Fun in the old town tonight!

Today it feels a bit more like Fall outside. We continue to have thick smoke and dangerous air quality, but today is a bit cooler with some clouds. They say we might even have a thunderstorm this evening. Rain would be good, lightening most definitely not. Our hearts are sore for the loss of our forests, hiking trails and beauty due to many wildfires. It doesn't quite feel like summer is over, and yet my yard and garden are acting like autumn is approaching. Plants have a way of knowing when to turn each page of the year.
September is a time when I feel like closing things in to home and all things domestic. More cooking, and more creative juices flowing. I feel powerful impulses to clean out cupboards, finish up older projects and start new ones, decorate inside and out, read a new book, bake some pumpkin nut bread and even go to the Harney County Fair.

 At the first of August we took some friends of ours with us to our local Deschutes County Fair. This is Emily age 16, and Abby age 12. We are 'glowing' in these photos, as the temperature was in the high 90's.

We had fun looking at all the animals, and the girls had friends who were showing their 4-H animals and staying at the fairgrounds for the week of the fair. A soft bunny below, and some pretty pigeons above. They make the most peaceful coo-ing sounds.

We ate fair food, and watched a children's ventriloquist while we ate. We saw exhibits, people, (lots of people) photography, vegetables and flowers, quilts and cakes. 

But we waited until sunset to go on rides.

It was cooler, and so pretty with the lights all lit up. The girls had never been on rides, so the insurance man and I had so much fun watching them enjoy it for the first time. Just like when we were young, and enjoying rides.

I think they decided that this was their favorite ride. Sort of a long boat that rocked back and forth, higher and higher.

And finally we all went on the Ferris Wheel together. The seats were enclosed capsules that held four people, perfect! We had a beautiful view of the skyline after sunset, with the Cascade Mountains standing out against the night sky. So much fun!!

But now it is September, and time for the Harney County Fair. It is always the last of the County Fairs for Oregon. So we are headed across the High Desert of Oregon to Burns, and will spend a few days going with my mother-in-law to all the fun small town fair activities. A local parade, ranchers and wives pancake breakfast, and the fair itself, which includes a rodeo and horse racing events. Lots of fun in the old town tonight! 

Hope you are enjoying September and the first taste of Autumn in your world!

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