what about the plastic animals?

A Postcard from Audubon

Argh!  The internet was out at home last night.

After a couple of days in Nebraska I made my way back to Audubon to buy a souvenir.  I just assumed it would be easy to find an Albert postcard or souvenir.  Casey's didn't have any.  The Pamida, whose slogan is "your hometown store" did not have any hometown items in the store.  The library was closed, the Mini-Mall was closed, and the Chamber of Commerce had gone home for the day.  Drat!

Luckily the Ace Hardware store was open!  They didn't have any Albert paraphernalia but the owner generously offered to to have the Chamber mail me a postcard.  One day last week Albert arrived in the mail.  Thank you Ace Hardware guy and Audubon Chamber of Commerce!

Albert the Bull

Albert at the airport

Albert on a flag in the city park

Look at those lashes

Albert in Albert the Bull Park

Say "hello" to Audubon's main attraction, Albert the Bull!  Albert is the world's largest bull.  He is made of 45 tons of steel and concrete and stands thirty feet high.  Albert has beautiful, delicate eyelashes.  It takes 65 gallons of paint to make Albert look like a real Hereford.  Oh, heck, listen to Albert yourself.

In Lincoln the next day I was suddenly struck with horror.  Oh no, I had forgotten to get an Albert souvenir!  I had to go back to get a postcard, magnet and/or t-shirt.  Looking at the map I quickly chopped off the Missouri portion of the trip and added a short venture into Kansas so I could return to Audubon.  When I did return I ran into a little problem, but all worked out well in the end.

2008 Strolling of the Heifers

Ahh, the reason I went to Vermont.  It had been four years since I last went to the Strolling of the Heifers in Brattleboro.  As in past years, about a hundred young cows strolled up Main Street at the front of the parade.   Also marching were superhero super pooper scoopers, the high school band, a couple of giant fiberglass cows, a senator, a juggler on a unicycle and a whole lot more.  After the parade I headed to the Green Expo and Dairy Fest.  At the latter one could, and did, enjoy Vermont's dairy goodness, including lots of cheese, milk, ice cream and water buffalo yogurt.