Farm Animals at the Fair (Original B&W Photography)

Howdy!

It's the week of the Olmsted County Fair in Rochester, MN and, as I'm in town to help with a project and possibly do a little dog watching, I decided to head over and see what there was to see.

^{Ladies In Waiting}
The cows looked bored, tied to the fence as they were. Then again, they are cows, and this is probably the most excitement they've had in awhile. The human watching was probably interesting enough.

^Emilie
Emilie, here, looked up as I walked past.

^{"At the cow wash, yeah!"}
The cows were up next for judging, so the 4H kids were vacuuming them, then giving them a hose-down. The ladies looked mildly annoyed but, in typical cow fashion, were more or less good natured about it.

^{"I like big butts..."}
I'm not really much of a fair enthusiast, especially here in the USA. Food is triple the price it should be and, aside from the animal barns, there's little geared toward adults. Children seem to have more fun, as there are many fair rides and games for them to play at Mom and Dad's expense. There was a stage set up, with a decent cover band playing, though, and an over-priced beer garden that was packed to the rafters.

^{Inmate #04864}
After a $6 funnel cake (ouch!), I headed back into the pig and goat barn for a few more photos. There are far fewer pigs than I've seen before. Whether it's due to the easily transmitted swine diseases or maybe because it's a free fair and the prizes aren't what they used to be, I couldn't say.

^"Hi!"
The goats were, by far, the best part of this year's fair. They seem to like me. Several jumped up like this one, as I approached, and they let me scratch their necs and rub their noses. Their ears sort of feel like hound dog ears, except thicker.

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