Didja Know New Yorkers Like Bull Riding? And Other Notes From the Fair

One of the most fun things we saw at the county fair this year was bull riding! It was the second year they had bull riding, and it was PACKED. (This view is taken from the grandstand where we were elbow to elbow and cheek to cheek if ya know what I mean - those bleachers in the pics are bleachers they added to try to fit more people.)

What was very cool was the event was sponsored by Toyota Trucks and in the beginning they drove a Toyota Tundra out into the ring and they were throwing t-shirts to the crowd. *I* drive a Tundra and I was excited "my" truck was part of such a cool event. I taunted DH, "Yeah, you don't see any Honda Accords here at the bull riding, now do ya?"

What was even cooler was afterward we stopped at the Toyota Trucks tent and when I picked up the brochure for the newest trucks, a woman asked me if I had any questions. I told her that actually, I already own a Tundra. Then she says, "Oh that's great! Would you like a hat?" Yeah baby I'd like a hat!! (Meanwhile DD scaffed me a keyring too!) Here's my swag:


Another cool thing we have at our fair is an area of antique machinery. A few times a day they start all the machines and it's fun to see them in action - smell the gas and hear the putt-putts. This is my favorite machine. It crushes rocks. In all the years I've been to the fair, somehow that big flappy belt has NEVER come off!

This is another machine that they demo - they saw cedar logs into slices and give them away. I call this, "Saw of Death":


That evening as we were getting ready to go, DD wanted to take a last sweep through a few cow barns. We came across this cow trying to sleep. It was so cute and unfortunately because we were oohing and ahhing over how cute it was, we woke it up. And she just wouldn't close her eye again for me, so I took a pic anyway. Isn't it cute how she has her head kind of tucked around?

Goodbye county fair - we're counting the days until next year!