Whittlesea Rodeo Series #1396 Whittlesea Showground

 

The bull had plans for a spectacular flight,
The rider preferred to stay upright.
Dust filled the air, hats tilted askew,
As eight angry seconds became only two.

One clown stepped forward, another ran wide,
Each hoping to stay on the sensible side.
The crowd held its breath, then burst into cheer
For nobody paid to see caution this year.

The bull struck a pose worthy of fame,
The rider kissed earth and blamed it on aim.
And somewhere in all of the chaos and din,
Gravity smiled and chalked up another win

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Whittlesea Rodeo Series #1395 Whittlesea showgrounds

 

The rider spread his wings,

the bull lowered its head.
Each was committed to a plan
only one remained seated.

Dust kept the secret,
the crowd held its breath;
and for one spectacular moment,
gravity waited its turn.

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Whittlesea Rodeo Series #1394 Whittlesea Showgrounds

 

The calf chose freedom,
the cowboy chose pursuit.
The horse did all the hard work
while the crowd offered advice.

A loop flew through the dust,
hope hanging from a rope
because every rodeo begins
with confidence and a moving target.

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Whittlesea Rodeo Series #1393 Whittlesea Showgrounds

 

The cowboy climbed on
with dreams of glory and fame.
The bull had other ideas
and ended the debate in seconds.

A cloud of dust rose,
the crowd held its breath
and somewhere beneath the chaos,
the dirt welcomed another visitor.

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Scoresby Rodeo Series #1392 Chesterfield Farm

 

She wasn't riding, roping, or chasing fame,
yet somehow she outshone half the game.
While cowboys wrestled pride and luck,
she simply smiled—and stole the buck.

The horses ran, the crowd went wild,
she watched it all, amused and styled.
Proof that at every rodeo show,
the smartest ones know not to ride the bull.

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Scoresby Rodeo Series #1391 Chesterfield Farm

 

Cowboy hat, sneakers, painted grin
the rodeo clown comes charging in.
Not to ride, not to win the race,
but to distract twelve hundred pounds with his face.

The crowd laughed loud, the bull looked keen;
one thought it comedy, one thought cuisine.
In rodeo lore, that's the clown's renown
the only hero paid to be the fool in town.

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Scoresby Rodeo Series #1390 Chesterfield Farm

 

Helmet down, eyes unseen,
he climbed aboard the bucking machine.
The crowd made noise, the dust took flight
he simply held on, calm and tight.

No speeches given, no victory boast;
the loudest man was never the host.
For while the bull put on the show,
the cowboy's job was not to let go.

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Scoresby Rodeo Series #1389 Chesterfield Farm

 

Helmet in hand,
rope by his side,
he walks like a man
who has already survived.

The cowboy strolls,
the rider thinks twice;
one looks relaxed,
the other's paid the price.

Dust on the boots,
focus in sight
rodeo is easy
if you ignore the fright.

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Scoresby Rodeo Series #1388 Chesterfield Farm

 

Lasso spinning,
dust takes flight;
horse says, "Easy,"
cowboy says, "Right."

The crowd looks on,
the snack bar hums
nothing says rodeo
like ropes and buns.

Round goes the loop,
smooth as a rhyme;
catching cattle is work
making it look easy is the crime.

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Scoresby Rodeo Series #1387 Chesterfield Farm

 

Shades on tight,
hats pulled low,
faces calm where wild things go.

One man's thinking,
one man's still
both pretending that's not a bull.

Behind the gate,
the tension grows;
cowboys never tell what nobody knows

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Scoresby Rodeo Series #1386 Chesterfield Farm

 

The bulls chased glory,
the riders chased fame;
he just stood there looking
like he owned the game.

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Scoresby Rodeo Series #1385 Chesterfield Farm

The bull bucked once,
the cowboy took flight;
a brief rodeo,
a magnificent sight.

His boots sought earth,
his hat sought the sky;
the crowd held its breath,
then laughed by and by.

Eight seconds was promised,
but physics took charge
the bull stayed local,
the cowboy went large.

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Scoresby Rodeo Series #1384 Chesterfield Farm

 

The bull took flight,
the rider took fright;
one won the rodeo
one won altitude outright.

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Scoresby Rodeo Series #1383 Chesterfield Farm

 

The rodeo herd marched past the stand,
Ignoring every human plan.

"Grab Some Grub!" the sign proclaimed
The cattle seemed completely untamed.

They glanced once up, then carried on,
As if to say, "Your chips are wrong."

For cows know truths we've yet to learn:
The grass is free, why wait your turn?

