Soooo, some of our Fairfield friends "show" cows ... and hey, where there are friends competing at something they love, sooner or later, our clan will stop by to watch ... and I'll start taking pictures.

We went to see them in action at the Champlain Valley Fair and it was a hoooot. Clearly, folks put a ton of work into this -- and it paid off in (countless) ribbons and even trophies, also in smiles, but even moreso in respect from the rivals around the ring. Pretty impressive showing for our friends from Fairfield. BRAVO - and thanks for letting us come by!!

How'd Kater get the giraffe? Ummm, by combining our 3 "small" ducks into one medium prize at the duck pond on the way out of the Fair. Why'd Kate get the prize? She was the only one of the three of us who managed to FALL INTO the duck pond trying to pick a plastic duck!!! True story. :-)