Thursday, August 28, 2014

state fair pictures

mom and i went to the state fair. according to wikipedia, The Minnesota State Fair is the largest state fair in the United States by average daily attendance. It is also the 2nd largest state fair in the United States by total attendance, trailing only the State Fair of Texas, which generally runs twice as long as the Minnesota State Fair.

pretty flower, huge leaves, nearly as tall as i am. its canna lily!
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another pretty flower, different flower, same huge leaves, same tall plant.
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see, huge leaves, tall plant. the red flower and the orange flower were interplanted with each other.
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a neat metalwork shop
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sea turtles, bottom right
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more turtles
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breakfast - scone with strawberries and cream cheese frosting. SO GOOD!
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agriculture/horticulture building. days of yesterbeer, history of beer in minnesota (they had beer tasting, but at 8-9 am, im not really up for beer.)(blown up so i can read it)
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pretty pattern made up of live flowers
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mom says my zucchini was bigger
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the root systems of
back row: peanut, big bluestem (prairie grass), purple clover, alfalfa, buckwheat, corn, potato
down in front: soybean, kentucky bluegrass, dandelion
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this blew my mind a little. i didnt realize they had such DEEP roots!

my pears were bigger than ALL of these! mom says i should try entering them and my zucchini next year.
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grapes grown here in minnesota! (despite our harsh winters). i wanna grow grapes someday. but i just want grapes for eating or jam making, not wine grapes.
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elephant
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seed art. all these pictures are made of seeds.
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even the kids get in on it.
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3d seed art
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nicholas tesla
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tee-hee
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scarecrows
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from the bee/honey section of the agriculture/horticulture building
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calvin and hobbes cross stitch, creative arts building
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piggie bums, crocheted afghan (teehee)
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paper art
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truck bed liner sprayed on a pair of jeans. i worked at a company who manufactured the equipment (that i assembled) that heated and mixed two separate components and sprayed them out as one, like truck bed liner.
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a cute little drummer figurine made of nuts and bolts and little bits of metal.
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i used to play piano, so this made me grin. "chopin lizst" (shopping list)
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wooden train planter (my dad likes trains)
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the train engine planter
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the best meat rub i've ever tasted, honey lime rub (they have a booth at the state fair i buy from)
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picked up a new thing to try, garlic dill dressing/sandwich spread
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picked up a new bar of soap from the same company i got my beloved tea tree soap from
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this year i bought 'herbal citris' = lime, grapefruit, bergamot and sandalwood
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turtle cookie cutter
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free backscratcher!
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other free loot
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free fans! (its hot in august!)
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