This old farm is in Brown County Indiana, just a little south of my studio. Banded Galloway is the official name for these polled beef cattle, but the unique marking of the broad white stripe completely around their middle has earned this black bovine a variety of nicknames.  In some areas they are known as Sweater-backs, Dutch-belts, Oreos, and my neck of the woods are called Saddlebacks. The scene is stark cold, yet warm and beaming with life.  From the saddlebacks to the wild turkey in the lane or the smell of coffee a=cookin in the kitchen,,,this is the epitome of rural America.

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