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Scoresby Rodeo Series #1382 Chesterfield Farm

 

Dust flew up like dinner smoke, The bronco laughed, the rider joked.

One hand high and one boot loose, He rode that horse like caffeinated juice.

The crowd held breath, the saddle squeaked, Even the donuts paused to peek.

For eight wild seconds, under fairground light, Gravity filed a formal complaint that night

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Scoresby Rodeo Series #1381 Chesterfield Farm

 

A cowboy croons from bovine stage,
No horse required to steal the page.

His guitar twangs, the cattle sways,
A duet born of country ways.

"Yeehaw!" he points toward the crowd
The cow looks unimpressed, but proud.

For every star needs one good friend,
Especially one with horns to lend

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Scoresby Rodeo Series #1380 Chesterfield Farm

 

Round goes the barrel, quick as a thought,
Horse says, “Hang on—this turn’s getting hot!”

Dust writes circles across the ground,
While the crowd holds its breath at every bound.

The rider steers, the horse complies
A partnership built on speed and sharp eyes.

The barrel stood still, proud and able,
Yet somehow became the fastest thing in the stable.

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Scoresby Rodeo Series #1379 Chesterfield Field

 

The bull said, “Partner, hold on tight
I’m practicing low earth orbit tonight.”

Dust flew high, hats flew free,
Neither one agreed on gravity.

Eight short seconds, pride at stake
One came to ride, one came to shake

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Scoresby Rodeo Series #1378 Chesterfield Farm

 

Three cowboys linger by the rails,
Trading tall tales and bargain sales.
One grins wide, one nods along,
One's jacket says he's twice as strong.

The cattle wait, the night stands still,
Moonlight spills across the hill.
Before the ride, before the dust
A rodeo runs on jokes and trust.

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Scoresby Rodeo Series #1377 Chesterfield Farm

 

The bull said, “Lesson one: fly.”
The rider replied, “I’d rather not try.”
But dust is a teacher both stubborn and stern,
and tonight’s class featured a rapid return.

One lay studying grass at close range,
the other explored freedom’s full range.
The scoreboard was brief, the verdict clear
the bull kept the saddle-free atmosphere.

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Scoresby Rodeo Series #1376 Chesterfield Farm

 

The bull launched a midnight debate,
on gravity, timing, and fate.
The rider objected, “I still have a seat!”
The bull replied, “That’s terribly sweet.”

Dust wrote its signature across the ground,
while boots and bravado spun round and round.
For eight seconds glory was loudly pursued
then the bull filed a motion and firmly overruled.

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Scoresby Rodeo Show #1375 Chesterfield Farm

 

A young rider circles the ring,
while the horse suggests who's steering.
The crowd squints hard in afternoon glare,
judging skill with hot chips and a stare.

Dust kicks up, pride rides high,
beneath a vast country sky.
The horse says, “I'm doing all the work.”
The rider nods, then tries not to smirk. 

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Scoresby Rodeo Series #1374 Chesterfield Farm

 

Two little piglets, nose to snout,
Debating what life's all about.
One says, “Forward!” full of zeal,
The other, “Wait—there's grass to steal.”

They march as one through dusk's soft glow,
With curly tails all set to go.
For every race on earth, it seems,
Begins with tiny squeals and dreams.

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Scoresby Rodeo Series #1373 Chesterfield Farm

 

Beneath a hat the size of Texas like skies,
He wears a grin no tumble can disguise.
The bull may buck, the dust may fly,
But swagger rides higher than a frightened sigh.

One glance says, “That was all you've got?”
Though gravity recalls a different plot.
For every rodeo has one unwritten rule:
If you can smile afterward, you still look cool.

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Scoresby Rodeo Series #1372 Chesterfield Farm

 

The horse had plans to touch the moon,
The rider disagreed too soon.
One clung to leather, grit, and hope,
The other launched a gravity trope.

The crowd held breath, the dust took flight,
Man and beast debated right.
And somewhere in that airborne blur
The horse declared, "No passengers, sir."

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Scoresby Rodeo Series #1371 Chesterfield Farm

 

Around the barrel, swift and bright,
Horse and rider carved the night.
The crowd saw speed, the dust saw art,
The barrel just hoped they'd miss its heart.

Hooves whispered, "Hold on," as they slid through the turn,
While gravity watched with professional concern.
For every great run at the rodeo track
Is a polite argument with physics—and usually talks it back

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Scoresby Rodeo Series #1370 Chesterfield Farm

 

Hat tipped low and reins held tight,
She borrowed a corner from the night.
The horse dug deep, the dust took flight,
And both ignored the laws of fright.

