West Lampeter Fair...Day 1...

Today was the beginning of the annual Lampeter Fair!

We hear...

Maaaaaaa...

Baaaaaaaa...

Moooooooooo...

Putt...Putt...Putt...Putt...

Laughter and the constant murmur of conversation...

We smell...

French fries...funnel cakes...sausage sandwiches...

Ummm...manure!

We see...

Old tractors...

Goats, sheep, pigs, steers, horses...

Quilts, crafts, baked goods,

Old friends...

Tents full of commercial exhibits (and free pens!)...

We feel...

Excited for another fair season...

Full from eating fair food...

Sad just thinking about saying goodbye to our 4-H animals...

Exhausted but happy...

And oh yes...a bit wet and muddy from the rain this afternoon...hopefully that's the last of it for the week!


  A line formed at the office for exhibitors to register their various entries....

Jim and I took Jenna's goats, April and Dot, over to the fair while she was in school.  After school, she came over and fed them and settled them into their pen.  They're happy to be surrounded by so many goat friends.  They don't know it, but their siblings are only a few pens away.  The goat show will be on Thursday at 4 pm...

My brother in law Marty entered his 1936 John Deere D in the antique tractor competition.  Tomorrow night he will participate in a tractor parade and an antique tractor pull.

Starting her up...

Heading down the driveway towards John Deere row...

 It sat in the middle of a Kansas field for umpteen years before he brought it to Pennsylvania and got it running last December.  He hasn't stopped grinning since!

It's just the beginning of a busy, fun week.  Entries will be judged tomorrow morning, and then the fair will be open to the public beginning at 1 pm.

Each night I hope to share a few pictures or stories from the day...stop by to see how it goes!