Cherokee People, Cherokee Pride

We are in Cherokee, Ia at the Cherokee County Fair.  This is our 4th year.  It has been fun watching this fair come back to life and grow over the past four years.  They have made improvements on every front: Infrastructure, acts, events, and vendors. We are even in a new and better location this year.

Since this is a repeat fair we have brought a bunch of new stunts, tricks and routines to the fair. Naturally, we kept al the old favorites. The only down part is the absence of Mami, Titus, and Miles. Of course it would be nice if Jim were here too, but he has taken his own path now. God Bless him.
Mami and the others will catch up with us as we head east to New York for the Lawrence Fair in Gouverneur NY.
Here are some fun pix from the fair:

 This hangs outside our Museum of the Weird. Those (that) little guy(s) arre still in their jar in that tent. Along with the shrunken head, the huge flea, the strange thing and that thing that was found in that attic in TN.

 Being from Africa the Sultan is loving the heat.  He has been eating and strolling. He makes his debut in the show tonight....his first magic trick. 

 This is Mr. Wiley. He lives right next to the fair and has been our fan since 2013. He greeted me on the day we arrived.  When he heard we were looking for a ride into town to pick up some supplies (Mami and Miles has our chase van) he cheerfully volunteered.  He brought his grand nieces to our shows on Thursday.  Supposed to be back tonight. 

 Pre show Selfie. 

Team Rock is a martial arts impact show that is sharing the grounds with us.  I met the crew and they seem like real nice folks.  My girls have been enjoying their show. 

 Red Goggles is here with the son of the food vendor next door to the show. They have been really kind to us as well. This morning this boy's dad picked up some dog food and ice-cream for Vic's birthday when he ran into town. 

 Red Goggles has been making his rounds here. Tonight T Master goes out. 

Over these past 4 years the girls have become good friends with the family that has the petting zoo. Here are a couple of their animal friends.  The baby is Timmy. 

 We walked into town today becaus Victor Jr wanted to visit the antique and secondhand store we always visit when in Cherokee. This guy was just laying along one of the downtown building minding his own business. Maybe a milk snake? (ampropeltis triangulum, commonly known as a milk snake or milksnake, (French: Couleuvre tachetée; Spanish: Culebra-real coralillo)^[1] is a species of king snake. There are 24 subspecies of milk snakes. Lampropeltis elapsoides, the scarlet kingsnake, was formerly classified as the subspecies L. t. elapsoides, but is now recognized as a distinct species.^[1] The subspecies have strikingly different appearances, and many of them have their own common names. Some authorities suggest that this species may be split into several separate species.^[1] They are not venomous or otherwise dangerous to humans.^{[2][3]) wiki}

Met a fireman just standing in front of the firehouse.  He wasn't talkative so I did most the talking. Nice guy. I loved how stoic he was. 

On other issues, I have to say I love Skype. It has allowed me to not only talk but see Mami and the others.  I even got to chat a little with Titus today.  What a blessing to have this technology. 

Well, more to come....stand by.