30 miles west of Columbus, Ohio at a rest stop on Interstate 70
December 27, 2012

Full moon at dusk
[Night sky is a deep blue with hazy lavender clouds backdropping the full moon which is to the left of a patch of snow-capped evergreens sitting atop a blanket of snow.]

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2011 Ohio State Fair scenes, displays, and award winning entries
Columbus, Ohio - July 27- Aug 1, 2011

Winning entry for the Brillo pad creativity category
[Blue ribbon handing from a house made of red Brillo pads surrounded by mice made of grey Brillo pads, pink pipe cleaners, and glued-on eyes all set on a green board.]

Prize-winning soft-sculptured dolls
[Doll on the left with white ribbon hanging from it has red hair in a bun and wears a peasant dress. Doll on right with blue ribbon hanging from it is a caricature of the god Pan.]

Winning entry for the toilet decoration contest
[Toilet decorated as a play on Harry Potter with blue ribbon hanging from it. Hogfarts: Stool of Witchcrap and Whizzardry.]

This year's butter cows
[A detailed cow and a calf sculpted from butter.]

Coco the chocolate pig and her piglets (Created from 500 pounds of dark and milk chocolate.)
[Mama pig is made from dark chocolate and it surrounded by 13 milk chocolate piglets. All are set in hay and surrounded by a white picket fense with a painted farm scene background.]

Mama ewe with her brand new little ones
[White sheep with a dark head lieing on the hay with an all white lamb sitting on her left and a lamb with darpots lieing on her right.]

Sky Glider over the fairgrounds
[Open lift cars (like at a ski resort) which pass over the fair grounds. People sit with feet dangling while others stand on the ground near food stands.]

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2011 Ohio State Fair entertainers

Budweiser Clydesdales' dog: An 11-month-old pup named Brewer.
[Dalmation sitting atop boxed on cart being pulled by Clydesdales.]

Budweiser Clydesdales at the end of the parade route (These horses were from Merrimack, New Hampshire.)
[Large brown horse with white forelocks, a braided mane with roses in it, a fancy harness across its back standing in front of the display tent.]

Dean Alan Simms and Friends (Mr. Simms is a Louis Armstrong inspired musician.)
[Trumpet player with a trumbone player to his right and a drummer to his left.]

Rockin' Robots
[Two performers in metallic costumes dancing to the music with a crowd in the background.]

Mr. Pedalsworth on the Rollover Bike
[Man on a bicycle wearing a helmet with flames and flames on his shirt and pants sitting inside a large wheel.]

Mr. Pedalsworth on the Big Red Trike
[Man with a striped helmet with a propeller atop it and wearing a red, white, and blue striped costume giving the thumbs up signal while riding atop a super-sized tricycle.]

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