More Fair...

Went to the fair again yesterday, this time with my writer's group. Here's a first-person view of the Big Slide:

State Fair Excursion

With apologies to Brian, here are a few photos from our trip to the Minnesota State Fair yesterday. The stage shot is from the Fountains of Wayne show. The others are, well, just some of the things you might see at the Fair while you aren't gorging yourself on bad food. In the Fair's defense, the Walleye on a Stick was dang tasty.


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Farewell old friend

It's a sad day in our backyard. A few weeks ago Ann noticed a large gap at the base of a tall old apple tree. We called a tree guy and he told us it needed to come down. They scheduled us for eight weeks out but said they'd stop by sooner if possible.

Today turned out to be the "sooner if possible." About four guys showed up and took her down in about twenty minutes. She provided all of the wonderful things that every tree has to offer, plus a whole lot of apples!