Fall leaves at the Fairgrounds

This year may well be the prettiest autumn in my memory. The weather has remained pleasant long into the season and we haven't had one of those mid-October storms that blows all the nice leaves off the trees.  We went again to the Fair where flowers are still blooming!

More goofing around at the Fairgrounds

After dinner we took another walk over to the Fairgrounds.  Who dares knock on the doors of the Haunted House?  Plus, we saw that giant steer again!

The Fair has once again left us...

But we get to wander around the grounds...

Fair in the Rain

I did a half-day of work today so the whole family could catch the Half-Wits performance at the Fair, just outside the Grandstand. Wynn was recognized in the crowd by a groupie ... someone who works with Grandma Barb. That was kind of strange but nice.

After Wits we walked over to the West End to get dinner; the rain clouds were building up...

And as we got our food, the sky opened up in torrents.  Soggy walleye tacos eaten huddled up under an overhang next to some trash cans...

We took the Skyride to get back to the east side of the Fairgrounds, hoping it would let up.

It did not let up. Ann, Wynn, Paul, and I dashed from building to building, getting thoroughly soaked.  We hung out in the Fine Arts Building for a while to wait out the storm, had some ice cream, and slogged home in our squishy shoes...

Dragon motorcycle made with washi paper!!!

More from the Fair

Nice long afternoon and evening at the Fair tonight:

I love the everything about the look of this display.

The Land of Large Vegetables

 

Checking out the new West End development

 

Lasers!

 

Finally the Fair 2014

DOGS

Giant inflatable walk-through COLON.  The magical moment when we tell Wynn exactly what she is inside.

Family friends of ours...

POUTINE om nom nom nom

TURKEY LEG om nom nom nom

 

Our one and only family photo of the year...