Okay, so the stupid user interface (UI) for Blogger on IE8 (Internet Explorer's latest version, which made its way onto my computer uninvited) is screwy. So the photos are in reverse order, and I can't seem to move them. Dern it. Okay, moving on...The Big E. The Big E is The Eastern States Exposition - the biggest fair in New England. It's even bigger than the Del Mar Fair (the "San Diego County Fair"). Check out this mondo spider I saw on the way out!
The cars for the parade
This is much funnier in order, but look at these fried vegetables. Healthy, huh? Can you even recognize that they're veggies?
Here's where they come from. Does anyone believe they're eating healthy here?
4H kids sleep on their cows.
It's true! Here's another one.
A butter sculpture! Hilarious. But seriously, dairy is a big deal here. And let me tell you, Vermont milk is delicious.
Hefty G?!? Pardon me.
I remember being so afraid of the Zipper as a kid. I didn't go on this time, but I could have. Really.
Yes we can be a prize at a fair.
Flannel is supposed to keep you warm, but I think these folks found a loophole, so to speak.
Emilee!!
Isn't it usually Mexican Cantina?
The fall colors are starting to punch.
And a giant turkey leg is bigger than you think.
I like these apartment buildings.
I raked part of my friend's yard, for the Complete New England Experience. I wore gloves but still got a blister.
Huge worms were under the leaves.
The second annual pumpkin carving at work.
On October 18, 2009, it snowed! It broke records for the earliest snow. It hasn't snowed since, but I can't wait until it does again.
Fog in Greg's parents' back yard in Connecticut.
Reflection in a puddle/pond in a park.
Black squirrels were introduced to this area from Britain and haven't affected the local gray squirrel population.
Another black squirrel
Greg's late grandfather's workbench. He was a wood carver, amongst other things.
A bamboo plant in a blender? I have interesting neighbors moving in.
Triple deckers. Each floor is a different unit.
Views from the Top of the Hub restaurant, atop the Prudential Tower. I know I have lovely pictures of the Pru, but at the moment, I can't find any.
If you look far off in this picture, you can see the cruise ship dock. Beyond that are some boats coming in, and beyond those is the Boston Lighthouse (a little fleck of white), the oldest operating lighthouse in the country, so says my Grammie.
The Charles River
The streets here were based on cow paths, which is why they're all wonky.
Scary Alfred Hitchcock image
I tried to get the ominous clouds and the shock of yellow leaves, but I couldn't catch both at once.
Two deer were having a nibble alongside the road.
