strange scene, which I am utterly unable to explain.
If you're still with me after the barrage of photos, here is your reward: a little video of an ornithopter, captured at the Apple Festival: