Took a day off today to make our annual pilgrimage the world famous Iowa State Fair. Here are a few photos from the day.

In the category of “Are these signs really necessary?”

Is it okay to “take” a photo of the potatoes?

Are people cracking them open with their teeth or what?

Winners in the “Let’s Make a Pizza” edible vegetable class.

An actual emu egg. How would you like to have one of those birds running around in your yard?

Big Pumpkin winner.

Big Daddy, the Super Bull, weighing in at 3,012 pounds.

An actual sport. Five-year-olds riding bareback on angry sheep. Catch it now before the child welfare authorities catch on and make it illegal.

Awww. I will leave you with some newly hatched baby chicks.

Have you been to the Iowa State Fair or to the fair in your state? Tell us about it in the comments section below.