A picture my dad took of his farm
@DocAndersen (54402)
United States
December 7, 2019 8:38am CST
Dad wanted to be a self-sustaining farmer.
It never happened, but the farm was fun for years. My favorite part wasn't planting the orchard with him (140 plus trees in the end) but I loved eating the apples!
Old pictures bring happy memories, right?
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@LadyDuck (472243)
• Switzerland
8 Dec 19
@DocAndersen I loved to stay with them. During summer I stayed there a full month and my favorite cousin came there too, with my brother and another cousin. We had so much fun.
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@DocAndersen (54402)
• United States
7 Dec 19
my dad's farm was more grapes, apples and vegetables. He only had pigs a few years and cows once.
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@DocAndersen (54402)
• United States
8 Dec 19
@LadyDuck i bet you had a blast visiting!
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@JudyEv (342448)
• Rockingham, Australia
9 Dec 19
@DocAndersen Thanks. It looks a very solid structure.
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@DocAndersen (54402)
• United States
9 Dec 19
@JudyEv The picture is 27 years old, the house is still standing!
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@DocAndersen (54402)
• United States
8 Dec 19
that is the house, the barn was on the other side (and much lower) on the hill
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@luisadannointed (6405)
• Philippines
28 Mar 21
Cool! While you people planting apples, we who live in the city who usually don't have a backyard or a farm -- we were all addicted in nourishing plants and we were called Plantito (male who loves to grow plants) and Plantita (female version), and because of this selling plants blooms during pandemic!
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@marlina (154130)
• Canada
8 Feb 20
@DocAndersen Did you get upset about working on the farm?
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@DocAndersen (54402)
• United States
27 Jan 20
when my dad had the farm I always had to work when I visited!
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@DocAndersen (54402)
• United States
9 Feb 20
@marlina i did at times. I moved out of my parent's house, dad would invite me for Sunday dinner. I would arrive, and get to work for an hour before dinner!
sometimes I didn't care.
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@DocAndersen (54402)
• United States
8 Dec 19
that is the farmhouse! They built a house that was big enough for the family to visit!
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@Hannihar (130213)
• Israel
9 Dec 19
@DocAndersen
That is an interesting combination. Do you eat them now too?
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@DocAndersen (54402)
• United States
8 Dec 19
my dad's favorite foods were peanuts in the shell and apples! we ate them all the time!
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@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
7 Dec 19
The scene reminds me of the painting " Christina's world " by Andrew Wyeth except for the snow. There's something in the photo that's very nostalgic, your dad must had been a real hard worker.
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@TiarasOceanView (70022)
• United States
8 Dec 19
Not really they do not for some reason I have a very hard time looking at old photos as I get so sad. One day I must do it though.
This is a lovely farm your Dad had.
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@garymarsh6 (23412)
• United Kingdom
7 Dec 19
Absolutely looking back at old photos ais a lovely rewarding time which stirs up all kinds of emotions. Sadly most of my photos are on the PC. Although I love looking at them they are not accessible to others!
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@DocAndersen (54402)
• United States
7 Dec 19
i have been sharing them as part of my wander project!
@whiteream (8567)
• United States
8 Dec 19
Photos do bring back wonderful memories. It's a nice photo.
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@DocAndersen (54402)
• United States
8 Dec 19
thanks so much! it was a special place!
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@andriaperry (117238)
• Anniston, Alabama
8 Dec 19
I will do that here but with nut trees.
Love the photo.
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@DocAndersen (54402)
• United States
8 Dec 19
he had nut trees, apple trees, pear trees. I loved his orchard!
@LindaOHio (182769)
• United States
7 Dec 19
Once I start looking through albums hours can go by. I love pictures.
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@DocAndersen (54402)
• United States
8 Dec 19
fi can easily lose hours as well!!!
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@DocAndersen (54402)
• United States
10 Feb 20
happens! yeah dad was really proud of his mini-farm.
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@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
7 Dec 19
Looks sort of desolate standing there in the snow.
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@DocAndersen (54402)
• United States
7 Dec 19
my folks had a mini-farm - but that was many years ago
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