Yesterday’s
excursion to the fair is behind us.
We found a
very close parking space but had to pay an addition 2 dollars above the public
parking. We wound up in the parking lot
of a Masonic lodge that appeared to have been, formerly, a church of some
brand.
We wandered
through some of the commercial and 4-H exhibits. All the baked goods were secured behind glass
doors in display cases along the walls.
I did wind up being offered a sample sugarcoated pecan. One of my least favorite nuts, but I smiled
and ate it. The TN Wild life resource
agency has a great permanent exhibit there.
The display path enters a cave high in the TN mountains. When exiting,
the topography and biosphere is what is found bordering the Mississippi
river.
We’d planned
on an early dinner, finding sustenance either at the philanthropic organization
booths or from the midway venders. By
the time we got to the far end of the fairground, we were hot and dripping
sweat, tired of standing on concrete, and not able to justify paying for greasy
food that neither of us wanted or needed.
The
fairgrounds were much cleaner than I expected.
There was no mud, very little manure except in the animal barns, and the
midway was just warming up, so that the combination of velocity, g-forces,
caffeine and grease had yet to have affected many riders.
There was no
rain yesterday.
Today, woke up to 70°F temperature at 0630. Dog days are back. The morning hike with Mike was like walking
into a steam bath. I did find sufficient
energy do all the mowing. Trimming
remains for tomorrow.
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