2009 LI Fair

So today was our trip to the Long Island Fair. We got there around a quarter after 10 and stayed until about 1. There's so much to do, but we didn't really see too much of the entertainment. We only saw part of the Punch and Judy puppet show and the end of a lumberjack show. We did go into the Grand Exhibition Hall first, where they have various things on display, such as the flower to the right.

Since the weather was predicting rain, I took my little Samsung camera, so I could hide it in my purse if I needed to. It turned out to be not so bad. It was cloudy but bright. It did rain for a minute or two, but we were in the tent with the petting zoo, so it's not like we were out the in the rain at all.

There were plenty of farm animals. This horse was in his stall and turned toward me when he heard us talking. He posed for me until I took his picture. There were also these absolutely gorgeous black and white horses. I think they were Clydesdales, but I couldn't get a shot of them. I believe the stallion won first prize, but we missed that part of the judging while we were watching the lumberjack show.

It's been a few years since I've gone to one of these fairs, so I don't know how long they've had rides. No one seemed to be on them, but I'm guessing that they were more popular later on in the afternoon. It was starting to get crowded when we left, and the weather was getting even better.

I took this last shot as we were leaving. I had another shot of them walking on the bridge, but you could see regular people in the background, and I wanted to make it seem more "period," so to speak. With no one else around, it's easier to imagine yourself in a different time.

I would have liked to stick around for the Old Time Baseball Match, but it was getting late...and pretty humid. We decided to call it a day and go out for lunch. I might post some more pictures in the next few days, since I was able to take so many. Hopefully next year the weather would be better and I can bring my DSLR.