FRIENDS OF TOPSMEAD STATE FOREST
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So long, Summer... September 2024
For me, going to the Goshen County Fair is a tradition that marks the end of Summer and the beginning of Fall. I always start my day at the fair at the southernmost barn to check out the pigs and the piglets. Next is the sheep shed. This year, I was taken with two sheep being prepping for the judging ring by two young girls. They told me that their two adorable fuzzy sheep were Blacknose Valinais, a new breed that originated in Switzerland and that have a personality more like a dog than a sheep.
After the sheep, I stopped to watch the rabbit judging and admire all of the different breeds waiting in their cages. My personal favorites are the dwarf lop-eared bunnies, but I am always amused by the Angora rabbits because they remind me of fuzzy slippers. Then it was onward to the dairy barn and my traditional bottle of chocolate milk from the Litchfield County 4-H booth. I chugged it down while I checked out the pony rides offered by Lee's Riding Stable. My last animal barn visit was to the Poultry Shed where the din of cock-a-doodle-dos and cluck-cluck-clucking is always entertaining. -read complete Musings essay- |