The start of winter in Denver: The Stock Show

So everyone and their brother is talking about the Northwest Stock Show here in Denver.  Where I grew up, rodeos and such took place in late summer/early fall, but everyone here says the stock show kicks off the official winter season (and here I thought it would be something ski-related but what do I know).  I'm a lemming so as soon as G got here, we went.

Actually, we had to take Orca to her vet appointment first:

All is well for her and we can wait about 5 more weeks until more tests need to be run.  :)  This is good news.  :)

On to the main event of the day:

I tell myself that I appreciate rodeos, cattle judging and such because I'm from the south.  Actually I just go for the food.

And the shopping.

There was everything under the sun.  From farm equipment to educational livestock programs to petting zoos to hog shows to western art to mattresses to...falcons.  They had a bird demonstration and as soon as we saw it, of course we flocked over.  Ha!  Get it?

G wanted to leave with this beautiful bald eagle but I said no.  If I don't get to take home baby cows, he doesn't get to take home predatory birds.

We capped off the day with the rodeo.  G's first one ever!  My first one in who knows how many years (maybe since grade school?).  They had bull fighting, bull riding, bronco riding, barrel racing, steer wrestling and more food than even I - in my most gluttonous state - could enjoy.  We only had the crappy phone cameras with us, so the pics aren't the greatest, but it was a really fun time!

Caveat: this was before the rodeo.  I was suffering from a food coma.

I perked up once I drank a liter of strawberry lemonade and ate a gallon of ice cream.

Not everyone found it as interesting as we did.

This is what I feel like after all the greasy food:

Sometimes I lay my head on G's butt just like that and relax while people pass by and take pictures of me.  Speaking of, I think he's off to play X-Box which means I'm obliged to lay on the couch and "watch" with my eyes closed.

Happy, happy Saturday!