Farmer Plants Tribute To Late Wife, 17 Years Later The Photos Go Viral
June 26, 2017
Creating A Special Place
The couple lived on a 112-acre farm in the UK. Winston kept himself busy in the days following his wife's death planting thousands of Oak trees across a 6-acre patch next to the farmhouse. RELATED: Husband Surprises Wife By Building A Chapel In The Backyard He used hedges to mark out a heart-shaped meadow in the middle. The heart points towards Wotton Hill, where Janet is from. Credit: Adam Gray/SWNS“Once it was completed we put seat in the field, overlooking the hill near where she used to live. I sometimes go down there, just to sit and think about things,” Winston said.Much like a marriage, the oak trees, which started out as saplings, took root and grew stronger year by year. The heart-shaped meadow, which isn't visible from the road, remained a family secret for 17 years.
Farmer's Tribute Discovered
Credit: Adam Gray/SWNS But one day, a man named Andy Collett flew over the farm in a hot air balloon. And the splendor of Winston's beautiful tribute hit him hard."I have my own balloon and am quite a regular flyer, but this was the most amazing sight I have ever seen from the sky," he explained. "It was a perfect heart hidden away from view – you would not know it was there. You can just imagine the love story."And of course, it took no time for the photographs and story behind Winston's heart-shaped meadow to go viral. RELATED: Man Builds A Church Out Of 4,000 Trees The heart cut out of the trees next to the home Winston and Janet shared is truly touching. This labor of love offers a serene place where Winston can go to sit and remember Janet, along with the 33 years of marriage the Lord blessed them with!
"It is a lovely and lasting tribute to her which will be here for years," says the now 70-year-old Winston.h/t: Huffington Post YOU MAY ALSO LIKE: Family Honors Grandma By Displaying Her Quilts At Her Funeral
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