Follow-up Report on the State Fair

After visiting the technology building Saturday, I stopped by the MPR booth. Garrison Keillor wasn't there, and they were out of the book, "25 Years of A Prairie Home Companion". I was pretty disappointed, since I was looking for some before bed reading. (A Prairie Home Companion makes me drowsier than warm milk. It's relaxing!) Eating a giant pickle on-a-stick cheered me. The Pink Floyd laser light shown was cool, but the wind was quite chilly, so we left for the warmth of the animal barns during intermission.



In the swine barn we had a chance to pet Terry, Minnesota's biggest boar. He's around 1100 pounds, not quite as big as a Festiva. There was a 4-H dance happening in the swine judging arena. The DJ was playing "You Shook Me All Night Long" by AC/DC and the pigs were really shaking it. They were nosing at the bars of their pens and grunting. The 4-H teens were jumping up and down, enthusiastically dancing under the colorful spotlights beaming from the DJ's set-up. I was singing along and petting a sheep. A perfect ending to a perfect day at the State Fair.