Brenda Photo Challenge-My America

It's  Brenda's Photo Challenge time! This one is about My America!


So My America is best represented to me by the state that I love so much, Michigan

Beautiful blue skies and awesome great lakes!

To die for sun rises!

And sometimes not so spectacular sunsets!

And yes, sometimes winter can be beautiful, too!

But as much as I love my beautiful little piece of America..there are  49 other states with their own beauty!

Our map of the United States...worn out from being looked at so much while dreaming of the places we plan on going to someday!

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Round Robin Photo Challenge-Big Hairy Deal

This Round Robin Photo Challenge is truly a big hairy deal!

All about hair...or fur in most of mine!

In the sun

Striped 

Big hairy cat bed

Top of my head!

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Great Lakes State Fair

Due to the poor Michigan economy and especially in Detroit, our State Fair, which ran every year since who knows when was discontinued a few years ago. It's too bad but not surprising. When we went a year before they last one, it was pretty sad to see such few people there.

Anyway, some private corporations decided to start a new one and named it the Great Lake State Fair. It was held over Labor Day weekend and on Sunday Rich and I decided to go check it out. It was at a huge expo center in Novi.

One of the first booths we came across was this one:

Trying to keep the city of Detroit from selling the fairgrounds. I think they're hoping that some day the fair will be held there again.

Anyway, we enjoyed walking around and seeing the animals. As a born and raised city girl I'm always surprised at how big cows and horses are!

Those Clydesdale horses are humongous, and so beautiful!!

Even the cows are huge! 

Smiling sheep! 

Pardon the less than quality pictures. Most of them were taken with my cell phone because the batteries died in my camera shortly after we got there. That always seems to happen!


The majority of the pigs were sleeping but this guy was awake and not real happy to have everybody looking at him! 

And there's always at least one mama pig and her babies! 

There was the usual  prize winning fruits and vegetables. 

And a bunch of other things they judge like..

Knitting and crocheting.

Canned goods.

Photography.

Baked goods.

Even things made with Legos!

This quilt was the most beautiful quilt I've ever seen.  It was made up of hundreds of overlapping circles and was so intricately sewed it was amazing! It won at least 4 ribbons! I wish I could have taken a better picture of it. 

We enjoyed walking around looking at the animals and different things.

Pretty soon I'm going to have to take a trip to the zoo and show my buddy Sally that I'm not afraid of no bears!

Took the day off today because Rich is having a colonoscopy.   No sleeping in though because we have to be there at 6:00 am!

Round Robin Photo Challenge

This Round Robin Photo Challenge is The Right Angle

I'm Busy, Busy, Busy, Busy!!!

I'm actually not that busy I just like to make fun of that lady on the Angie$list commercial!

 Last year our niece Ann was diagnosed with breast cancer...at only 37 years old. Ann is Rich's sister Judy's daughter. She went through 15 weeks of chemo, radiation and surgery and today she is cancer free. Her friend had a "Ann Kicked Cancers A$$" party for her last weekend. It was in Columbus which is about a hour and 10 minute drive for us. It was nice to see her, though and to spend time with Rich's family, which we don't do often enough.

Ann and her husband Todd. 

Rich's sister Judy and her husband Tom

And his sister Jackie and her husband Tim

Then last Sunday I went to our niece Sarah's baby shower. She is married to my brother Jim's son, Mike (or Mikey as I call him...childhood names die hard!) It was a very nice shower and I got to spend lots of time holding and cuddling Dante! He's so sweet! I have no pics because I forgot my camera!

Last night we had a guy Rich works with and his wife over for dinner. We had a good time and drank lots of beer!

Tomorrow we will be once again heading out to Richmond, this time to Ann and Todd's house to see Ann's sister,  our niece Kristy and her family. They live in South Carolina and are in town for the Labor Day weekend. I'll try to remember my camera and get more pictures.

Today I declare to be a day of doing nothing!

Hope you all are having a wonderful weekend!