From the poffertje stand, my sister and I wandered into the new Expo Building, where we looked at some 4-H displays and at the quilt exhibit. My sister-in-law, who was not with us, is the quilting expert in our family (I refer to my local sister-in-law, but, as it happens, my out-of-state sister-in-law is also an accomplished quilter), and we knew she had a hand in the display.
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| My sister took this picture. |
Next, we set out to look at some of the animal barns. On our way, we were attracted by a raptor exhibit. It was a relatively small shelter, open to the front, where there were seven birds of prey that we could look at. It was put on by the Sardis Raptor Center, and one of the minders told my sister that the birds there were all ones that had some injury or condition that prevented them from being released back into the wild. They were beautiful birds, and we enjoyed looking at them.
Barred Owl
Bald Eagle
Eurasian Eagle Owl
Harris Hawk
Peregrine Falcon
Red Tail Hawk
Turkey Vulture
We went through the dairy cow barn and a few other animal barns.
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| My sister took this picture, too. |
Then we went to look at the draft horses. That barn was closed off because they were harnessing the horses to their vehicles. Those are huge animals, and you wouldn't want to get stomped on or kicked by one of them if things got dicey. We could watch the harnessing from the other side of a chain. We were hoping to see a cousin of ours who married into a family that keeps Belgian horses. We didn't see her, but we did see her husband and one or more of her sons although we did not talk to them. They were busy handling huge horses. So we made our way to the arena, where we knew the teams would be driving. This is a picture of my cousin's family's team:
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| Shagren's Belgians |
After that, we went to our one ride, the Ferris Wheel.
I love to look out over Lynden from the top of the Ferris Wheel. I did not take any pictures while I was on the ride, partly because I wanted to be in the moment, and, more so, because I was afraid I'd drop my phone from a great height.
When we got off the Ferris Wheel, I had reached precisely my point of satiety with the Fair, and my sister felt the same. So that was our outing to the Fair, and that's Part Two of my story.
2 comments:
Quilts, birds, horses, cows and rides are beautiful, interesting and fun but the poffertjes are still my favorite. (My head fills with memories and my eyes fill with tears)
Yes, Aunt Nettie. I also have good memories of being at the Fair with Mom. It adds depth to the enjoyment of the fair now. <3 I love you.
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