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  • Jan Bretz

    Lovely piece, Becky! Missing my dad. Thank you for giving me specifics to think about!

    June 13, 2022
    • Write in Community

      Thank you, Jan. Fathers play an important role in children’s lives. I’ve been thinking about how my father continues to influence me.

      June 14, 2022
  • Barb Highstreet

    Becky ….loved hearing about your father and his land. He sounds like a very thoughtful guy who cared deeply!! I can just picture how beautiful his land must have been. Lucky you to grow up with him in your life. Makes me think of qualities in my own dad.

    June 14, 2022
    • Write in Community

      I think how being thoughtful impacts everything we do. Putting the pause between an idea and action. I appreciated your words, Barb. Thank you.

      June 14, 2022
  • Mike Stinson

    Wonderful tribute to your father, Becky! He lives through you, still. Nature always such an important source of inspiration and I appreciate your consistent reminder of this. Peace

    June 15, 2022
    • Write in Community

      You’ve inspired me many times with your nature writings, Mike. So much insight and exploration into the soul.

      June 15, 2022
  • Alisa High Johnson

    I knew a man just like this, my father-in-law. He was the first in his era and area to start
    no-till farming because he saw the elements taking too much of his precious top soil. The truest farmers are born not made. Love the tribute.

    June 15, 2022
    • Write in Community

      Thank you, Alisa. I agree. Farmers who love the land always longed for it as a child. From the beginning, they showed a true sense of protectiveness and care for the earth.

      June 15, 2022
  • Andrea

    Your father sounds very much like Aldo Leopold! Such a great tribute.

    June 16, 2022
    • Write in Community

      Aldo Leopold understood the need for conservation in our world and creating a different and lasting approach in the relationship with our planet. In my father’s own small way, he, too, understood the importance of conservation and conveyed it by treating Mother Earth with respect. I appreciate your kind words, Andrea.

      June 16, 2022

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