Checking out the Fair...

Last night the King and I checked out our local fair.
It is one of the last ones that does not charge to go there
other than the parking and that was only $2. And it was
for a good cause.

My first place was the photos. Then the quilts, and on
to the kids entries… Then there is the flowers and veggies.

I love to see what the kids take pictures of. What was in their
minds as they were taking the picture and was it easy or hard?
With photos you have still life or objects (is that the same?) and
then there are the by chance photo’s. The one that is unexpected
as you are snapping away. Some you think you have a great picture but still blows
you away when you actually see it came out well. One such picture was
by chance, yet not. There is one of a deer on the run, that seems like it is
floating above the flowers. It was done by Barbara Tibbs. Barbara travels
just about every where with camera close at hand. So when she was surprised
by a deer, she was ready. And the deer did not disappoint her, and she caught it
in a breath taking picture… If you go to the Bonner County Fair, you have to
check it out.

There are so many pictures there. We met a young lady who got one of the
grand ribbons… A young teen who had such a great picture. As did Kathrine
Kinne with her pictures, among them her younger sister in a series. And of
course, Toni Britton did not disappoint either. She has been taking pictures
for several years seriously. She has a great collection of flowers and nature
scenes on her blog. And at the fair, there is a beautiful Iris picture as well as
her favorite subject, Cats…. So you see the eye of the photographer has no age limits…

The quilters out did themselves… the kid’s projects were amazing. And the
beadwork of Laura Tibbs, sister of Barbara was beautiful. And the vegetables
were not as plentiful as in the past, but there was some great veggies there.
My friend, Lorraine Allen did well with her spaghetti squash, and some
of her canning projects. Especially the tiny, tiny pickles. And Marianne of
Slight Detour did not let us down either.

And the much ado about the Republican table? Well, it look pretty plain
to me. Two people who sat there didn’t look very happy. I am sure there
must have been something there, (I didn’t get up close and personal) but
what was mostly visible was campaign signs that you see at any corner in town.
The Democrats had a cut out for people to put their faces thru.
It was a Spanish/Mexican couple front. The two people there were a little
busier.

So in my humble opinion, much ado over nothing….
Dogwalking Musing mention today about a new party that is starting
to hit the ground running …. So got to go check that out… at
http://www.modernwhig.org