As I told Leigh in response to her comment on my last post, the workaround to post my State Fair photos is a tedious and time-consuming one. But you all are worth it, right? Right?!? (Hint: this is your cue to leave a comment!😉)
From my first visit to my last, here are the best of the photos I took, with captions. Cooler weather than we sometimes have was kind to animals this year, so Rick had an easier time of it as state fair veterinarian – no overheated animals and less stress. The rain in the last few days put a damper on attendance, though, which probably stressed the management!
August 29
Mostly walking through and checking on livestock with Rick.
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| Goats in Black |
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| I hope this Nigerian doe won a prize! |
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| What a funny haircut! I was told it was to make his too-small head look bigger. |
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| This is a Spitti, a 'reverse' Valais Blacknose |
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| The sow and piglets are a perennial crowd favorite. (There are 14!) |
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| A Goliath Birdeater Tarantula – huge! (I spared you the snake photos) |
August 31
A chance to visit my favorite sections – Creative Living and Visual Arts – while Rick worked on a colicking Percheron and checked the rest of the livestock.
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| Worth clicking to biggify; look at all the specific skills listed! |
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| a cake decorated to look like counted cross stitch |
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| I really should support this section with entries; I always forget. |
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| Very impressive weaving! |
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| Reminds me of Texas Panhandle days; a Jackalope! |
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| My people's choice vote went to the one in the middle. |
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| Rick's field assistant restraining the patient |
September 1
Brian and I drove down to meet up with Rick and his assistant to attend the Clint Black concert.
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| We had wood-fired pizzas for supper afterwards. 😋 |
September 6
Off to the fair early; we needed to go through all the petting zoo stock before the gates opened to issue health certificates.
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| staff were in the midst of replacing the shavings for the day |
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| a girl and her heifer |
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| this pig's legs were so fat it was hard to tell it was laying down |
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| a girl and her pig |
September 7 (Happy Labor Day!)
Five of us (Rick, Brian, me, Rick's field assistant and her brother) went in the afternoon to see Weird Al Yankovic in concert.
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| seen on the way in |
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| Joined by Puddles, his opening act. |
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| On our way out I saw this exhausted goat – a fitting image for The End. |
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