A Day at the Fair (with moooving pictures)

But first, another outdoor concert in Redmond!  Judy and I this time, and it was another beautiful evening with good food, good wine and good friends.

More people in my neighborhood

Including this tiny genius - GO VIKES!

And these two sitting next to us in the shade

Again, the band stunk but I'm taking a lesson from the locals - enjoy the beautiful weather and company.  It's nice just to be outside on an August night without melting in 117 degree heat.

The next day Ted and I were off to the Deschutes County Fair!  We had a great time!

Part of the fairgrounds as viewed from the Ferris Wheel

And another part

Ted as viewed from the Ferris Wheel - what a good sport!

You get the idea - I dig the Ferris Wheel.

Thence off to the livestock competitions.  I never thought I'd have so much fun looking at 4H and FFA exhibits, but it's a blast.  Bunnies,

This is a bunny being blow-dried.  Lordy.

and chickens,

goats,

and my personal favorite, this guy from the Jersey Shore.

We even saw baby longhorn cattle,

and the place where the insurance defense lawyers were meeting.

One of the highlights was watching a dog water leap practice (if there's an actual name for this, I do not know it).  The dog you are about to see first ran to the end of the ramp (without his owner), dropped the retrieving dummy in HIMSELF, then jumped in after it.  Ted and I predicted a quick elimination for that pup, but once his owner got up there, he was poetry in motion. 

Well, darn.  I can't load an avi file.  That's a shame because he was AWESOME!

All in all, it was a wonderful day, one I wish we could have shared with our loved ones.  Maybe next year!