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Lowlines... Life Style and Opportunity
 Some things we choose to do we do because we know it just suits us. It fits the image we've always had of ourselves. Maybe we've denied that image or have simply put it off for too many years but it keeps reforming in our heads during our quieter times.
I live on a hill overlooking our pasture. A white fence defines a small corral with a small storage shed that I've turned into a barn sits in the corner. Right behind the corral is my one acre pasture. Four Lowline Angus animals roam across the pasture occassionally lying down to rest and to finish eating the contents of stomach 1 and 2. It took me 50 years to reach this spot and I love it.
For too many years I never owned a pair of barn boots. They are the type that you slide in to and come about mid way up to your knees. I use my boots to go feed my Lowlines. Doesn't take me long but it gives me an opportunity to visit with them for a few while I feed them some hay and check their water tank. I don't really know if they enjoy my company but I enjoy theirs.
Evergreen, a Lowline heifer expecting in April, is always glad to see me. She loves to eat and her belly proves it. But she's eating for two and I'm looking forward to when she delivers. Bubba, the expectant father, also eats as if for two.
I call it my ranch but it's really just a very large backyard. The Lowlines are my lawn mower, entertainment, conversation starter, and an investment. Did you say investment? more...
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