Cowshow

As if spending time with my family wasn’t enough, Tash and I went to the Toronto Royal Agricultural Show because she wanted to see the animals. Overall it was a very interesting experience. I think it was cow day so farmers from all over Canada came to show off their prize bovines. Cows were washed, shaved and groomed. Attending farmers complete with hairspray and blow driers did their darndest to make an animal not usually know for their beauty look purdey for the judges.

Cow Wash

Also on hand was the requisite Giant Vegetable Competition. Rumor has it the sport will be picked up by ESPN next year and is also a likely candidate for the 2012 Olympics in London.

The contest was down to a rather bloated pumpkin and a disturbingly erotic zucchini. Sad to say we weren’t able to stick around for the judging since the butter sculpting demonstration was starting up and we didn’t want to miss the Taj Mahal in all of its artery clogging glory.

In some ways going to the Royal Agricultural Show was kind of like going to the LA Car Show, but instead of  concept cars they had cows. Instead of debuting next years auto models they had cows. And instead of exotic dancers and adult entertainment stars moonlighting as booth bunnies they had cows.