Tipton County Pork Festival Art Show

So, I am from Tipton, Indiana. It is a small (5 stoplight) farming community that celebrates one of the tastiest forms of livestock known to man - the pig. Now, in case you're conjuring up images of pigs on leashes dressed in ridiculous hats with bows around their necks, that isn't exactly how we do it. No, we sort of celebrate the pig in its more edible form of pork tenderloins, pork chops on sticks, BBQ pork sandwiches, and the like. Anyway, it is a 3 day affair and has been known to draw crowds of up to 100,000. There is a variety of entertainment be it bands, carnival rides, song & dance numbers, the Miss Pork Cuisine Pageant(yes, ma'am), and my favorite - the art show. Local (and some not-so-local) artists can enter their fine art paintings and photographs. I entered(or, haven't quite yet entered) 3 of my favorite photographs. You see, I didn't plan on waiting until the last minute to get these turned in. Do to unforeseen circumstances, the friend who was going to hand deliver these to a friend in Tipton, was unable to at the last minute. Therefore, I, at the last minute was forced to overnight them via USPS. Not a problem, it wasn't that expensive and I was told they would arrive today by noon. Well, here it is 5pm in Tipton, and they haven't arrived. Not only haven't they arrived, USPS shows no tracking information for the package beyond it having left Chicago at 1:22am today. The photographs MUST be turned in no later than tomorrow at noon and unfortunately, if they haven't arrived in Tipton by then, they obviously can't be turned in by then. There would go $70.00 down the drain beside the fact that I was really excited to get some artwork out there and in my hometown. I don't blame anyone, it is circumstantial, the postal service was kind but unable to help, a very close friend of mine who is a postal worker in Tipton offered to call me if she sees the box in question arrive tomorrow so that I can make arrangements to get the contents to the art tent. I really think I have a shot at placing at least...and I may not get the opportunity. I'm a little frustrated, a little sad, and I will be thoroughly disappointed if we can't make it happen. So, I'm posting the pictures here, in case any of the 3 people who follow my blog have a care to see them.