Robert Swanson's photos with the keyword: fair

At the entrance to the local fairgrounds, they have a typical rock. I think that the fence is there to protect the rock, or protect the cars that might run into it. This native stone is used in many buildings in the Sioux Falls, South Dakota area. Not so many years ago, it was quarried and used regionally. The Picture-in-a-Picture shows a LOT more of these rocks at the Sioux Falls park. You see these boulders around, as the farmers who ploughed them up, decided they were too large to completely remove, so they shoved them over to the corner of their field. The plaque indicates the entrance to the fairgrounds. You can see the parking tram in the background, taking fair visitors to and from the parking area. Image processed with GIMP.

A different crop of the veggie judging results at the local Fair. (The judging took place several days before I took this photo, so there has been some wilting.) Image processed with GIMP.

The "back yard" of the food zone of the local Fair. Normally, you are looking at the front of the food truck/trailer/kiosk, checking the prices, decided on your purchase. This is the back, where all of the preparation and setup goes on. Not nearly as gaudy and bright. At night, you probably don't see the back at all, just the bright lights. (In case you are intrigued, "shave ice" is a Hawaiian invention. The "snocone" is more well known: a scoop of crushed ice with flavored sirup on top. The variant from the Islands has taken over the US. The smaller bottles you see on the tables contain the sirups.) Image processed with GIMP.

We visited the local Fair today. The veggies were on this table, showing their red and blue award ribbons. (This is not the State Fair, more like a County Fair, maybe regional. But the same kinds of events go on, from carnival to music concerts, fun rides, and of course, judging home-grown and home-made objects.) Image processed with GIMP.