Nelson Pioneer Farm Day

We headed down to Osky a couple weeks ago and toured the festival.  We picked up Lynne in Des Moines freshly home from a long work trip, and we also had little niece Audrey along as well.  Full van!

 

 First things, first.  The four cars in the car show.  It definetly wins the award for the most years I have seen covered in a show.

 The Johnson's were putting out lots of taffy.  Emily and Noelle were really dilligent in helping.  They loved it and only moved from their posts to make a corn husk doll and a rope.

 Dallas and I watched this guy cut wood on this bicycle powered saw.  It was pretty neat, and I am quite impressed he never cuts a finger off.

He was also stationed next to the people pressing fresh apple cider, so of course we had to walk by them several times for our sample.

 Dallas making his rope

 In the one room + loft cabin (the people/reanactors in this cabin had very colorful language, I am fairly sure people did not speak with such language 110 years ago, and I am sure they would have gotten detention if they did so at school currently)

 Audrey enjoying some freshly baked bread

 Noelle loves animals, can you tell?

 An old Mahaska County Jail, it was very "Dukes of Hazzard" we thought

 Not a great shot, but I was driving.  I do love the landscape of Southern Iowa.  It is just so flat in the middle of the state.