Last Saturday we attended the Beaudesert Annual Show for the
day. It was a day of fun and excitement and filled with animals. After walking
through the pavilions of art work, flower arranging and baking, we met up with
Meagan and Carlos, the Dexter breeders who were showing their herd. We got
chatting and ended up staying with them most of the day. Carlos asked Michaela
if she was up to walking a six month old bull called Diesel around the Grand
Final arena. I could see the reservation in her eyes but she boldly said “Yes”.
Diesel was an absolute gentleman, thank goodness, and Michaela returned with
bright red cheeks but as happy as a lark. As the sun set on the day, we said
goodbye to Meagan and her family and went over to see the Derby cars getting
ready for a show later. It was amazing how buckled and bent some were and I
couldn’t imagine how they would be able to ride. It reminded me of a place back
in South Africa called “Speed Way”. It
was a place of racing and monster trucking. There was a Derby there once or
twice too. We stayed to watch the introduction to the Derby but decided to
leave early. It had been a long day in the new spring sun and we were all
tired. A good tired though. As I lay in bed later that night, I had dreams of
entering my scrap booking and a flower display or two next year. Maybe even one
of our Dexter girls too – who knows? It would be thrilling to bring home just
one ribbon.
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