9:30 a.m. - On the road to Unity, Maine for the 2006 Common Ground Fair.
11:30 a.m. - Walk directly to red flag with white fork and spoon flapping in the hard wind. Girlfriend stopped by a woman named "Rose". She's wearing a crown of flowers on her head.
11:38 a.m. - Girlfriend stopped by 3 other acquaintances. Boyfriend and I are still staring at the flapping fork and spoon.
12:05 p.m. - Organic Hot Italian sausage on whole wheat bun with mountain of peppers, onions, mustard and ketchup.
12:30 p.m. - Rain begins to fall during sheep dog show. We put on jackets and hoods and watch with soft smiles on our faces. Share a strawberry banana smoothie. It's bananas.
1:15 p.m. - "Let's go check out the yarn." "Okay, sweetheart."
1:45 p.m. - 2 skeins of deep brown yarn purchased for $14.00 for Boyfriend's new winter hat. We meet the family of the sheep who grew the wool that made the yarn that will make Boyfriend's new winter hat.
2:00 p.m. - Poultry Barn. Bunny Barn. Goats with little black dashes for pupils.
2:45 p.m. - Back to the fork and spoon flag for honey buns - thick warm whole wheat bread baked around an apple with raisins, peanuts, and puddles of honey. Tastes of organic baked beans ("They need salt, I saw some over there...") and vanilla ice cream with strawberry topping ("Can I try one more taste of that?")
3:15 p.m. - The barn of winning vegetables. Girlfriend: "I love the idea of prize vegetables and animals. It's so strange."
3:45 p.m. - Livestock. Giant horse the color of butterscotch lets me pet his warm flat forehead again and again. I can feel the vibration of his chewing. I fall in love with the giant black eye and blonde eyelashes. I want to stay here all day.
4:14 p.m. - Rain begins again. "Let's go to the big craft tent." "I've almost reached my saturation point, like when you're at a giant museum and your mind just can't take in any more information."
4:35 - "Yeah, I'm getting tired as well."
4:45 - Walk out in the rain. Stop when we realize boyfriend is gone. He comes out juggling four red apples.
5:00 - Driving home in damp pants. Girlfriend falls asleep in the back. Boyfriend holds my hand. Trees throw orange confetti behind the car. We sip bad coffee and read Uncle Henry's until we drive into Deering Oaks Park.
Girlfriend: "I like entering Portland through this park. It always feels good to come back to our little city."
Me: "Me too."
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