My good friend Matt M came up to visit, and most of these are his pictures (signified by the "(MM)" in the alt-text). He was enthusiastic enough to come out in the field with me, although he found the amphibians a bit icky (he currently works with placentas. To each his own, I suppose).Fairs always seem to bring out the most, er, interesting sorts of people (one of my coworkers once described these people, when we were questioning just where do they COME from, as "crawling out of their holes and polishing their tooth, getting ready for some fun."). The Bangor State Fair had it all, from those sorts to families to young people to one goth couple who looked very out of place. Anyway, on to the pictures!
These two pictures are from the first show we stumbled upon (Wild About Monkeys!), two trainers who had a variety of animals. Here are two of their baboons, but they also had other primates and a bird. The woman had such a thick European accent that we had a difficult time understanding her (although so did her husband, so we didn't feel so bad about it). 
The area around this show seemed to be blockaded off, but we felt there must be more to the fair than one monkey show and the midway. While trying to find the other exhibits, we accidentally stumbled across this in the grandstand:
For those of you who, like us, are unfamiliar with this sport, here is a little info: Freestyle motocross. Basically, three men on motorcycles jumped their bikes up in the air and did tricks. Matt and I were sure someone was going to break his neck. They interviewed one of the gentlemen, who had apparently broken over 40 bones and been declared dead twice. And yet there he was! I should also mention, the crowd watching this event was composed of exactly the sort of people you would expect to be watching this event. Matt and I felt very out of place. Yikes.We hustled out of there and found a sign, at long last!
Also this:
That's Matt, by the way (hi Matt!).We explored everything on the sign, here we go:
This was a "pet" chicken, so it was used to being handled by humans. In case you're wondering, chicken feathers are incredibly soft, and yes, it is nibbling on the inside of my elbow. Also, after the old farmer handed me this chicken he disappeared, and I was stuck holding a chicken for several minutes until he came back.
Can you spot the baby hiding with Momma?
This cow had somehow come loose, and it ran to me and began frantically licking my arm. What can I say, I have quite a way with animals. Also, cows in particular seem to love me, I have lots of photographic evidence over many years.Next, we decided it was time for dinner.
Tasty fair food, followed later by some fried dough. And, of course, a few games with prizes such as these alligator-hippo hybrids:
So there you have it, a fun-filled day at the Bangor State Fair. Hope you enjoyed it!
No comments:
Post a Comment