Took the day off from ringing or birding and took the family to the Dorset Steam Fair at Tarrant Hinton. Andy and Janis wandered around on their own and we took the kids with us.
Amber, Kara and Margaret with vintage bus
The steam and smoke from the steam engines against an angry sky
I can remember steam rollers fixing the roads when I was a kid
but it was my father's generation who witnessed the travelling threshing machines going from village to village.
There must be hundreds of working steam engines at the fair...
...and beautiful old caravans with exquisite interiors
Many model enthusiast exibit at the Steam Fair, being boat children, the girls made a bee-line for this model yacht
The girls, of course, wanted to get to the traditional fun fair
Amber on the bucking bronco
Amber off the bucking bronco
Kara on the bucking bronco
Kara off the bucking bronco
The girls loved the scary rides
Rather them than me......
...particularly when it get up to speed.....
.... and you end up upside down.
I was physically forced onto a stage by the girls and made to do a humiliating dance
..but at least I got a hug from the pretty dancer.
awesome!!!
It looks like you all had a blast!!!