Life on the farm

[buckeyefarmer]

Should have said the hand pump is gone from the well.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Happy Veterans Day Dad.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Happy 91st Birthday, Dad.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Was just looking back at some pictures when I was building my house 18 yrs ago. This is one of my favorites. My dad is on top, helping install the shingles. It was soon after this he was diagnosed with prostate cancer. He wasn't able to help me after, but he overcame the cancer and recently turned 91.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

My niece was recently declared cancer free, for the 2nd time. Hope it stays away this time.

the recent thread about rebuilding a pond made me think about our farm pond. My dad had this pond built not too long after buying the farm. Here's a picture taken thru the trees a few weeks ago, and a couple taken before I was born. My grandfather is in the homemade boat, he died when I was 3 so I really never knew him. The other picture is my parents and grandmother, and 3 of my sisters, the oldest passed away a couple yrs ago. My dad is holding the fishing pole in the background. We built a dock in the pond, and used to fish it occasionally. My best memories was ice skating on the pond in the winter, used to play hockey with homemade hockey sticks. We had some skating parties, and would build a big bonfire on the bank to keep warm.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Farm Pond:

here's a picture not too long after the pond was built. On the hill behind the pond, dad built a picnic table, and we would have picnics overlooking the pond. One of the pics has me sitting in the middle.......

 

[wmonroe]

Nice pictures.

Prayers to your niece, hopefully she has won the battle for good.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Thanks, she is 19 now and has battled it twice already.

 

[jimmyj]

Great thread. Thanks so much for sharing with us.

 

[wmonroe]

Thanks, she is 19 now and has battled it twice already.

There is no good age, but 19 is way too young to be worrying about and fighting cancer.