The day after the auction of the cattle and equipment provides a mix of emotions for a dairyman. There is a bittersweet sense of relief that he is no longer responsible for milking and feeding his herd, but now that he has all this free time to think, he is afraid. What is in store for him in the future?
As he stands in the vacant freestall barn, he starts to wonder what will happen to him and his family now that he no longer has to be on duty 24/7. He starts to worry. What is he going to do? Maybe selling the farm was not a good idea after all. After the sale of the real estate closes, he will have 30 to 60 days left to live in the farmhouse.
Where will he be living after that? Who is going to hire a middle-aged man who has always milked cows and worked for himself? The feelings of anxiety are natural. The dairyman is leaving his comfort zone and walking into the unknown.