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A mooooving experience.

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Still at the fair, and still admiring old farm equipment.

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Well, one of us was.

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While he was doing that I wandered over to meet some geese.

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With strict instructions not to feed or pet, I stood and photographed.

Next up was the youth calf competition.

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If you’ve never seen one of these, you really should.

Taking care and responsibility for livestock is a full time job and these youngsters were doing their best to show off their accomplishments.

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If you’re showing momma?

Better bring baby along.

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Such sweet faces!

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I do love cows.

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After the show we wandered a few barns.

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Always my favorite part of the fair.

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These are Belted Galloways, but we call them Oreo cows… for obvious reasons.

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At the end of our cattle tour, the husband stopped to talk to one of the owners and her daughter.

Husband likes to talk.

Husband was raised on a dairy farm.

Husband talked for over an hour.

Husband talked to so many people for so long we didn’t see the other half of the fair, I didn’t buy a fried dough and when he finally stopped chatting…. it was time to go.

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Back over the bridge of flowers to a small town seafood restaurant we always try to visit when we’re in the area.

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It doesn’t look like much.

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And the atmosphere is more family style diner than anything….

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But the clam chowder is to die for. Thick, rich, creamy and chock full of clams … it’s almost a meal in itself. (deckhand lemonade with Tito’s, because yes… they serve alcohol)

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The meals are always amazing, and their fresh seafood is cooked to perfection. I had a massive platter of fantail fried shrimp with baked potato and cole slaw, husband had a garlic butter broiled haddock with butternut squash and a bowl of cottage cheese. Neither of us went away hungry.

Two soups, a cocktail, a beer and two more than ample seafood dinners for $82. In our neck of the woods that amount barely gets you past appetizers.

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25 thoughts on “A mooooving experience.”

  1. I love the flowers on the bridge. How pretty! I also enjoyed seeing the livestock. I grew up in a country town in Washington north of Seattle. The fair was a big part of the end of summer. After I left for college, my parents bought sheep and showed them at the fair.

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  5. The loose exposed belt on that first machine looks like a great way to lose an arm. We used to see lots of cattle breeds around here, but now it’s mostly Holstein and Angus. Holsteins produce a lot of milk with low fat content. Since milk is sold by weight and water is heavier than fat, they are more profitable to raise. I’d still rather see Jerseys, Guernseys, Brown Swiss, and Ayrshires like I used to.

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  7. I too love cows. Such gentle amazing creatures.

    Don’t you just love finding these little spots with the most amazing food and then the prices don’t make you have a conniption? Thank you for sharing. Yum yum.

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