Today is the first of October and the start of cooler weather. For this area that means temperatures are in the 80’s. It also means that sometime within the next two months, I don’t have to use my air-conditioning (refrigeration as the locals say) in the car or place sun-shields on the windshield before and after I get out of my SUV or pick-up truck. This is the highlight of my cowboy and indian art placement season
I placed, photographed and documented cowboy and indian art piece #124 between the legs of a black cement cow lawn ornament at an empty house up for sale. The location of this cow isn’t too far away from where he lives. This was in tribute to a local prominent livestock auctioneer, Sonny Shores, Sr. I’m in the process of writing an article on his family and their multi-generations in the southeastern Arizona livestock auction business for Range magazine.
I’m glad I’ve gotten the opportunity to spend some time, on more than one occasion, at the livestock auction. One time I was there when a buffalo and her calf entered the auction arena. I was sitting only a few feet away from them. They were so big!
Mama and baby were sold quickly. All I wondered about is how would one get these two into a conventional stock trailer?! Would these two be put in with conventional cattle to graze? Were they going to be pets/conversation pieces or would they be harvested for their meat? Never did find out. All I could think about was the past days of the Wild West – majestic and unconventional.
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