We had a wonderful time.
From the opening robot to the closing lights, we were delighted with our
day. We haven’t reached a stage of
balance with my riding with his walking at these large venues yet, nor have I
perfected the art of not running over his toes either. But we had fun anyway.
The theme of this year’s County Fair was “out of this world.” It was a fun veneer to drape over the usual
stuff. Space ships here, space men there
even in the paintings. All of it brought
forth smiles as we took pictures and laughed our way around the fair
photographing everything after we started by renting a locker.
Art first. Really
good quality stuff this year. I felt
especially drawn to a jack rabbit done with an oriental brush. He was an endearing soul…but beyond my
budget. No pictures allowed. Thousands, it seemed, of good pieces in the
photography exhibit too. Badly hung and
badly displayed….but great work which we couldn’t shoot either. Our friend Jen had four piece chosen, and one
won second place. We were jazzed.
We then swung into fair mode full blast. Whipping our way through the commercial
buildings, he shopped and I window shopped….except for the fudge. He re-upped on car and truck wax, we found
our favorite jeweler….his mom and dad just getting out of the hospital. We couldn’t buy tho as silver prices were way
out of our league. There was a potter
whose cups caught G’s eye. There was a
leather dealer whose backpacks caught G’s eye.
We went back and filled up our locker before we headed to the midway.
This was the first year we did the midway twice. Daytime pictures from the top of the Ferris
wheel, and night time pass to capture the lights. After
our first pass, we wandered to the middle and checked out the kid stuff then
the animals.
More tomorrow. Today
has been gym, talk with Bee, get groceries, and stop by the store. My leg is vastly improved. We almost have liftoff.
You made it sound like so much fun....and I bet it was.
ReplyDeleteWhat wonderful, fun photos. I need to bring my camera to a fair sometime soon! Thanks for sharing the fun, Mage!
ReplyDeleteMy downfall is cotton candy. I have such a sweet tooth. Del Mar looks familiar. I worked there in 1959 in a laundry doing duffle bags of dirty Marine garments.
ReplyDeleteBTW I did the corn trick and it was perfect. Happy to hear your leg is better. Dianne
'Haven't been to a county fair since Ohio days. You made it seem like fun. The setting sure is beautiful. I'm not sure I could manage fair food though...not even a dry hamburger. I like the pictures a lot.
ReplyDeleteYour photos are so full of color and life. I love the legs hanging out of the zipper (well whatever that first ride was). We love the animals too. Glad you had a good time.
ReplyDeleteDays at the fair are always good, even if the food is not so good. You got some good shots here.
ReplyDeleteDelicious post! And I don't mean the food!
ReplyDeleteIt's so great that you can get around together. I can't persuade MTL to take advantage of extra transport -often available at venues.
ReplyDeleteThose bags are marvellous.
I hope your leg is really well sooon.
So glad you didn't run over any toes. I am always wary of you robots doing the fair as I have almost had a head-(knee)on collision with one of you a few years ago! Glad you had so much fun, though. You do know how to have a good time. It amazes me that no one is on those beaches, an overabundance of good sand, that is Southern California's problem!
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