pretty flower, huge leaves, nearly as tall as i am. its canna lily!
another pretty flower, different flower, same huge leaves, same tall plant.
see, huge leaves, tall plant. the red flower and the orange flower were interplanted with each other.
a neat metalwork shop
sea turtles, bottom right
more turtles
breakfast - scone with strawberries and cream cheese frosting. SO GOOD!
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)
pretty pattern made up of live flowers
mom says my zucchini was bigger
the root systems of
back row: peanut, big bluestem (prairie grass), purple clover, alfalfa, buckwheat, corn, potato
down in front: soybean, kentucky bluegrass, dandelion
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.
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.
elephant
seed art. all these pictures are made of seeds.
even the kids get in on it.
3d seed art
nicholas tesla
tee-hee
scarecrows
from the bee/honey section of the agriculture/horticulture building
calvin and hobbes cross stitch, creative arts building
piggie bums, crocheted afghan (teehee)
paper art
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.
a cute little drummer figurine made of nuts and bolts and little bits of metal.
i used to play piano, so this made me grin. "chopin lizst" (shopping list)
wooden train planter (my dad likes trains)
the train engine planter
the best meat rub i've ever tasted, honey lime rub (they have a booth at the state fair i buy from)
picked up a new thing to try, garlic dill dressing/sandwich spread
picked up a new bar of soap from the same company i got my beloved tea tree soap from
this year i bought 'herbal citris' = lime, grapefruit, bergamot and sandalwood
turtle cookie cutter
free backscratcher!
other free loot
free fans! (its hot in august!)
