Moving the bulls
Not quite 8
Liz and I traded in some extra hours of work yesterday for a day off to see the rodeo. Of course the long go had no more than started when a wind storm that swirled hats into the sky like a cloud of flying mushrooms, swept in a miserable rain storm. Like the chickens that we are we retreated from our seats right in front of the chutes to perch in a private box in the enclosed grand stand. I hated to leave our vantage point, but Liz, with her superior camera, actually got some great shots because we were up above the fence. Still there is a lot more drama when you are thirty feet from the thudding hoofs and popping tails. My pictures are cropped from my sorry little 3X zoom, but you can get an idea f the action anyhow. I am sure a little later today Liz will have some great stuff on BuckinJunction, which, after all, is mostly dedicated to rodeo.
Looks like you had a full day! I haven't been to a rodeo in ages. Thanks for sharing the pics!
ReplyDeleteIt's been years since I saw a rodeo....nice pics!
ReplyDeleteFantastic action shots. The photos capture the event well. I'd love to go to one to watch.
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Hi Joni, it was fun, although the weather was pretty awful.
ReplyDeleteHA, thanks, and thanks for visiting
Sara, thank you. I probably would be too lazy to get up and milk and then go to something so far away but our daughter loves it and I always have a great time when I do go with her.
The picture above the caption
ReplyDelete'not quite eight' - honestly, the guy looks like the security dummy I bought to put in the front seat of my car when I traveled alone - this rider's posture and looks remind me of 'Bob' my traveling companion. (I sure hope that rider isn't anybody's brother - I don't mean to imply . . . :0)
Cathy, I can see what you mean. lol The bulls didn't really seem to buck all that enthusiastically, but they sure were cranky. I felt sorry for the hazer's horse as they were after him all day.
ReplyDeleteI'm getting a bruise just from looking at those pics!
ReplyDeleteFC, I have to peek through my fingers most of the time...just too scary
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