Checking out the Iowa State Fair

State fair time is an interesting time in Des Moines. Linda's commented about how it's the fifth season. Having lived elsewhere for much of her life, coming to experience life in central Iowa during the fair makes her chuckle at us. Of course, when we finally go to the fair, we do have a good time. We take a peek at the largest pig, bull, horse, and ram. When at the fair, we try some of the varied food items you can only get at the fair. This year, when we went to see the butter sculpture, we saw the likeness of local Olympic medal winner Shawn Johnson.
We checked out some of the live shows but the photos didn't turn out. We took a ride across the fair on the sky glider. As we were getting ready to leave, we looked back at the setting sun and this is what we saw.