State Fair

No August is complete with at least a short visit to the state fair. And really, with everything going on, there's a little something for everyone. If you don't want to sample the ice cream in the dairy building, then perhaps you want to pet the baby lambs or visit the prize-winning bunnies? Aside from the people-watching, my favorite part  is the draft horses, mythic in size and power, they seem to be animals from another age. What's your favorite part of the fair?

Chew After Meal

I had a lot to get done this weekend, and I did, actually. (I haven't solved my car problem yet.) But when my husband said to me this morning, "Grab you camera." I was ready to put my list aside. We needed an adventure on a small scale, so we drove to Utica and Roscoe, Ohio. Now, if you've ever been, you might agree with me that they could be renamed Charming, Ohio. They are. They love their history and their architecture. Just be warned that any shop you walk into, you will be expected to engage in a conversation impossible to extract yourself from for at least thirty minutes. Fair warning. But worth the trip anyway.

Aside: you think I shot these pictures in HDR, right? Nope. I fully intended to, but I shot them in RAW, my new best photography friend.

Happy Daylight Savings!

If you want to see more pictures from this adventure, please go here.

Fair

Five reasons to visit the Ohio State Fair.




The abundance of artistic talent in the Cox Building.





The livestock exhibits allow you close encounters with our woolen creatures.




The prairie flower installation maintained by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. It's hard to believe that the state was once covered with wild flowers.





Fair food.





The butter sculpture in the dairy building. Truly, how much butter must have gone into making a cow, a farmer, his daughter and a veterinarian?