Star Boars Sand Scuplture

This sand sculpture of Star Wars combined with pigs is a classic meeting of State Fair and Nerd, and I would be remiss if I did not share the work in progress. Very impressive detail, and the artists were still working on finishing touches today when we visited. Jabba the Hut (or is it Jabba the Hog) makes an appearance on the opposite side of the sculpture, but you'll have to visit the fair to see him.

Project 365 Day 230: The Only Fun of its Kind

I have many memories (mostly dusty ones, but I can retrieve some of them from time to time) of the Iowa State Fair, thanks to the family trips we would take in my youth, and more recently the visits Amy and I made while at ISU and last summer after returning to Ames. Today we visited with Amy's parents, who had never been before--I know, can you believe it!? We saw many things, including:

• The Big Boar (~1000 lbs)
  
• The Super Bull (~3000 lbs)
• A giant turkey drumstick (~4000 lbs; we had to share it four ways)
• Tiramisu-on-a-stick
• Peanut butter ice cream sandwich-on-a-stick
• New York Cheesecake-on-a-stick
• Star Boars sand sculpture, a take off on Star Wars with the main characters as pigs
• Lot's of tractors, such as those pictured; I did not know that John Deere tractors came in so many non-green colors!

It was a fun day with nice weather and good food. And I will never ever be surprised by any kind of "on-a-stick" food. I'm quite certain that any food can be turned into the "on-a-stick" variety. And it will always happen first at the Iowa State Fair.