Besides the farm box, my other adventure today was going to the agricultural fair!
This time, I became fascinated with a contest called "vegetable dress-up," where kids enter vegetables that they have arranged to look like animals, people, vehicles, etc.
My favorite was this Red Pepper Sheep:
Or cow. I'm not sure, but either way, it's great! The head and feet are scallions, and the horns are green beans. Tragically, this entry did not win anything. I am not privy to the judging criteria for this contest, but my tentative assessment is that this child was robbed, I tell you. Robbed.
The winner in the animal category was this zucchini dog:
He's nice, but I continue to have my doubts about the judging. The potato pup came in third. His spots are oatmeal!
Vegetable train was also rather good:
First place in Vehicles was something that I assume looked a lot better at the time of judging. (I think exhibits were entered this past Saturday.)
This potato family was first in People, I think.
I took a picture of this one because I do not fully understand it:
Spider-beet in the back is kind of neat, though.
Here's another angle each on Potato Pup and Pepper Sheep:
Over in the grown-ups exhibits, I always like looking at Homemaker Of The Year:
They have to do sewing, baking, canning, flower growing & arranging, and a category of their choice from the arts & crafts division. They usually do some sort of a theme to tie the items together; I guess this year's winner picked "purple."
And here's the year's Best-in-show quilt:
It's a jellyfish! (They put plastic up over the textile exhibits so people don't spill snow-cones on them and stuff; you can still see them pretty well in person, but it's not great for taking pictures.)
Here's a really intricate crocheted...tablecloth, I guess? Big doily? Anyway, it's neat!
Another one that's fun to look at is the Artistic Arrangements in the houseplants and flowers section. Fairy gardens were big this year. Here's a fairies' tea party, in a teapot!
The county extension office had a butterfly exhibit:
And then I didn't take many pictures of the animal exhibits, but here's Mr. Hopps!
He won a ribbon for being such a good French Lop.
And then this is Hector, the Demonstration Bunny:
He is very soft, and his human friend was spinning yarn from his fur!
Anyway those are my pictures from the fair. I also had a cheesesteak and bought some raffle tickets; if I win anything I will report back!
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