The 2025 badge contest ended in a tie. I was alternating the badge but I kept losing track. You’re free to use the combined badge or either Teagan’s or Ritva’s individual badge.
If you follow this blog, I’m sure today’s doors will come as no surprise. It’s the time of year when agricultural fairs pop up all over New England, and while we only visit a few these days, I do enjoy them, and I like to share some of the pictures.
I’m doubling up today. As you know, I took over Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge late last year. Deb Waters took over Cee’s Which Way Challenge around the same time. I love the fact that Cee’s challenges continue to draw photographers to share interesting photos. Deb’s challenge this week called for “Which Way with People” so I think doors from the fairs work well. It’s hard to get the photos without people.
The two fairs I visited since last Thursday couldn’t be more different. The Four Town Fair is the oldest continuous Agricultural Fair in Connecticut, having been established in 1838. It features a small amusement area, a midway with two rows of vendors hawking typical fair food and items, a few animal exhibits, and some crafts. The fair attracts about 30,000 people a year during a 4-day run. The Big-E by comparison saw 1.6 million people attend in 2024. There were so many people on the weekend, that calls went out for them to limit attendance after almost 179,000 people showed up on the last Saturday of the two-week / three-weekend run. This year, the fair organizers aren’t sharing daily attendance numbers. They dismiss the complaints as “people trolling negativity” but this is why we go to the fair on a weekday.
I shared a couple food photos last Saturday and yesterday, but this is Thursday Doors, so let’s see what I can find on my phone. I don’t bother to carry a camera into the fair, and I don’t try too hard to get a perfect photo. all of the photos in the gallery are from the B-g-E.
I hope you enjoy the lighthearted doors, and I hope you will visit some of the other participants’ collections. We get doors from many countries on several continents each week, and the photos and the writing are often brilliant. Yes, I said writing. Several people each week delight us with informative posts, lovely poetry and some short fiction. Do yourself a favor and poke around. If you don’t have time today, come back on Sunday for the weekly recap where all the posts are east to find.
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