Just in case anyone is not following along in my
blog, I've got the first part of my visit to the Western Washington State Fair posted. It's a bit long to be repeated here, although I will put up one of my favourite photos, just to lure everyone into taking a look at the blog
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Giant pumpkins!
Kingfisher
Wow, those pumpkins are enormous! It's not even halloween yet either!
They are certainly giant! What is that in the background at 17 foot?
Oh, I can't see my photos here at work...I'll have to get back to you on that.
I have LOTS of rabbit photos coming up, by the way
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Kingfisher
Now that I am home--that thing at '17 feet' is a corn stalk!
Kingfisher
They certainly do things BIG in the US. Although I was reading a news article about a guy who's giant leeks had been slashed & ruined then he couldn't win at the show yet again this year. Talk about 'leek wars' I believe that there is always a lot of sabotage in vegatable showing!!
We saw big pumpkikns at Bingley show & Chatsworth but not that big!!!
I can't anyone ever being so worried about a vegatable competition that they would sabotage someone elses, it's not in the spirit at all although I know it does go on!
They definitely do things a lot bigger in the US, that corn stalk is huge!