Photo of the Day: This Ain't My First Rodeo

Somehow just about any animal is cute when in baby form :o)  This is a baby calf waiting to be roped at the Gladwin Rodeo last summer.  Austin was playing two days at the opening entertainment for the Rodeo, so we went up for the weekend and stayed on Austin's family property up there and hung out during the day.  It turned into a nice weekend away and I got to take rodeo pictures which are always stressful but rewarding for me :o)

Photo of the day

Austin & I spent the first 2 days of Memorial Day weekend up in Gladwin where he was the opening act for the Rodeo both nights. I am always so stressed out when we go to Rodeos... they are amazing places to shoot, and I always enjoy myself, but the moments like these have me permanently perched at the very edge of my seat... as if I could at any moment launch myself into the ring and rescue whoever needs rescuing... can you believe this poor kid actually stood up and walked himself out of the ring? It takes a special kind of someone to be able to live that rodeo life, that's for sure... They loved Austin's sets, and especially his song, Rodeo (go figure, lol). We had a great weekend together, a much needed break from the rest of the world, and sold a bunch of cds to boot... woohoo! :o)