A hummingbird outside the north window of the Marten kitchen, Waggoner, Illinois.
Tuesday was the Illinois State Fair. That is, all this week (and part of last week) was the Illinois State Fair, but I was only there on Tuesday, so that’s all that counts. The Girl and I checked out the Butter Cow, toured Conservation World My Stepmother Is an Alien , sampled pork patties, kettle corn, homemade ice cream, lemon and orange shake ups Message in a Bottle full movie and some horrible homemade root beer (“cheapest drink at the fair”; the worst, too) and listened to Attorney General Lisa Madigan speak during Agriculture Day. Fun, fun, fun. Pictures at Flickr (or Facebook for those who can.)