The crowd saw speed; the horse saw glory.
The dirt wrote half the evening's story.
For every turn around the bend
Is just gravity trying—and failing—to offend.

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Scoresby Rodeo Series #1369 Chesterfield Farm

 

One wheel skyward, one wheel in doubt,
The crowd held its breath as dust billowed out.
A cowboy and machine performed their brief ballet
Proving gravity works, just not every day.

Balanced on a heartbeat, tilted toward disgrace,
Yet somehow wore disaster with remarkable grace.
For in rodeo arithmetic, strange though it may seem,
Almost crashing still counts as part of the dream.

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Scoresby Rodeo Series #1368 Chesterfield Farm

 

The bull said, “Gravity still works.”
The cowboy replied, “So does optimism.”

Between those competing theories,
dust exploded, boots pointed skyward,
and the crowd discovered that flying
is mostly a matter of losing negotiations.

For one glorious second,
man and beast agreed on nothing
except that the landing
would be memorable.

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Scoresby Rodeo Series #1367 Chesterfield Farm

 

With a sun-bleached hat and a practiced grin,
he spins a rope where the dust has been.
The horse looks patient, as horses do,
while the lasso sketches circles through blue.

Cowboys chase cattle, legends, and fame
he chases perfection in a swinging frame.
One missed throw? He'll simply say,
"I was just giving the air a good wrangle today."

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Scoresby Rodeo Series #1366 Chesterfield Farm

 

Beneath a hat as broad as prairie sky,
a rodeo clown waits for the next wild try.
The bulls take breath, the crowd takes shade,
while hot food and cold drinks keep commerce paid.

His smile is painted, his timing keen
guardian of chaos in the arena scene.
For every cowboy chasing glory's ring,
there's a clown nearby, ready to dodge everything.

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Scoresby Rodeo Series #1365 Chesterfield Farm

 

Round the barrel, hard and fast,
horse and rider blur right past
while half the crowd wants rodeo glory,
and half just came for donuts.

The rider grins behind dark shades
like this was all completely planned.
The horse, mid-skid through flying dirt,
is reconsidering the partnership.

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Scoresby Rodeo Series #1364 Chesterfield Farm

 

The cowboy spins circles
like he’s trying to lasso
his last two functioning brain cells.

Behind him, carnival clowns grin
with the confidence of men
who’ve never paid horse feed bills.

The horse trots on patiently,
fully aware
it’s the only professional in the arena.

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Scoresby Rodeo Series #1363 Chesterfield Farm

 

Under carnival floodlights
a cowboy waits on a patient horse
like he’s buffering for the Wild West.

Dust hangs in the air
with all the drama of a low-budget apocalypse,
while the crowd watches
one man expertly supervise dirt.

The horse, meanwhile,
looks one second away
from asking for overtime pay.

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Scoresby Rodeo Series #1362 Chesterfield Farm

 

Around the barrel in a blur of grace,
horse and rider wore the same fierce face.
The crowd held breath, the dust took flight,
and gravity lost the argument that night.

Hat tilted low with a gambler’s grin,
she rode that corner razor-thin.
For in the rodeo, so legends claim,
speed is simply courage with a better aim.

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Scoresby Rodeo Series #1361 Chesterfield Farm

 

He swung the rope with cowboy grace,
while the calf wore panic on its face.
The horse looked on as if to sigh,
“Here we go — another human trying to fly.”

The judges squinted, pens held tight,
pretending chaos could be scored just right.
And under the rodeo’s dusty spell,
even bad decisions photographed well.

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Scoresby Rodeo Series #1360 Chesterfield Farm

 

Under floodlights pale as ghosts at sea,
the cowboy ran on borrowed bravery.
The bull snorted once, as if to say,
“Nice hat, mate — but you’re in my way.”

Dust rose thick like outlaw smoke,
boots flew faster than the jokes.
And somewhere beyond the roaring din,
common sense refused to join in.

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Melbourne Candid Series #1359 Swanston St

 

Sunlight spilled across Swanston Street,
Where tattoos, tourists, and tramlines meet.
One man crossed with iced coffee care,
Like philosophy lived in humid air.

Behind him marched the midday crowd,
Silent, weary, sunburnt, proud.
The city kept humming its concrete tune 
Half jazz concerto, half hot afternoon.

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Melbourne Candid Series #1358 Swanston St

 

Headphones on, she drifted through heat,
Past tourists, tram stops, and blistered feet.
One girl marched forward, one vanished away,
While Melbourne rehearsed another loud day.

