The Fryeburg Fair

Yesterday we awoke to a pretty Fall morning, a perfect morning in fact to attend the Fryeburg Fair. Also known as Maine's Blue Ribbon Classic the Fryeburg Fair was first held on these fairgrounds in October 1885. During the next hundred years plus the fair includes 100 permanent buildings, with over 3,000 camping sites. Currently 300,000 attend the fair annually. The Fryeburg Fair is the last fair of the season, an oldie but goodie. You are greeted by the sights and sounds of the midway.... the familiar aroma of fair food.... fried dough, cotton candy, roasting peanuts, popcorn, blooming onions....Now I don't know about you but I am not very brave when it comes to eating fair food, we tend to bring a picnic and maybe purchase a snack or two. What can I say, I'm a stickler when it comes to hand washing and hey.... you just never know....

There are games which attract young and old alike....demonstrations of wood stove cooking, maple sap boiling, bee keeping, arts and crafts demonstration such as quilting, rug hooking, spinning, basket making, there is something for everyone. You will see animals...

llamas....this llama appeared all aglow with the afternoon sun shining in on her. Teeth such as these usually mean he or she is an older llama. Stunning nonetheless....beauty is in the eye of the beholder.... and sheep....

lots of sheep....trying to be kept clean.... just waiting to enter the showing ring....

a handsome boy....

draft horses....the gentle giants....a personal favorite.... draft ponies.... some with the most beautiful well kept tails I have ever seen...If only my hair could look that good....

a farmer accompanied by his little boy.... eager and willing to help out his dad with afternoon chores....you learn early when you live on a farm....

stalls are meticulous....
this lady appears to be day dreaming the afternoon away....just watching the world go by....something I tend to do way too much of....

.... a pretty girl....with dark dewy eyes....

be still my heart.... a miniature donkey....I do believe I could fit him in my Subaru....I did bring a cage with me....just in case...unfortunately for me he was not for sale, psst...don't tell my DH I did write down the phone number to the farm....just in case.... I mean, you never know.... right?....Thanks for a lovely time girls, I look forward to seeing you next Fall....tomorrow my post will be on fowl....oh, the fowl....remember I mentioned I bought a cage with me....

till tomorrow....