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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWisconsin man creates beautiful 4-mile-long sunflower memorial to his wife
After Babbette Jaquish lost a 9-year battle with cancer, her husband wanted to honor her in a remarkably beautiful way:
A few miles southwest of Eau Claire, where corn and soybeans normally kiss the edges of the road, now stands a 60-foot-wide sunflower strip four-and-a-half miles long.
"She's always loved flowers, but sunflowers were her favorite," says Don Jaquish, who planted the sunflowers as a tribute toBabbette, the wife he lost last November to cancer.
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The seeds will be harvested and sold to support other cancer patients. Babbette dreamed of that very notion, after convincing Don to plant a field of sunflowers four years ago.
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/08/17/1412809/-Wisconsin-man-creates-beautiful-4-mile-long-sunflower-memorial-to-his-wife?detail=email
http://www.wqow.com/story/29754439/2015/08/10/sunflower-sea-along-hwy-85-inspired-by-woman-who-recently-lost-battle-to-cancer
longship
(40,416 posts)R&K
WillyT
(72,631 posts)jtuck004
(15,882 posts)proceeds from our products to hospitals, research, and patient advocacy".
Yeah, that's an expensive farming operation, salaries and all that. But they should be able to put a little out there. Good idea.
sarge43
(28,941 posts)If there are any honey bees in the area, they'll be most grateful. They love the pollen.
bvar22
(39,909 posts)There were few at the links, but this one is nice:
malaise
(269,054 posts)Rec
mike_c
(36,281 posts)Dammit, I've got something in my eyes.