Howard Howes lost his wife Janet 17 years ago. In the months that followed, he planted thousands of oak saplings in a six-acre field next to his farmhouse,<\/p>\n
leaving a heart shaped meadow in the middle in her tribute. The point of the heart is facing Janet\u2019s childhood home.<\/p>\n
The secret heart meadow was revealed after 42-year-old Andy Collett, a hot air balloon enthusiast, flew over the woods and saw the heart, capturing it in all its<\/p>\n
glory. Speaking of his tribute, 70-year-old Howes said: \u201cI came up with the idea of creating a heart in the clearing of the field after Janet died. I thought it was a<\/p>\n
great idea \u2013 it was a flash of inspiration \u2013 and I planted several thousand oak trees. Once it was completed we put a seat in the field, overlooking the hill near where she used to live.\u201d\u201cI sometimes go down there, just to sit and think about things. It is a lovely and lasting tribute to her which will be here for years,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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