We have been coming to the Fair for many years. One of our almost always stops is the Swine Barn to see the state's largest boar. Usually he just lies there. This year for the second time ever in our experience he stood up.
It was, as you may be able to guess, a fairly epic struggle.
This year the pig was nearly twice as large as the pumpkin, a restoration of the natural order of things.
I didn't realize that this was important to notice but apparently it is. We are supposed to notice that it is not llama products.
We often pass this one up but it is iconic Minnesota State Fair, the sculpting in 40 pound blocks of butter of the various contestants for the title of Princess Kay of the Milky Way.
To be eligible to compete you have to be the daughter of a working dairy farmer and live on a farm. The winner spends a year representing the Minnesota Dairy Association at parades and community festivals. Princess Kay this year is from near Saint Peter.
This table is made from
Morton Gneiss, some of the very oldest rock on the planet. This rock is 3.6 billion years old. The table is a state fair special as just under $3,000.
Eventually we made our way down to the Midway to allow both TCWUTH and her Mom to win stuffed animals at the horse race game.
I am pretty sure that elsewhere on the internet an interested party should be able to locate a photo of Moo and the Dragon with their new owner.
5 comments:
I love everything about this post!!
I love the rock -- now that's a pretty cool thing for a state fair.
I've found a couple of places on the internet already where Moo and Dragon are in a photo with their new photo.
"New owner", obviously. The comment section could use an edit function. Or more careful commenters.
I have thought the same thing, Santini. And are you suggesting the photo may go viral?!
Just an excellent recap. I will share with the relevant llama/alpaca crowd.
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