We took The Girl to her first carnival today — a small gig that was part of a local festival.

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She seemed to enjoy it.

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The only problem came when the carnie told us, “Time’s up.” On one occasion we literally had to drag the girl screaming from the attraction.

Still, it was a pleasant day: we did all the carnival-esque things, including sharing ice cream.

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After a few rides and some general frolicking on the playground, we went to watch the hot air balloon and the guy-tethered-to-an-enormous-pile-of-helium-balloons take off.

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One has to wonder about the wisdom of such flight, but it draws a crowd, and I guess he gets something out of it.

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