We went back to the State Fair on Sunday - there were a few things going on at the Dairy barn, but we headed across the street to see what was going on on the North side of the fairgrounds.
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| Dwayne and I decided, "Eat more cherries!" |
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| We got to the "Best in Show" tent in time to see a few of the 4-H'ers and their Dog Agility Show. |
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| They did well, but we didn't see any that would make it onto "Amazing Animals"... |
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| A "Silkie" chicken... |
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| And the Poultry Grand Champion! |
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| Niece-by-love Kendra won first with her vegetable assortment basket. There may have been other awards too... that was the only one I noticed. |
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| "It's the GREAT PUMPKIN, Charlie Brown!!!" |
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| Pumpkins and gourds and watermelons, oh my! |
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| Huge pumpkins! |
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| And a new record holder for the giant watermelon at the VA State Fair - 254 pounds!!! |
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| FFA groups had decorated hay bales... |
Then to the creative arts area...
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| A cow quilt! The quilts were displayed up high which was nice because you could see them, but they weren't very handy for taking pictures... |
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| The optical illusion on the one on the right was neat! |
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| An interesting carved bat and ball... |
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| This is more of a close-up on that optical illusion quilt - taken from underneath where it was hanging. |
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| Beautiful quilts, creative people! |
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| A doggie quilt! |
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| Back at the Dairy barn - I wanted to capture the way that the spots on this red-and-while Holstein were outlined... |
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| One of her spots is a nice heart! As I understand it, when they are clipped down for the show, this shadowing pigmentation in their skin is exposed. |
Lots to see, lots of walking - no problem achieving daily step goals at the State Fair!
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