2012 Indiana State Fair

Olympus OM-1

Fujicolor 200

"Blacky" - A Brahman/Angus bull, weighing 3090 pounds. Iowa State Fair 2006

Tampa, Florida

2012 Indiana State Fair

Olympus OM-1

Fujicolor 200

I'm a lumberjack and I'm okay

I sleep all night and I work all day

I cut down trees, I eat my lunch

I go to the lavat'ry

On Wednesdays I go shopping

And have buttered scones for tea

Well, you know how it goes... :)

(With apologies to Monty Python)

pencil drawing by Keith LaCour

Tampa, Florida

A fountain in Fair Park. It has some meaning but I can't remember what it is.

2009 Minnesota State Fair

New Mexico State Fair midway.

Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Today we tackled the state fair -- and man, were we beat by the time we were done. We *tasted* onion rings, honey ice cream, the peaches and cream parfait, fried green tomatoes (awesome!), corn fritters, fresh pineapple pina colada, and cheese curds. I also witnessed the eating of a scotch egg (hard-boiled egg wrapped in sausage, breaded and deep fried) and a deep-fried cheeseburger (yes, the bun was included). So yeah. Our arteries are officially clogged.

But at the end of our day, we made it down to the animal barns. Oh, how I love seeing the crazy chickens and the goats. These guys always give me great poses, and I love those eyes. They remind me of Shrek.

Photo from State Fair scrapbook of car races at the Louisiana State Fair, circa 1920s. State fairgrounds grandstand in background. 074, Box 8