Midsummer Fair

We've just gotten word via the association of neighbors around us that the cows will be back on Midsummer Common within the week. The cows are just a unique and beautifully hilarious part of Cambridge. When we first moved here we were astounded that a pack of cows just hangs out on the common between our street and the River Cam, hence a pack of cows grazes in downtown Cambridge and is allowed to do so because of ancient common grazing laws. We love this place. Anyway, these pictures are from the Midsummer Fair, which apparently attracts the British version of a redneck crowd. In these photos, we used eachother as props to capture what was going on in the background, so please ignore our faces and look beyond. When we first saw the scantily, yet extravagantly dressed teen girls in these photos, we wondered if there was some subtext to this event that we weren't privy to (ie. fleshmarket?). We unfortunately didn't even capture the best outfits or characters. But alas, we didn't want to draw too much attention to ourselves and our film quest. Oh, and they call Cotton Candy "Candyfloss".