Dana Falsko, 5, of University Place finds her perfect pumpkin at Double R Farms just off River Road near Puyallup.

Mike Heavey of Seattle gets some oomph out of his pumpkin slingshot at Double R Farms just off River Road near Puyallup.

A crowd watches one of the pig races at Maris Farms near Buckley.

Busker Alex Polly of Tacoma sings a spontaneous song made from the phrases that have been created and left by others around the seating in Tollefson Plaza in downtown Tacoma, August 7, 2011. The large collection of words and letters is a new temporary art installation called “Words” by James Grayson Sinding of Tacoma. It continues to be available to the public for hands-on participation through the end of August 2011.

Fire spinners Jacob Jung, foreground, and Tai Rae, of Vashon Island, practice their moves with double staffs on Ruston Way, in Tacoma, July 6, 2011. The pair spent time on the waterfront before Jung boarded the train to visit family in Oregon.(Janet Jensen/Staff photographer)

Six-year-old Molly Klein of Puyallup emerges from the hind end of an inflatable ride, part of the three-day-long 2011 Puyallup Meeker Days Festival which included live entertainment stages, food courts, almost 200 craft, commercial and non-profit vendors, antique tractor displays and classic cars.