Widowed farmer creates love note to his wife out of thousands of oak trees

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Widowed farmer creates love note to his wife out of thousands of oak trees

After his wife Janet died in 1995, British farmer Winston Howes began planting trees in her memory. Seventeen years and 6,000 oak trees later, Howes has a six-acre field with a perfect heart-shaped cutout , pointing in the direction of Janet’s hometown. If that’s not the sweetest damn tribute you ever saw, then screw you. The heart clearing was a secret until balloonist Andy Collett flew over the field, because apparently the U.K. is a steampunk paradise where people jaunt around in their airships. Collett took pictures with his camera, which undoubtedly looked like this , and now Howes’ secret is out. But we kind of have a feeling Janet wouldn’t mind everyone knowing about her arboreal memorial. It’s like posting those flowers your boyfriend sent you on Instagram, times a billion.

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@rosy_outlook » 23 Jul '12, 2pm
17 years in the making! And, if this is not the sweetest tribute you ever saw, you have no ❤ Grist [link]
@PeteCoutts » 20 Jul '12, 6pm
#nice RT @WWF_Schweiz: Sags durch die Eiche: Liebesbeweis mit 6000 Bäumen - viel besser als Treibhaus-Schnittblumen. [link]
@WWF_Schweiz » 20 Jul '12, 6pm
Sags durch die Eiche: Liebesbeweis mit 6000 Bäumen - viel besser als Treibhaus-Schnittblumen. [link]
@pulsecanada » 19 Jul '12, 8pm
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@sfamn » 19 Jul '12, 4pm
Awww ... a farmer shapes a heart out of thousands of oak trees in tribute to his wife. [link]
@M_MENT » 19 Jul '12, 2am
The #Forever_Forest: Widowed #Farmer Writes #Love_Note to his Wife with Thousands of Oak Trees | (!)... [link]
@naufraga » 18 Jul '12, 5pm
Oh my goodness ;___; [link]
@SusFoodTrust » 18 Jul '12, 5pm
Widowed farmer creates love-note out of thousands of oak trees. So sweet. [link]
@RettaKuechler » 18 Jul '12, 2am
Awesome. . . :) [link]
@agonzalz » 17 Jul '12, 3pm
Love romantics: 6K oak trees and 17 years to create the perfect love letter: [link]
@KelvinBeaudette » 16 Jul '12, 7pm
An endearing story ... A widowed British farmer's message to his inamorata: [link] #truelove #DidIJustMakeATrueLoveHashtag
@ClassicBookworm » 16 Jul '12, 7pm
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@RichieDavies28 » 16 Jul '12, 7pm
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@DJamrog » 16 Jul '12, 6pm
RT @frogetteca: RT @MamaNature1111 @debtidwell Widowed farmer creates love note to his wife out of thousands of oak trees <3 [link]” @VibeVal
@PtboTreeHunt » 16 Jul '12, 6pm
Man makes a love note to his dead wife from oak trees [link] and who said romance is dead?
@frogetteca » 16 Jul '12, 6pm
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@privprof » 16 Jul '12, 6pm
RT @Sierra_Club: Widowed farmer creates love note to his wife out of thousands of oak trees: [link] (via @Grist)
@shhenning » 16 Jul '12, 2pm
Such a sweet story on @grist: Widowed farmer creates a love letter to his wife out of artfully arranged trees - [link]
@Ladyoflettuce » 16 Jul '12, 2pm
"If that’s not the sweetest damn tribute you ever saw, then screw you" > Farmer's love note to dead wife [link] via @Grist
@shantidevimila » 16 Jul '12, 3am
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@nick_potter » 16 Jul '12, 1am
1 minute of beauty for the day - a widowed farmer creates a love note out of thousands of oak trees (photo) [link]
@LunaBabeee » 15 Jul '12, 6pm
farmers are sweet [link]
@mikerockgod1 » 15 Jul '12, 12pm
RT @M0X1: The best type of tribute: Widowed farmer creates love note to his wife out of thousands of oak trees [link]
@M0X1 » 15 Jul '12, 12pm
The best type of tribute: Widowed farmer creates love note to his wife out of thousands of oak trees [link]
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“@grist: Widowed farmer plants beautiful tribute to his wife out of thousands of oak trees [link] #tearjerker” to be so lucky!
@4squareviews » 15 Jul '12, 4am
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@Dark_Halo » 15 Jul '12, 3am
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adorable! “@grist: Widowed farmer plants beautiful tribute to his wife out of thousands of oak trees [link] #tearjerker”
@TishaSrivastav » 15 Jul '12, 2am
The eye in the sky and signs of love [link] -
@terri_to » 15 Jul '12, 2am
Oh man. Sob RT @grist: Widowed farmer plants beautiful tribute to his wife out of thousands of oak trees [link] #tearjerker
@kittylight » 15 Jul '12, 2am
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@theberks » 15 Jul '12, 2am
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@biofriendlyblog » 14 Jul '12, 9pm
Me too! RT @carolhink: I ❤ this! RT @drgrist Widowed farmer creates love note to his wife out of thousands of oak trees [link]
@Original_SINS » 14 Jul '12, 8pm
y'all niggas can learn from this! Ugh! Widowed farmer creates love note to his wife out of thousands of oak trees. [link]
@AlissaRamsay » 14 Jul '12, 8pm
awwww so sweet. [link] #truelove
@RecycleBoxBin » 14 Jul '12, 8pm
Here's a lasting, green love note that we like.... [link]
@ForInnerPeace » 14 Jul '12, 7pm
if this isn't love what is? [link]
@monsterchew » 14 Jul '12, 6pm
This is so lovely! Widowed farmer creates love note to his wife out of thousands of oak trees [link] via @zite
@TGAW » 14 Jul '12, 4pm
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@GaffProductions » 14 Jul '12, 9am
How cute is that? True love <3... [link]
@KatieP_83 » 14 Jul '12, 6am
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@justkrish » 14 Jul '12, 6am
A little love to end your week :) Widowed farmer creates love note to his wife out of thousands of oak trees [link]

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