Went to the Davis Farmer's Market for the first time yesterday, yep, first time in all the time I've been here, and I have to admit, it's pretty amazing.
It's, at the lack of a better way to put it, like a sort of renaissance fair in disguise. There were your usual stands: fresh fruits and vegetables, plants and herbs in little pots and cups (which of course, I looked over very thoroughly), then there were your acceptables: home-made dolls, hand-painted linen, and so forth. And THEN you have the other factors, the balloon man, the little snack bars, the musicians and yes there were musicians, the street musicians out to earn a bit of money and the music majors who take out a stand and some music from their backpack and starts playing, and people gather to listen. They are actually very, very good. This one guy was playing the violin while I was there (no he did not look anything like Nick, Lucy), and we have the flute and the banjo (or at least I think that's what it was). There were of course the little stands, like those you see during the Moon Festival event at Memorial Park, where propaganda is at work. A fire department booth was handing out plastic fire helmets to little kids. Then there were the dog booth and the cat booth and lots of animals, kids included, everywhere.
The general atmosphere...I was surprised I didn't see a juggler.
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