St. John, Washington is a small wheat farming community in Eastern Washington State. The area is fondly referred to as the Paloose. St. John is akin to Silvertown in the movie Meet Joe Dirt. It's America's best small country town, and where everyone should want to live. My mom grew up in St. John and my Grandma, Eileen, still lives there. We make the annual stock show our reunion. Last week, I was there with my family. For the first time, I had an entry in the fair! I chose a photo of my Arabian colt, Klay...
I won a blue ribbon (on a Dutch system), but failed to achieve a higher award, like my sister Jennifer, who won Best in Class for her photo of the US Capitol Building. My sister, Erica, was also robbed from a division ribbon with her beautiful photo of the Cle Elum River. Although, I live in the city, these are my country roots. I am thankful to my grandparents for teaching me about gardening and hard work from a very young age (I picked A LOT of Raspberries). Next year... BEST IN SHOW!
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