We checked out day 1 of the 10 day Cherry Blossom Festival.

There were pets; large ones, small ones, flamboyantly (embarrassingly) garbed ones and even some with pink fur.

Take a look at the winner of “best dressed”.

There were big cats; Mia the Liger, Handsome the lion, two Bengal tigers and two Siberian tigers.  They performed to their individual level of interest.  That meant the ladies entertained a little and the lion, Handsome, sat there and looked pretty, that’s it.  The cats are the public relations representatives for a rescue shelter.  They don’t have to do anything they don’t want.

Mid Georgia Stongman Comp

Guys were rolling tractor tires;

not the round way, the lift and drop then lift and drop way.  Who thought of that?  It is The Middle Georgia strongman competition.

Disc dogs.  Pros and lots of amateurs.  They are all amazing.

An elephant ear with cinnamon sugar, oh yeah.

Ready, set, go.

A bed race.  The fastest..the sprinting firemen with a no frills bed.

The wackiest…a train complete with pink smoke bomb in the stack.

Also ran; pink Cadillac, a gurney, a pink brass bed, a hot rod, & a trike.

A high heel race for the cure.  They were pretty speedy but Kent got a couple pictures.