12,000 Plus Cars!

This past weekend was the Minnesota Street Rod Association car show, at the Minnesota State Fair Grounds. http://www.msra.com/  With over 12,000 cars to admire, you start to look for the things that standout in the crowd. It's not all chrome and perfect paint jobs, but what make the car show worth going to.

County Fair

How did we do at the first County Fair of the season? Okay I guess, since we didn't really try. The photography judge needed to clean their glasses or something, as they liked out of focused photo's or grainy. Must be the new thing and I missed it. But the food judge was liking what we entered. Both Kim and I changed up recipes, the day before or even hours before and they won!

This is Kim load of ribbons

And this is my Bonsai that won, three ribbons. Must have had a good teacher, Thanks Don.

Ted (Total-10)
Digital Photo
Portrait 3rd
Bird 3rd
Floral 3rd
Photo Manipulation 3rd
Panoramic 1st
Honey Baked Nuts 1st
Bonsai, Less than 8", 1st
Bonsai, More then 8" 1st, best of the 1sts, Reserve Champion

Kim (Total-37)
Digital Photo
Not Specified, 3rd
Landscape 3rd
Whole Wheat Bread 1st, Best of the 1sts
Yeast Bread, Not Specified, 1st
Light Ball Cookies, Flattened, Sugar, 1st
Non-Baked Bar 1st
Angel Food Cake, 1st
Fresh Berry Muffins, 2nd
Honey Snack Mix 1st
Honey Carmel Corn 1st, Best of the 1sts
Honey Baked Nuts, 2nd
Honey Granola, 3rd
Honey Not Specified, Granola Bar, 1st
Honey Yeast Bread, 1st
Strawberry Jelly 1st
Blackberry Jelly 1st
Grape Jelly 1st
Plum Jelly 1st, best of the 1sts, Reserve Champion
Blueberry Jelly 1st
Display of 3 Jellies, 1st
Blackberry Jam 1st
Blueberry Jam 2nd
Peach Jam 2nd
Strawberry Jam 1st
Display of 3 Jams, 1st
BBQ Sauce, 1st
Spaghetti Sauce 1st
Ketchup, 1st, best of the 1sts
Sauce, not specified, Pizza, 2nd
Blueberry Syrup 1st
Strawberry Syrup 2nd
Liqueur-other, Coffee 1st, best of the 1sts

Fair Photo's

Since the first County Fair of the season is coming this week, I thought I would post some photos that Kim and I are entering and yes we do up against each other. Now we will just have to see how we do.

Kim Landscape

Ted Landscape

Kim Floral

Ted Floral

Kim Architecture

Ted Architecture

Kim Animal or Bird

Ted Animal or Bird

Ted Portrait

Kim Portrait

Kim Other

Ted Other

Ted Photo Manipulation

Ted Panoramic

Wet

We are starting to feel as green as this turtle, it just keeps raining here this Spring, even the birds are wet.