The party's over. Danville Fair 2009 is history, but it was a great party from start to finish, at least, from our point of view. The weather on Saturday was perfect - cool in the shade and just warm enough in the sun. Last year the evening entertainment got rained on, but last night remained waterless and the crowd lingered on. We left a little while after the BelAires finished playing. I think we got home shortly after 11:30. When we left, the bingo tent still had a decent crowd and there were plenty of people around as the venders were packing up.

We saw lots of people we knew and had a great time chatting with everyone. Right off the bat we bumped into Nate and Sally Drown, and we spoke with several more Joe's Pond folks. We took pictures of some, so you'll spot them in the slide show. Our family turned out with friends and neighbors, Luke and Terry Persons. Bill and Monika did the rides - we actually got a picture of them at the top of that awful drop arrangement. We didn't know they were in the picture until we got home and looked at it. Bob was playing keyboards with the band, and Theresa was there to cheer him on, as usual. Jamie and Marie brought Luke and Terry with them, and Theresa and Marie's mom and step dad came up from St. Johnsbury, so we had a great family group all evening.

A wedding party stopped by briefly in the middle of the evening. The bride and groom danced and a dozen or so of their friends, all dressed up for the wedding, joined the fun; and as abruptly as they had shown up, they disappeared, so we don't have a clue who they were. Perhaps someone, seeing the pictures here, will let me know. It was great fun having them there, if ever so briefly.

Here's the slide show. I'm sure you'll see people you know, and I've labeled some of the photos. Saturday Night at the Fair