Seeing as i was a good girl this fall and because my parents love me and because i was kinda lonely on Thanksgiving afternoon and because it was SUPER weather and because i love the fair and because my parents are the best parents in the world and because of so many other reasons, they took me to the Rockton Fair on Monday afternoon. Mom and I resolved to take a bunch of pictures that meant "fair" to us. See if you agree...It's a long post so i apologize but there's some pretty neat shots in the lineup - i'd love to hear from you about which one really said "fair" to you. I am so happy that we grew up in this area where fall fairs are such a tradition - there's always something about the atmosphere that makes me feel.... i don't know what i feel i suppose... a whole bunch of emotions..
This was taken for the benefit of my friend Alvar... who loves cotton candy.
The crowds were already thinning out by the time we arrived - little did we know that the fair closes at 5 on Monday - we were still wandering at 6...oops, could you imagine being kicked out of the fair?
A riot of fall colour and shape...
I am truly inspired and hope to enter things in the fair next year - i hope i carry through with it but i am amazed at all the truly creative people out there...
Who can go to the fair without a bite of fudge? This brings back so many memories - sticky fingers, the crinkle of the paper bag that it came in, the sweet deliciousness of the fudge melting in your mouth and making your teeth hurt with its saccharinity (??? is that a word - if not, i dub it so). Dad always managed to find a knife somewhere and would cut off little pieces for us all - very fairly (heehee) doling out the bits of yummy until it was gone... ummmmmmmm
Dad posed for me by the giant pumpkin - doesn't he look happy to be out with his oldest daughter?
We got there in time to watch the heavy horses - Clydesdales, Belgians and Percherons - it totally brought me back to my childhood - the thrill of seeing their huge hooves prancing, their feathers waving in the breeze, the jingle of harness, the snorting and head tossing, the coordination of their movements - so large and yet so graceful.
Mom is trying to pick out the winner of the Heavy Horse competitions - sadly, we weren't very good predictors - i don't think we'll take up careers as bookies...
I more than likely have a picture of myself in the same position about 30 years ago - we loved to sit on the tractors and pretend we were farmers - i think i managed to score a really fancy lawnmower instead of a real full-on tractor but it would have to do!
One foot, two foot, white foot, big foot, featherered foot, dinner-plate foot
Dad looks pretty small compared to this gentle giant... these horses are immense!
It's not a Belgian....it's a Nederlander... good strong work horse, creative and a little wild at times... make sure you keep her safely locked up in there!
A sheep in the hood...Watch out or he'll fleece ewe and you'll be wooly wooly sorry
A nice shiny tractor, making lotsa smoke and noise
The lucky one who got away - this turkey was still standing when the forks and knives of the nation were placed in exhausted silence at the side of the dinner plates of Canada...Lucky fellow
Is is Christmas already? My first Christmas tree this year...
The carousel - empty and ready to be packed up for another year next year
To be or not to bee, that is the question - this little fellow is going dormant for the winter as well...
I like it, i like it a lot...
At the end of the festivities, the clean up begins... remnants of our obsession with food
Unfathomable... i can't imagine... no way... people eat this???
Apparently someone is kinda bored and waiting for the elusive last customer.. he's in his cups..
A little bit of grease never hurt anyone right? Indulging in a few onions rings for good measure
The skies got dark and the sun got really brilliant towards the end of the afternoon - things had already cleared out a lot in terms of the crowds so we were left to wander the empty aisles, dismissing the carny's attempts to draw us into their games and rides and admired the skies and colours instead.
That's all she wrote, folks... just waiting for next year!
4 comments:
It's been at least 5 years since I've been at a fall fair... strange, since we went so often as kids. Of course, then we had our own items entered in the fair. I agree, it would be fun to enter stuff again!
and indeed, a wonderful day it was.
Ok...my favourite picture? It's a toss up...the ferris wheel in the sun, you on the lawn mower and the ribbons won at the fair (which, btw, I would like to enter some stuff too - wouldn't that be fun??)
Laura :)
Love the pics! :) Just catching up with you this morning... ;)
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