On the final day of our Summer 2012 Escanaba vacay, Mom and Gram introduced me to a senosry overload that is the U.P. State Fair.
It brought back lots of memories for Mom, since she and Sugar 'n' Spice, her Arabian/Quarter Horse mix, used to spend the week there.
The witty signage.
The ad-hoc living rooms erected in dairy and beef barns.
The Croatian chicken vendor.
The deliciously adorable swine, unaware of the fate awaiting them the post-4H sale.
The pine tree parking lot.
And the ubiquitous horse-ring dust.
I enjoyed all of it. Especially the animals.
Petting a chick.
Walking the Miracle of Life barn.
Hello Mr. Alpaca.
Admiring the latest in fair fashion. (Mom thinks Project Runway should take these guys on as a challenge.)
And being harassed by cheeky sheep.
(He loved my bougie stroller.)
And I...
had a wonderful time. (Next year Dad's coming along.)
