The County Fair Experience.

Ain't she a beauty! This was one of the entries in the antique (they had to be built before 1968, I think) tractor pull. The tractors got hooked up to some kind of contraption that weighed a gazillion pounds and then competed to see how far they could pull it. Spectators got high on the gasoline fumes. This was a very well attended event.


There were tractors lined up as far as the eye (at least my eye, the good one) could see. Next year, I would like to see a tractor demolition derby, but I'm sure that would be almost sacrilegious here in Salem County. Don't tell anybody I even thought such a thing.


Looks a little more antique-ish, doesn't it?


There were (oh boy!) peeps . . .


and veggies . . .


and prize-winning flowers.


Gail's grandchildren, and about 500,000 other people were there. The county fair is well attended and is the largest completely agricultural fair in the state.


Entered these pictures this year. First time I've entered anything in a county fair since I was in 4H about 100 years ago.


Check back this time next year for the "complete" (well, almost complete--I won't be able to provide the barnyard aroma) county fair experience. I was too in awe this year to do it justice.

Cows to share, cows to spare.

There may be more of these than people in Salem County, and that's a good thing.


Maybe I could do cow portraiture as a sideline when I retire.

Hood Ornament?

This little critter hitched a round trip to Bridgeton and back on the hood of our car.

David thinks I should send this picture to Proctor and Gamble for an advertising campaign with the caption "Did you brush today? Katydid!"