Watch a carnival archer shoots arrows at a human target! See the human pincushion!

The incident took place yesterday at the Frederick County Fair.

What better place to have a little summer fun than the carnival? The D.C. Summer Carnival, which recently took up residence at the RFK Stadium Festival Grounds (also known as the parking lot), provided District residents with all the Tilt-A-Whirling and fried Oero-eating they could handle. The carnival’s over for the year, but the color always makes for some memorable photography.

One of my favorite summertime activities growing up was going to the local county fair, petting all the smelly farm animals, cheering for the pot-belly pig races, stuffing my face with funnel cake, and then losing it all on whatever super-spinny ride barely passed the safety inspection that year. We’re lucky enough to be near two big fairs — the Arlington County Fair ended last weekend, but the Montgomery County Fair, in Gaithersberg, is open…