In a previous post I have spoken about numbers and how they surround me. Today I remembered what first sparked my interest in them.
I have just returned from a whirlwind visit to a feedlot I managed pre marriage and children. What an adrenalin rush! All those numbers, data and systems. Sheer delight for a predominantly left brained person….
Feedlots are so different to extensive grazing. There are entry weights, exit weights, daily gain, daily intake, cost of gain, tare weights, gross weights, gross margins/ha gross margins/head…..it is a controlled and measured environment where system & order are integral.
It was also a blast to spend 36 hour (I told you it was whirlwind) with my siblings. Separated from our spouses and children and despite the 20 years of weathering we fell into the familiar banter of days gone by.
After cars, taxis, planes, rent a cars, and baby bjorn pouches I think Eliza was pleased to stretch her weary body today.
And between you & me, I think Adelaide missed her baby sister…….
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