The Royal Melbourne Show
September in Melbourne is all about the Aussie Rules Football Grand Final, hayfever, changeable weather
and the Royal Melbourne Show. This annual event brings the country to us city folk and I guess is akin to the State Fairs in the US. Its been running for a while
the first show was back in 1846.
There were plenty of people around at the Showgrounds and rather than fight with the crowds, I decided that I was going to go see as many of the traditional exhibits as possible.
Its all about the farm animals
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From experience, the enclosure for the bovines attracts the least amount of people. Its the smell.....and the cow pats that you have to dodge when walking through the place!
The poultry can be popular
.there is a growing trend of keeping chooks in the backyard here.
As a child, we did have chickens in our backyard. My parents liked the silky bantams best.
I was highly amused by the pom-pom duck.
Call me traditional, but this is how ducks and geese are meant to look!
Thanksgiving is not big in Australia
so these turkeys have nothing to worry about.
This year was the first year that Ive seen bees at the Show. I have a mild interest in keeping some bees at home
.so I spent some time talking with the bee keeper. I need to mull on it some more to see if I still have the buzz in a year or so.
Without a doubt, the most popular animal attraction is the farmyard petting barn. Kids galore running wild and the parents very relaxed about it!
Pork can be such a nice tender meat
.
And someday, these Babes might turn up as bacon on a plate somewhere
Spring lamb is very tasty
but Ive never been partial to lamb. Just the fleece!
I also stopped by the pets area. Completely overrun with people
but these two kiddies caught my eye.
The Bengal variety is one that DH and I keep talking about getting. Its getting to the stage where the breeder recognizes us on these yearly visits. Maybe someday
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