Back in the day …

Large bird. While strolling through the Expo Center at the New York State Fair’s Agriculture with my dear wife Karen, I was glad to see the Dinosaur exhibit from last year had moved on. Cute. This year we got a mix of animals that lived here with us. A relative? And we had us, too.

Garden spot

Cheers to a great courtyard. I had to investigate what the New York State Fair folks did with the Bob Case Garden, tucked into the outdoor square smack dab in the middle of the Agriculture Building. Room to grow. Some of the trees and plants seem to have been at home for a good, long…

Now where’s the big bird?

Huge home. While strolling through the New York State Fair’s Agriculture Building with my dear wife Karen, I spotted a bird’s nest. Couldn’t miss it, really. This baby was big. For scale, that’s a shed that would fit my lawnmower and way more in the background.

Sausage sandwich just right at the fair

I had to take a bite before the photo … For our New York State Fair proper meal, my dear wife Karen and I decided upon the tried-and-true sausage sandwich, piled with peppers and onions. I knew from my many years of covering concerts at the fairgrounds that the Basilio’s stand would do it right.…

OK, we’re thirsty

Yes! A cold draft beer was happily on the itinerary for my dear wife Karen and I as we strolled the New York State Fairgrounds during our annual visit. She ordered the lighter-shaded beverage, I the darker. We both happily sipped as we walked. I appreciated her artwork on the smartly placed white paper on…

And big sand it is

Great digging. My dear wife Karen and I decided our first stop at this year’s visit to the New York State Fair would be the Center of Progress. The sand sculpture in the center of the big building usually makes us happy amid our stroll along the booths of merchandise and displays. Fine tuning. A…

Fair time

Hurry up and wait. My dear wife Karen and I took our annual visit to the New York State Fair, and the familiar sights, sounds and smells comforted us as usual. Not even a wait for the shuttle bus at the satellite lot we always choose ruffled us. Hello up there. We even got to…

One more throwback

Ready to roll. Before we got our bags from Sauders’ checkout line to our car, I had to stop and admire their truck parked out front. Farm to table. Great way to advertise what’s fresh, I thought of the well-cared-for truck surrounded by just-picked corn.

Big and beautiful throwback

Bountiful choices. Sauders opened my eyes wide. The big building on a back road in the Finger Lakes town of Seneca Falls offered so much produce, meat, bread, candy and, well, good-eatin’. Pies in my eyes. We grabbed a cart and took our time. We made sure to stroll every aisle. If you want to…

Hidden in the Finger Lakes

All true. My dear wife Karen thought I’d appreciate a little drive with her to the west. She’d visited Sauders after a crafts day visit to Aurora with a car load of her girlfriends. So off on a sunny morning we went to Seneca Falls. It will be like a cross between Ontario Orchards and…