Skip to main content

Cows in the City

I've been working at the National Western Stock Show the last couple of days. My feet hurt, but it's a lot of fun, and only two weeks a year. I've worked the last few years for friends that make their own hats. I've learned a lot about hats - beaver, straw, palm leaf... Here are some pictures from the show:
The bossman, branding a hat; check out the smoke:
 My little guys were not that impressed with the longhorns' long horns, but BFJ and I were.
 These ladies posed when they saw my camera. I wonder where they are going?

These ladies are all gussied up for their show. If you've never been to a stock show, you might be entertained to watch as these creatures get all-over buzzes, washed and blow-dried.

Somehow, the size of the tire was more impressive than the longhorns.
Oh, here's me. Come on down and I'll help you find your hat!
Labels:

Comments

  1. JudyJanuary 18, 2009 at 9:26 AM

    You are looking good. Your boys are very cute. Have fun.

    ReplyDelete
  2. CandaceJanuary 18, 2009 at 7:10 PM

    Oh, Karen, I love the stock show! Went a few times years ago with ranchers I knew when living in Greeley! Looks like you had a great time - and terrific hat! They aren't the folks who own the hat shop in Estes Park are they? I hear they make a lot of their hats, too!
    Cheers!

    ReplyDelete
  3. audreypawdreyJanuary 19, 2009 at 6:53 PM

    It looks like you are having a fabulous time! Great pictures, too!:)

    ReplyDelete
  4. *karendianne.January 21, 2009 at 5:08 PM

    A good day!

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

I love reading your comments! Please be sure to LEAVE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS (if it isn't included in your profile) so that I may respond to you. Thank you!

Popular posts from this blog

garden panos from 2023

 Last year, I made some effort (not thoroughly successful) to capture state-of-the-garden pictures every month, including panoramas stitched together on Photoshop, in order to get the whole view of what's happening.  So here's a little recap of the garden in 2023! early March April May June August It appears that I missed July, and either didn't take or didn't save this project in September, although we didn't have a killing frost very late into the season - we were still harvesting a few things in October.  As much as I loved the lettuce that was growing in the tunnel, and getting an early start on a few things, I'm not a fan of plastic anywhere, especially in my garden, so I am looking at options - cold boxes with old windows, etc.  I'm planning to start my 2024 garden this month - pea planting, planning, and seed starting in March!  What are you planting?  
1 comment
Read more

Night

Trixie (as in Speed Racer) and Stitch (as in per inch) Night My kitten walks on velvet feet And makes no sound at all; And in the doorway nightly sits To watch the darkness fall. I think he loves the lady, Night, And feels akin to her Whose footsteps are as still as his, Whose touch as soft as fur. Lois Weakley McKay ... a childhood favorite from The How and Why Library. Thank goodness my parents moved last year and sent this book my way. Otherwise, I would have just the first line running through my head forever!
1 comment
Read more

Spring Means Baseball!

I've had this idea for a knitting pattern in my head and it's finally come to fruition!  I am still polishing up the pattern, but here's a quick peak:  PS:  There's more than one size and this one is too big for me but it was the only one I had "stitched up."
13 comments
Read more