the fair, part deux

Ok, ok, I admit it. Today was "senior day" at the fair and at 55 I now qualify. Oh, goody. So off we go: my long-senior husband and I, to check out the Delaware County fair.

Things have changed: no one yanking on our arms begging for rides and dip 'n dots and elephants ears. Of course they'd only get the goodies after being dragged through the animal barns for an hour. What a mean mom.

Anyway, we whizzed through the chicken/turkey/rabbit barn in about 43 seconds and headed for dinner. THE BUCKEYE VALLEY ATHLETIC BOOSTERS FOOD BARN or whatever they call it ... an amazing feat of food production the likes of which you've never seen. Volunteer parents, staff and teens whip around the narrow counters, serving up burgers, fries, beef & noodles, cold drinks and even breakfast. One worker named Jon told us he arrives to work at 5 a.m.!

Kind of cute to see hubby chatting with the goats and llamas ...

Well it was rather hot, so we didn't stay long. Browsed the craft building - we always enjoy the winning photographs and quilts. Then I trotted down to the midway and took some shots of the lit-up rides. Little did most of the carousel riders know, a full moon was rising in the east.

I wonder what this fella - or gal - was thinking?