Fun at the Fair

Here are some of my favorite pictures from our day at the Texas State Fair.
 Approximately in order, our activities included, but were not limited to :
*climbing on big tractors
*looking at a BIG PIG (1000+ lb Boris)
*milking demonstration by Southwest Dairy farmers
*seeing a Dallas Mounted Police horse who was taller (by a good bit) than Brad 
*jumping dog show
*Big Tex!

*Fletcher's Corndogs

*BMX Bike Show
*The Ferris Wheel

*Some other rides, including the 1914 Carousel

*Cotton Candy
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*Slushy!
*baseball pitching 

*pedal cars













*Green house on the Midway with model trains

*Turkey legs & Pizza
*Lighted evening parade (our only glimpse of the Chinese Lanterns)

*Illumination Sensation show

*& a long tram ride because the driver forgot our stop.  But you know, the kids liked it.

Autumn Rainbows

It's been so nice that the flowers are giving it one last go since we had some rain a couple of weeks ago.  There is so much color around, you'd think it was spring.  Here's an autumn take on the old ROYGBIV

 

 

RED: Oxblood lily

ORANGE: Lantana

YELLOW: Clock vine

 

 

 

GREEN:  Evan's romaine seedlings

BLUE: Plumbago

INDIGO: Salvia (indigo spires)

VIOLET: Salvia leucanthas