Bye Grandma Van Bossuyt

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My grandmother passed away at the end of July this year.  We held the internment and memorial service in New Jersey where my grandfather is buried and my father grew up.

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My father walking with my grandmother’s ashes toward the grave.

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My grandfather died before I was born.  My grandmother outlived him by more than 30 years.

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The Harks and the Owens clans were in attendance.

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Getting sealed up for the foreseeable future.

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At a reception with the Hark family.

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The next day we had a memorial service in one of the local churches.

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At the reception after the service.  This is all my father’s generation.

IMG_1629These are all of the grand kids, great grand kids, and great great grand kids.

Nature walk with Heather and my mom at the ranch

IMG_6619Heather and I joined my mom for a hike on the trails at my parents’ ranch.  The woods were all abloom with wildflowers.


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The creek that runs through one part of the property.

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Spring has sprung in the forest.

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An old stand of vine maple.  The leaves were incredibly soft.

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It felt like we were walking through a jungle.

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IMG_6653 IMG_6654Heather found a little newt out on the back part of the property.

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Goddard said hello from the pasture.  We searched for morel mushrooms and found a few.
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Some of the ladies came by to say hello as well.

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Heather meets the baby chicks

IMG_6067Heather and I stopped by my parents’ farm the other weekend to look at the three day old baby chicks.  Baby chicks are a common sight for me but Heather hadn’t held one before.  Being teeny tiny, she instantly fell in love.


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The chicks were all hanging out under the heat lamp.

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This little guy didn’t want to get down at first!

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Heather found an interesting little black chick.

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The chick wasn’t so sure what to think about the situation.

IMG_6080The chick left behind a little poop as a present in Heather’s hand!