County Fair

A friend of mine told me I should enter my photos at the county fair. I told her I'd never even BEEN to the fair. Well, she went off..."Oh, Becky, there's so much to see there!! You have to go!", she says. So, I pulled up the website and printed off the guidelines and thought about it for a while. I went through my pictures and chose the ones I wanted to enter. I printed and mounted and took them in.

I still had no desire to do the "fair thing" but I did want to see all the photos I entered along with the competition. So, I grabbed my daughter and got there before the traffic got ridiculous. I told her I didn't want to ride rides or eat any food (dieting). I just wanted to walk around and see the interesting stuff and come on home. She was game, so off we went.

We walked along the midway passing one food stand after another.

Cute Little Diner Car

With a few fun stops along the way.

A couple of Corny Guys!

Hangin' with the Icee Bear

PUNCH!!!

JOE!!!

Step right up and win some crap!

That's a Whole Lot of Plastic!

We started at the Big Barnyard Animals. There were pigs...

Sleeping Beauty

SNOUT!!!

Love, Pig

I love a good print.

Poppies!

We ran into a couple of well-dressed sheep.

Okay, I added the "PINK" part

That 70's Sheep

and one very wistful cow

What a Cutie!

It was neat to see the kids that raised these big beautiful animals. A whole different life than we're used to.

A Girl and Her Prized Pig

Devoted

Sweet Suey

Calico Goat

We saw lots of loving pairs

Sweet Love

Twins

Then we moved on to the Little Farm Animals. Roosters, Bunnies and Chickens

Rooster Man

Oh, the Adorableness

Sweet Little Bunnies

Cluck, Cluck, My Good Man

We checked out the Landscaping and Craft Exhibits. We thought this was a strange and different kind of fountain.

She's Bendy

The fair is all about boots and hats.

Blooming Boots

Having a Kickin' Good Time!

Stack O' Hats

We bought some macaroons and cruised on.

We ended in the Photography Pavilion and found all my entries. It was neat to see them up there along with all the others. Lots of beautiful photos to look at. It was exciting that I got a couple of awards. All in all, it was a good experience.

Ventura County Fair

There, I did it. And, I'll probably do it again next year. Thanks, Babs!

About Face

I bet you thought I gave up on blogging, didn't you? Not completely. I just took a creative break. These things can't be forced. Well, they can, but to keep it fun, you need to be inspired.

This week I found my inspiration in nature. Tree bark to be exact. No, no barking trees here. This tree bark made a face and looked me right in the eye and said, "Get your butt back to blogging young lady!" So, I am being a good little girl and obeying my inner voice.

Along with my "Bark Face" I am offering a smattering of strange and wonderful mostly non-human images of the beautiful face. Abstract or otherwise.

Time to face the facts...

Bark Face

Hello, Ladies!

Quite Sultry

This one has a devil-may-care kind of attitude.

Diva

Waiting for a train.

Vogue!

Give this one a couple of drinks and she can wear the lampshade on her head.

Hampton Chic

Here are a few slightly familiar faces.

I crocheted this guy for my photo shoots.

Sock Monkey!!!!!

I drew this guy for Cheryl and Shaun to put him emerging from a wall that someone crashed into along the side of the road. Good Fun!

Kool Aid Guy

I, I ain't got no body. And no body's got me. Ya te te cha.....

Igor!!!  Froderick!!!

How about a couple of old men.

A Rough and Tumble Guy

Safety Man

Gnome from the Hood

Another Abstract. This "face" was actually coats hanging on a coat rack.

Coat Man

Let's not forget the children.

Sailor Girl

How about some more accidental faces.

Metal Man

Okay, I kind of helped this guy along. But I think it looks like a face even without the smile.

A Happy Skimmer Lid

Somebody needs some serious makeup.

A Statue with a Shiner

Having a little fun at the mall...years ago! These were probably all taken by Mariano Bonilla since he wasn't in any of them.

Strike a Pose

She Fits Right In

The Oreo's

Oops, no faces.

Silly Boys!!!

This is what I refer to as "Billy Mountain". This set of mountain tops reminds me of my son, Bill. I took it while driving without looking, so it's not the perfect profile, but you can see his little floofy hair at the top, forehead, eyebrows, eyelashes, nose, top lip and chin with a goatee at the bottom. Running in <--- that direction. Every time I see it, I say, "Hi, Honey!" as I go by. Crazy Mom--I know!

Billy Mountain...."Hi, Honey!"

So, there you have it. It's about time I blogged about faces.