The Apple Tree of My Late Wife!

@antonbunot (11144)
Calgary, Alberta
July 29, 2025 6:29pm CST
My late wife loved gardening. She used to plant flowers, veggies, and an apple tree in our backyard. Two years before she passed, her one and only apple tree bore lots of fruits; then it suddenly died! We believed it was an omen of her passing.
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arbie bee
@brokenbee (11625)
• Philippines
30 Jul
A song entered my mind when I read your title.... Maybe you are familiar with it... " See the tree, how big it's grown But friend, it hasn't been too long It wasn't big I laughed at her, and she got mad The first day that she planted it Was just a twig"... May her soul rest in peace...
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julito
@antonbunot (11144)
• Calgary, Alberta
30 Jul
Then the first snow csme and brushed the snow away! So it would not die! Right lyrics?! Hehehe
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julito
@antonbunot (11144)
• Calgary, Alberta
30 Jul
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arbie bee
@brokenbee (11625)
• Philippines
30 Jul
@antonbunot Yes, that's it. I used to cry when I listen to that song.
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rakski
@rakski (147035)
• Philippines
30 Jul
Hi there! I haven't seen you here for a long time. I am sorry to know about your wife's passing. May her soul rest in peace.
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julito
@antonbunot (11144)
• Calgary, Alberta
30 Jul
Thanks! It’s because I had to take care of my late wife.
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rakski
@rakski (147035)
• Philippines
30 Jul
@antonbunot that is okay. I hope you are doing well
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julito
@antonbunot (11144)
• Calgary, Alberta
30 Jul
@rakski Not really! Being alone is sad. Yeah, I have my 3 sons and a daughter and their families. But I still feel sad .. especially when alone in my room.
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rsa101
@rsa101 (39897)
• Philippines
30 Jul
That memory carries such quiet depth. It’s as if the apple tree, after giving all it had, simply let go—much like how your wife lived fully and then moved on with grace. There’s a sense of harmony in that, a natural rhythm of things coming to fullness before returning to stillness. Moments like that remind us how everything is connected, and how even small signs can carry deep meaning. Thank you for sharing such a peaceful, tender part of your story.
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julito
@antonbunot (11144)
• Calgary, Alberta
30 Jul
You are welcome. Thank you, too.
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cherigucchi
@cherigucchi (15788)
• Philippines
30 Jul
Wow! What a wonderful tree. I wish I can also grow them here.
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cherigucchi
@cherigucchi (15788)
• Philippines
2 Aug
@antonbunot Yes. I know there are some places here where they can plant apple trees but I haven't seen one.
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julito
@antonbunot (11144)
• Calgary, Alberta
30 Jul
Where?! Philippines?
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Sanna_S
@psanasangma (7903)
• India
30 Jul
May her soul rest in peace !! I wish we could grow apples here. Our soils is not suitable for the apples
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julito
@antonbunot (11144)
• Calgary, Alberta
31 Jul
Thank you.
George B Vieto
@Deepizzaguy (113392)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
30 Jul
Sorry to learn about the passing of your wife.
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julito
@antonbunot (11144)
• Calgary, Alberta
30 Jul
Thank you!
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George B Vieto
@Deepizzaguy (113392)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
30 Jul
@antonbunot You are welcome.
youless
@youless (113741)
• Guangzhou, China
31 Jul
She did plant this apple tree quite well. I haven't seen an apple tree that can have so many apples.
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Jimlos Tatooth
@Ineeddentures (13311)
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30 Jul
That is absolutely beautiful my friend. The tree dying cou ld very well have been an omen right enough
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julito
@antonbunot (11144)
• Calgary, Alberta
30 Jul
We believed it was.
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