horse business

a couple of weeks ago i stopped by the county fair grounds in buffalo county to see a horse auction. it wasn't just any old auction. they were selling bucking stock...horses on friday and bulls on saturday. so they had an area set up with chutes etc and volunteer riders. before you bought you got to see the horse buck and there was a screen set up so while the bidding went on they replayed the ride. i only got to see some of the first rides. the stock was from canada! they have been breeding bucking stock for years.

as you might expect since there are not they many owners of bucking strings for rodeos, there weren't that many bidders. but i actually knew one of the bidders. my sisiter's late husband's brother was sitting just behind me with several of his friends from the wounded knee area.

life is so weird.

falling apart

it is spring, some say the cruelest month.... and maybe it is. most of us think of spring as a time of growth, new buds and shoots, rain to make them grow. which is all true, but spring is not warm and romantic, it is bitter and cold to the bone.

on campus the truth of the end is closing in and some are just giving up, some complaining about their futures--not that i blame them. some moved here just last year with the intent of staying more than just one year. for sure.

now some are trapped into despair because of circumstances. some are too old. cannot find jobs because no one wants to pay them for their years, some have spouses who do not want to move so will become house husbands, some moved to finish a degree and cannot change course until they finish degree, so must improvise for the next year. stress, stress, stress. we are all tired. stress and uncertainty will do that.

i happen to be lucky since i know that i am going to move to my house in belle soon. the stress for me is how soon can i get everything done. and packed. i do so hate packing.

almost like seattle

we have had several days of clouds and off and on rain. one day the air was so full of moisture that everything was wet even though it wasn't raining. i like the the pictures that fog makes, but i crave the warmth of the sun. actually i could have titled this almost like michigan.