Curiosity Critters and Character and County Fair

SATURDAY'S CRITTERS

and City Daily Photo

Welcome to a day at the county fair with me.

If only life could be more like the fair, am I right?

All photos today are from the Dakota County Fair 2025

and Dakota City Heritage Village located on the fairgrounds.

Dakota City is where the past is present.

County Fairs are a beloved tradition, (reaches back to my childhood in Michigan) and it always brings folks together.

 "I don't cut corners, I shine them." 

Nita Prose 

If you've never spoken to a goat, you should try it sometime. 

Taking on the storm and then watching it pass by.

"Everything will be okay in the end. If it's not okay, it's not the end."

Nita Prose

"Only when we are brave enough to explore the darkness 

will we discover the infinite power of our light."

Brene Brown

 

This lovely cow was actually responding to my chit-chatting.

"Vulnerability is the birthplace of innovation, creativity and change."

Brene Brown

It wouldn't be a true county fair

without musicians singing their heart out at the fair.

Rides aren't just for children.

Enjoy the ride of life.

On the subject of goats, they are my favorite county fair animal.

I've always loved goats and surely it has a lot to do with each and every one of them is different, personality wise, and of course they're also goofy and playful. 

And by the way a farm is not complete with a goat. If you want to learn more about goats just ask a 4-H member to tell you. 

"The goat doesn't fear change; it embraces

 the unknown with open arms."

If the world seems cold to you, stop and talk to a goat.

Hello sweet face.

"The lust of a goat is the bounty of God."

William Blake

"The man who never alters his opinion is like standing water, and breeds reptiles of the mind."

William Blake

Speak your mind. Be you. Make good changes.

This garden is real, and the costumed actors create delicious dishes from the good old days in the kitchens.

"Always give without remembering and always receive without forgetting."

Brian Tracy 

These are photos from Dakota City and the jail, bank, houses, churches every single building was brought here with description from nearby cities. 

I'm so adorable I'm in this blog twice! Did you notice?

Neighboring school choirs perform inside this church especially during the month of December. 

This old gas station used to be in Lakeville, Mn. originally.

"The job of the artist is to always deepen the mystery."

Francis Bacon

I know who really needs one of these?

"The only real limitation on your abilities is the level of your desires."

Brian Tracy

"Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.

Pablo Picasso

Thanks for stopping by and gifting me with your comments, and thoughts maybe of your county fair days!

Take good care of you and keep smiling.

A Slice of Life and Critters of course.

 Welcome to

 SATURDAY'S CRITTERS

 and I'm posting to City Daily Photo

"Close your eyes, stretch, capture the world through other senses,"

 he had said. "Paint what you taste and smell and hear, not only what you see."

Katherine Logan

Every day is a second chance.

Mistakes are proof that you're trying.

"Don't believe everything you think."

Robert Flughum

"Reality is not what we see, reality is what we think we see."

Erik Pevernagie

"There is more to life than increasing its speed."

Mahatma Gandhi

"The place you are in needs you today!"

Katherine Logan 

"Every moment is a fresh beginning."

T.S. Elliot

Be a warrior not a worrier.

"Time does not change us. It just unfolds us."

 Max Frisch

"Life is not just the passing of time. Life is the collection of experiences and their intensity." 

Jim Rohn

Proverbs 12:25 "Anxiety in a man's heart weighs him down, but a good word makes him glad."

"Do not look where you fell, but where you slipped." 

African Proverb

Recognize your shortcomings and use them as steppingstones for improvement."

"Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does." 

William James

"Here's to making fictional messes 

so, we can keep our readers guessing

 and real kitchens smelling delicious."

Lori Cleary

 

 

"Faith is a place of mystery, where we find the courage to believe in what we cannot see and the strength to let go of our fear of uncertainty." Brene Brown

What? Throw it back you say? No way!

"Treasure this day, and treasure yourself. Truly, neither will ever happen again."

Ray Bradbury

Thank you for stopping and gifting me with your thoughts.

and take good care of you.

May you be blessed with sweets and peace and happiness.

 

The World's Your Festival and Critters

SATURDAY'S CRITTER'S

I'm also posting to City Daily Photo

Art-Bike from yesterday's Art-Car and Art-Bike Parade

There are so many things to experience and appreciate

 before you can't.

Like, why not meet all the cool fur babies you can as well!

Don't let the fear of missing out rule your heart because you don't know what you've got until you lose it.

Live. Travel. Adventure. Be nomadic. Bless and don't be sorry.

Tuesday morning on my day off I captured this gigantic #2 pencil in Minneapolis on Lake of the Isles. 

Own your life begin your path and get back to feeling like you can take on the world and absorb everything there is in life. 

Critter photo moment.

I had to pull over and take this random shot. 

Artemis (Alabama grand-pup) loves to visit me!

"A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves himself." 

Josh Billings

 

Rubber Ducky are you ready for 

 today's Art-Car and Art-Bike Parade around Lake Harriet?

The next two photos are from this year's 31st parade.

"You must do the thing you think you cannot do."

Eleanor Roosevelt

Roving reporter live from Wild Rumpus Children's Book Store in Linden Hills, Minneapolis.

These posts make me feel like I'm a roving reporter, something I've always dreamed of being, and kind of am already through my Blogging, Facebook, and Instagram. 

Roam, wander, take photos, make memories.

Meow moment.

I shot this at Pan-A-Prog Lakeville's (July) festival and today Rosemount has its Leprechaun Days parade today and who will I capture there?

(stay tuned for those photos later)

Butt to butt.

And again, butt to butt.

Thank you for stopping by and gifting me with your thoughts.

Please stay cooled and hydrated.

and take good care of you.