Arlington County Fair, Midway and Competitive Exhibits

At this year's Arlington County Fair, we entered photographs (me), baked goods and produce (Mary) and a collage (Grace). It was just an ok year ribbon-wise:

There was some weird stuff going on around the post-judging also; the produce was almost all taken down (and dumped in a trash can by about 4:15 pm, even though you had til 5 pm to pick up your entries. The helpful person there was very apologetic for the mess - and some people were very annoyed!

The photos were also regrouped into their ribbon categories, so you couldn't compare things in your own categories.

So, here's the results:

Mary

• Blondies: Second Premium (Honorable Mention, Green Ribbon)
• Okra: Second Premium (Second Premium, Red Ribbon)

Grace

• Cats' Eyes Collage (Third Premium, White Ribbon)

Martin

• Transvaal Museum, Pretoria (Second Premium, Red Ribbon)
• Taos Pueblo (Second Premium, Red Ribbon)
• Instagramatic New Mexico (Honorable Mention, Green Ribbon)
• A Giraffe on a Mission: South Africa (no place)
• African Crescent Moon (no place)
• Mariachi Band (no place - but my favorite)

Meanwhile, back on the midway, here's a shot from the top of the Ferris Wheel: