August 12, 2011
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The Ekka
Yesterday, Sandra and I went to the Brisbane Exhibition, more fondly known in Brisbane as "The EKKA." This is the equivalent of what people in the USA might know as a Carnival, or County Fair and it had been years since I went to the Ekka.
Sandra had never attended, so it was a first for her. I love to go and see all of the crafts and fine arts, the animals and livestock, and the rides and bright lights of "sideshow alley." Even though I don't go on any rides, or play the games in sideshow alley, I do like to have a look, sometimes. I wasn't planning to go into sideshow alley this year, because it is usually very crowded and can be noisy, but then I discovered that I needed to, in order to complete a 'trail' and receive a free gift, so we wound up going in there because I had to 'visit' three of the rides. Not that you'd get me onto any of them in a pink fit! LOL. Still, the prize was a free bottle of Dare Iced Coffee and because I love Iced Coffee I wanted to complete the trail for it.
We spent almost the whole day at the show and had lots of fun looking around. Here are some of the photos we took.
A newborn lamb in the Little Miracles New Born Corner Exhibit
If you are very lucky when visiting the New Born Corner, you may get to see a lamb being born.
We were not so lucky. The lambs are still cute, though.
A Miniature Horse
White Japanese Quail in the Poultry pavillion
A beautifully decorated cake.
Grand Champion Cake Decorating entry
Grand Champion Cake Decorating Entry
Liked this cake decorating entry!
This one was really my favourite, though!
One of the rides in Sideshow Alley
Thrills and spills on sideshow alley!
Comments (8)
oh i love country fairs
i go to the la county fair every year and already have my tickets and it doesnt start until sept. lol
yours looks like lots of fun
Looks like you guys had a blast! fair dinkham
What is that green spot on that lamb?
My goodness there's a lotta funny stuff on Xanga today, did you just wake up? It's morning there tomorrow, right? Or is it arvo?
@Diva_Jyoti_3 - @Diva_Jyoti_3 -
The green spot is some kind of identification mark, I suspect. Some of them had red marks and others had green marks. I'd say it is to identify which flock they belong with for when it comes time to truck them home again with their proper mommies.
It was morning (Saturday) for me when you posted your comment, but it has just gone midday now.
@buddy71 -
I am thinking that next year, I will go to a more local one. The Ekka is a long trip for us, even though it was a lot of fun! It is in the capital city, but there are lots of smaller, local shows/fairs around the area each year that would be easier to get to and less crowded. I love going!
nice pic
Lambs are so so so sweet. Looks like a great day!
It looks like so much fun. The cakes are really neat
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