A boy licked ice cream with existential grace,
As strangers performed the ballet of place.
Nobody paused, nobody cared 
Yet somehow the whole street quietly stared.

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Melbourne Candid Series #1357 Collins St

 

Beneath the plane trees, summer strode by,
One with a glare, one with a sigh.
A taxi idled, the tram bells rang,
And somewhere a cyclist forgot his chain.

The city kept posing in monochrome grace,
While pedestrians marched at their own cool pace.
Melbourne, perhaps, at its most sincere 
Too busy to care, too stylish to disappear.

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Melbourne Candid Series #1356 Elizabeth St

 

Two wander past the crossing light,
midweek faces, urban white.
He walks as though he’s lost a train,
she looks immune to heat and pain.

Beside them stand the city bins,
sorting out humanity’s sins:
“Recycling here, your rubbish there 
but heartbreak? Sorry. We don’t care.”

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Melbourne Candid Series #1355 Elizabeth St

 

Café parliament beside the street,
where gossip and hot chips quietly meet.
One scrolls the phone like breaking news,
another debates in expressive views.

The traffic glitters, the city hums,
a cyclist flashes, a tram bell drums.
And every empty woven chair nearby
looks ready to join the argument by and by.

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Melbourne Candid Series #1354 Elizabeth St

 

Sidewalk symposium at half past noon,
chips in a cup and a summer tune.
One girl debates with philosopher’s fire,
another just nods while guarding her fries entire.

The city streams past in monochrome grace,
heels clicking sermons all over the place.
Meanwhile the chairs lean back, unconcerned 
as if Melbourne itself has paused and adjourned.

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Melbourne Candid Series #1353 Bourke St Mall

 

Bourke Street flowed in monochrome streams,
Full of errands, coffees, private dreams.
One woman marched like she owned the lane,
While shoppers drifted through summer’s plain.

A man with a beard and thousand-yard stare
Walked as though taxes were everywhere.
Near the shopfront sat quiet defeat,
Ignored by the rhythm of moving feet.

And overhead Melbourne stretched its shade 
A city of people, perpetually delayed.

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Melbourne Candid Series #1352 Bourke St

 

He marched through Bourke Street cool and grim,
As if the whole tram line worked for him.
Earbuds in, moustache precise,
Serving “don’t talk to me” dressed up nice.

Skechers glowing overhead bright,
Tourists drifting left and right,
Yet none could match that sideways stare 
Half runway pose, half “meet me there.”

Melbourne’s catwalk, noon parade:
Street photography, lightly caffeinated.

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Melbourne Candid Series #1351 Collins St

 

Beneath the signs and city glare,
They shuffle past without a care.
A stroller squeaks, a toddler strays,
While shoppers drift in weekday haze.

“The Beehive” hums above the crowd,
Silent, blinking, strangely proud.
And every face in black and white
Looks halfway home by fading light.

A street parade of thongs and sighs 
Melbourne life in candid disguise.

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Melbourne Candid Series #1350 Elizabeth St

 

The crossing light flashed white and bold,
A river of humans began to roll.
One checked texts, one pushed the pram,
One small child refused the plan.

Tourists drifted, locals marched,
Summer heat already parched.
And somewhere deep in city lore,
Someone forgot what they came for.

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Melbourne Candid Series #1349 Elizabeth St

 

She strode through Melbourne’s monochrome maze,
Tattooed with stories from louder days.
One eye on time, one hand on her drink,
Too busy to care what the strangers think.

Subway, sushi, tobacco, tram
The city keeps shouting “Here I am!”
But she walked on with elegant speed,
Powered by caffeine and zero need.

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Melbourne Candid Series #1348 Collins St

 

Two souls marched through the city glare,
One wore patience, one wore mirrored air.
He carried snacks like sacred loot,
She carried silence sharp as truth.

Denim, sunglasses, midday heat
Love survives on tired feet.
And somewhere between the parking sign
They’d already argued where to dine.

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Melbourne Candid Series #1347 Bourke St Mall

 

He stands outside the velvet rope,
Backpack packed with snacks and hope.
The crowd behind performs the wait
Modern life in single file fate.

Children spin and parents sigh,
Security watches dreams walk by;
But this lone fellow, calm and still,
Looks ready for a budget thrill.

Perhaps a movie, perhaps a sale,
Perhaps just air-conditioning and retail.
Yet in his stance there softly lingers
The patience of airport gate-zingers.

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