Marks pretty boring blog.

I couldn't' get all the pictures on one post so I split them up. Here is the continuation.

Across the way from Monty's , the Minnesota Herp Society has a display of native herps in the DNR building. I usually get some free tickets every year because I usually sign up to check on the animals to make sure water is filled and the displays are clean. I didn't do it this year though because I didn't know for sure if I was going to be able to make it.
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Timber Rattler, this guy has been out at the fair more years then I have.
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All the milk you can drink for a buck... I remember back when it was only a quarter.
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My favorite places at the fair are the livestock barns, I'm not much for the rides but I love looking at the animals. Here are some goats, there were a LOT of 'dwaft nubians' on display this year.
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and of course you have to check out the weird looking chickens,
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And the more normal looking ones
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But my favorite is the 'miracle of birth' pavilion where they have all the newborns that were born or hatched during the fair. The chick on the right hatched while I was watching. Just a sudden pop and there he was. An interesting difference from snakes that like to take their own sweet time.
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Baby pigs not more then a few days old
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Lamb getting a drink
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This calf was born just moments before I got there, it's interesting watching the mother licking the calf to clean it up.
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I never did get a chance to meet up with Rudd, though we exchanged a lot of text messages, maybe next year. But I had a good time anyway, Hope you enjoyed the pictures.