Some of the fireworks from the NC State Fair.

This is a spider on the side of an old, rusty barn.

A pink rose at the State Fair.  The background in this photo was mostly green and white, so it looks like this after simply desaturating all the colors except for red and magenta.

In the Gimp, this is done by going to Colors -> Hue/Saturation, selecting the individual colors and moving the saturation scale to zero.

More nebula-esque fireworks.

This is just a random photo of fireworks at the State Fair, but it looks strangely similar to a nebula.  There is another similar photo I will post tomorrow.

This is a big, spiked leaf at the State Fair.  I have no idea what plant it is from, but it looks neat.  This was at night and the leaf was lit from below.

This is Kit Lennon, an artist who uses egg shells as her medium.  She is at the Village of Yesteryear at the NC State Fair each year where you can watch her make some of those beautiful eggs.

One of the many beautiful flowers in the garden area at the fair.

A small chizel hammer and some shavings from a recent wood carving.  Also in the Village of Yesteryear.

Some of the hand-woven rugs in the Village of Yesteryear.