The Big Green Caterpillar

This big green caterpillar will morph into a big brown moth. The bright green is surprising, not to mention the size of the big green bug. With camera in hand, swc was able to capture this contribution photo. I've found a site that shows what this caterpillar will turn into for those interested in more of the story.

Midway At The Fair

I'm unsure of the name of this ride from the Midway at the Minnesota State Fair, but the light show it produced is awesome. Bonus to this shot is the flags blowing so hard as it was a very windy evening.

Ride The Slide

At $2 dollars per ride, it's one of the cheapest activities at the Minnesota State Fair. Granted, it takes you longer to walk up the stairs than it does to come down the yellow and green slide. And if you look really close, there are a couple of microphones right down the center of the slide that will pick up everything you say or yell as you make your way down....

Fresh French Fries

The Fresh French Fries booth has upgraded their sign in a big way. Back in 2006 I posted a photo of their booth as it was one of my favorite places to eat when I'm at the fair. So I was very surprised to see the new sign in lights. All the booth serves is fresh french fries, plus soda. For you bargain shoppers, and I only found this offer at the Fries booths, but they did offer half price refills on soda. That's a huge savings if you don't mind carrying around a cup.

Gladiolus Room

More from the MN State Fair....from the Horticulture building, every year they have flower contest for several different flowers. These are the Gladiolus contest, I believe they are judged on their looks, purity, hybrids, but it always appears to be just one stem of the flower for the judgement. There are other contest, like ones that involve props, plus different flowers all together.

Theme Day: Open Air Markets

Greetings to all of my fellow Theme Day visitors. Now, I wasn't planning on participating in the September theme day photo, as I really didn't have any photos from an open air market. I couldn't make time to get to the semi-local farmers market, so I was going to skip it. This past Sunday, I took my family to the Minnesota State Fair and found my self walking down the isles of the International Bazaar. So a bit of intentional luck, I am able to participate in the open air market theme day. Click here to view thumbnails for all participants

Those of you familiar with the fair I'm sure have walked through the Bazaar. It's amazing how great the place looks after the update to the area. You'll find all kinds of international items for sale with most at bargain pricing.

  

Carnival Lights

The magic of lights in motion out in the Midway at the Minnesota State Fair. I believe the ride is called 'Cliff Hanger'. You lay on a metal frame, similar to superman flying .

Minnesota State Fair

The great Minnesota get together runs from August 26 through Labor Day, September 6. Took the family there on Sunday for the sites, sounds and people watching. My feet are very tired. In 2009, the MN State Fair set an attendance record with 1,790,497 people visiting the grounds.

http://www.mnstatefair.org/

Fantasy Football 2010

Friday evening was the 5th annual, Fantasy Football draft night for 'The League To Be Named Later', held in my garage. You're getting an exclusive look into the best run, fantasy league held in the Twin Cities. Now I must pay homage to the commish of the now defunct, Apple Valley Football League, as my league is based upon the previously best run fantasy football league in the Twin Cites. If my old commish were to see these photos, he would certainly see the similarities from just the photos alone. Now I've tweaked a few things to my liking, like the draft board, plus it's now an auction league, but the basic format of the AVFL lives on. Thank you Terry for all you hard work!!

  

They're Sending A Message

It appears to be the current trend of the upcoming elections in November....