Popcorn and Polyester

Not the best photo ever, but I like it, because the color of this fly’s skin makes me wax nostalgic about the carnivals of my youth.

Specifically, the motorcycle merry-go-round; very specifically, the green-blue motorcycle, which was my favorite, with polyester seats the very color of this fly.

this picture by scottobear

Seeing the variations of green with its flecks of gold, I can actually smell the popcorn, I can feel the polyester of the seat, I can hear the far-off screams of those on the Zipper or the Ring of Fire.

Funny, the roller-coaster ride that is memory.

Incomprehensible, the level of detail and beauty given to the tiniest things.

How lucky we are, to live in such a world.