Fall, of course, isn't just about football and tailgating. Fall is also about 
beautiful foliage, plentiful harvests, and community fairs. Last month we attended the Chelsea Community Fair, and September is when Saline traditionally takes its turn at displaying its seasonal bounty, including champion steer, large melons, and crazy carnies, all of which were also available last month in Chelsea. Saline, however, does have one major thing going for it over Chelsea, and that's Preschoolers' Day. While at the Chelsea Fair it 
took a small fortune for an evening of entertainment, today at the Saline Fair Preschoolers' Day it took all of seventeen dollars, and that considerable sum got us in to see the animals, the produce, and the carnies, and also included a one hour concert by Gemini (our favorite!), lots of tot type games, and all the rides a toddler could care to enjoy. Since the weather cooperated we were able to enjoy all of the above. The Percheron stallions were my 
favorite animal, I think, while Calvin enjoyed one particular goat, and Gram seemed to enjoy those noisy, feathery roosters. Gemini was a huge hit, of course, to the point that the woman in front of us asked if Calvin had the CD at home, since he obviously knew all the songs by heart. As for the rides? We happened to know, from the small fortune spent in Chelsea, that those would be a hit, and he's never been one to disappoint. This one goes in the books as a real gem of an event. Too bad it only comes once a year.
