The Fair

Most of yesterday was a free day for me and since the weather was perfect, we packed up and headed out to the fair. Apparently, so did everyone else in Indiana ;). It wasn't bad though. There's so much to see and do that even when it's crowded, it doesn't seem crowded. We ate, and ate, and ate. Love those elephant ears - every year we get one from the little red barn. I can remember eating their elephant ears when I was little. They're so good, I don't dare try any place else. And of course, we had to buy some taffy. That's another childhood tradition that I'm carrying on. Throw in a lemon shakeup and it was a yummy day. (Has anyone else noticed that they don't make the lemon shakeups with granular sugar anymore? Now it's just a sugar syrup it's just not the same - still good, but not the same *sigh*.)

This year we got lucky and were able to see the draft horse teams (someone correct me if that's not the technical name) entering the ring for their judging. It's humbling to be standing there watching those animals. They're huge! I wanted to snap a picture but I decided to just enjoy the experience of seeing and hearing them pass by.

As we were heading home, it felt like summer was over. Maybe it's the cool(er) weather, or that school starts next week but I can feel it. Fall is lurking around. I'm not sure if I'm ready for it, this summer has been too much fun to give it up just yet . . .