Saturday scenes and scenery: signs at the Fair

The Martha's Vineyard Agricultural Fair is a refreshingly low key affair given the island's justified reputation as a vacation playground for the affluent.

Farmers display their prize animals and vegetables. Judges mull the quality of their offerings.

Small children have their own corral.

So do lost people.

Among the judged school childrens' creative projects, there's a proud patriotic statement ...

... displaying a very special selection of stars.

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