Fall Fair!

My fiancee and I had a wonderful afternoon enjoying the 70 acres of animals, agriculture, arts, crafts, music, markets and food at the 142 year old Saanich Fall Fair 25 minutes outside of Victoria in early September.
It's an annual tradition for many on lower Vancouver Island, but it was extra fun this year to see it through the eyes of Floridian first timer Joanne. Egg laying, milk & meat giving, fur bearing and just plain cute animals of all types (see Joanne's Flickr photostream for more cuddly examples from this category), food eating contests, live music, dance performances and competitions, giant vegetables...

A midway with amusement rides, beautiful flowers...

Kids arts, crafts and hobbies in dozens of odd categories such as "19-718: Animal, Critter or Person made from Fruit &/or Vegetables. Ages 3 to 9. Please attach firmly to a strong base! "...

Picture-perfect fruit in natural, canned, jammed, pied and other variations...

Baked and confectioned goods of every stripe and shade, exhibitions of old time farm equipment and antiques of all kinds, more flowers...

Food and goodies from around the world at the concession booths, an extensive farmers market (we had to splurge on the somewhat balanced yin and yang of fudge (cookies & cream and mint chocolate), and succulent sunflower sprouts), and commercial booths extolling the virtues of everything from the latest kitchen gadget to the full range of local political parties.

We had a perfect, although foot exhausting, time, and look forward to making it back for more agricultural fun next year.