The Bloody Ploughman
An apple that reminds me of my father40 total reviews
Comment from Meia (MESAYERS)
Father and the horses arrived at the house with blood dripping from numerous cuts and scratches. My mother called him the bloody plowman and the name stuck forever....wow, I am amazed at your ingenuity and the story, I am so glad your father survived as he could have easily been killed, well done this to me is a deserving winner as it is so out of the box, well done and good luck much enjoyed kind regards Meia :)
reply by the author on 17-Feb-2017
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Father and the horses arrived at the house with blood dripping from numerous cuts and scratches. My mother called him the bloody plowman and the name stuck forever....wow, I am amazed at your ingenuity and the story, I am so glad your father survived as he could have easily been killed, well done this to me is a deserving winner as it is so out of the box, well done and good luck much enjoyed kind regards Meia :)
Comment Written 16-Feb-2017
reply by the author on 17-Feb-2017
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Thank you. I was amazed when I found an apple with the same name as my dad's nickname. Who would have ever guessed? He was lucky that day. Scared horses are nothing one wants to deal with.
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It links your story so well with the apple! Amazing entry :) x
Comment from Rlegel99
The story about your father fits the contest. The story flows well. Being stung by bees would have been no fun for either horses or your father. Good luck in the contest.
reply by the author on 17-Feb-2017
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The story about your father fits the contest. The story flows well. Being stung by bees would have been no fun for either horses or your father. Good luck in the contest.
Comment Written 16-Feb-2017
reply by the author on 17-Feb-2017
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Thank you. I can't imagine what it must have been like. Trying to calm those horses with bees after them must have been something else. The team in the picture is the one he was driving that day.
Comment from sandy montgomery
This was a great entry into the contest. Well written interesting and memorable. Well done. Thank you for sharing your work.
reply by the author on 17-Feb-2017
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This was a great entry into the contest. Well written interesting and memorable. Well done. Thank you for sharing your work.
Comment Written 16-Feb-2017
reply by the author on 17-Feb-2017
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Thank you for reading and commenting. It must have been tough for my dad that day. He carried the nickname forever.
Comment from lyenochka
Thanks for sharing this fascinating story about your father and about the unusual variety of apple! I always thought that "yellow jackets" are a variety of "wasps" so I would object to calling them "bees" which can do damage but are more helpful to humankind. Glad that they all survived. Your Mom seems to have a sense of humor.
reply by the author on 16-Feb-2017
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Thanks for sharing this fascinating story about your father and about the unusual variety of apple! I always thought that "yellow jackets" are a variety of "wasps" so I would object to calling them "bees" which can do damage but are more helpful to humankind. Glad that they all survived. Your Mom seems to have a sense of humor.
Comment Written 16-Feb-2017
reply by the author on 16-Feb-2017
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Thank you and thanks for the suggestion. You're right, yellow jackets are a lot meaner than plain old bees. I will edit and correct that error.
Comment from mbroyles2
A great story filled with nostalgia and a fact finding lesson on a variety of apple, I didn't know existed.
Great backstory about your father and his run in with the bees.
Enjoyable read.
Michael
reply by the author on 16-Feb-2017
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A great story filled with nostalgia and a fact finding lesson on a variety of apple, I didn't know existed.
Great backstory about your father and his run in with the bees.
Enjoyable read.
Michael
Comment Written 16-Feb-2017
reply by the author on 16-Feb-2017
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Thank you. I didn't know this apple existed either until I was looking up apples for the contest. You can't believe how many weird ones there are.
Comment from DR DIP
great little story Pretty I had never known the origin of that apple if it wasn't for your story and Author's notes. Wow lucky he wasn't fully allergic to those bee stings hey
glad everyone survived
BLOODY BEES! lol biting the bloody ploughman!!
dip
reply by the author on 16-Feb-2017
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great little story Pretty I had never known the origin of that apple if it wasn't for your story and Author's notes. Wow lucky he wasn't fully allergic to those bee stings hey
glad everyone survived
BLOODY BEES! lol biting the bloody ploughman!!
dip
Comment Written 16-Feb-2017
reply by the author on 16-Feb-2017
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Thank you. You should look up apples and see how many weird names there are. I didn't know about them and I was raised on a fruit farm. I don't think any of my family was allergic to bees. I stepped in a wasp nest while picking berries when I was a child; it's not a fun thing.
Comment from giraffmang
Hi there,
I enjoyed this short well-written piece. You did a good job relating the story and fitting the requirements of the competition. I bet that was incredibly painful too.
All the best
G
reply by the author on 16-Feb-2017
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Hi there,
I enjoyed this short well-written piece. You did a good job relating the story and fitting the requirements of the competition. I bet that was incredibly painful too.
All the best
G
Comment Written 16-Feb-2017
reply by the author on 16-Feb-2017
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Thank you. It probably was painful, but I wasn't even born yet at that time. I did step in a wasp nest while picking berries once. Man, it hurt. I took my pants off out in the middle of the woods. LOL
Comment from Gert sherwood
Hello author what a well written true story about your dad got his name (Bloody Ploughman) --
then your authors notes about the variety of apples also with the name
Bloody Ploughman
Best to you in this contest
Gert
reply by the author on 16-Feb-2017
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Hello author what a well written true story about your dad got his name (Bloody Ploughman) --
then your authors notes about the variety of apples also with the name
Bloody Ploughman
Best to you in this contest
Gert
Comment Written 16-Feb-2017
reply by the author on 16-Feb-2017
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Thank you. Yep, Dad was lucky he didn't get hurt worse than he did. Panicky horses are not something one wants to deal with too often.
Comment from royowen
What a valuable source of information you are, my friend. I'm imagining that rather unfortunate experience of your dad and horses encountering the bees and bolting through a barbed wire fence, ugh! And the notes were exceptional too! Excellent entry in this contest, well done, good luck, blessings, Roy
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reply by the author on 16-Feb-2017
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What a valuable source of information you are, my friend. I'm imagining that rather unfortunate experience of your dad and horses encountering the bees and bolting through a barbed wire fence, ugh! And the notes were exceptional too! Excellent entry in this contest, well done, good luck, blessings, Roy
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Comment Written 16-Feb-2017
reply by the author on 16-Feb-2017
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Thank you. You can't imagine how many unusual names there are for apples out there. I was raised on a fruit farm, but I had no idea until I looked them up.
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Yes, and they seem to be endless ha ha,
Comment from Mary Wakeford
Oh my gosh, what a horrific event. We have killer bees that sometimes appear in our state. A few years back a woman was driving with her window open along a stretch where landscapers were cutting back frost bitten trees and upset a nest.
In a freak instant, they entered her passing car and stung both the driver and her dog repeatedly. The little dog didn't make it and she was hospitalized.
I'm glad your dad and his horses survived the yellow jackets. They are fierce warriors.
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reply by the author on 16-Feb-2017
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Oh my gosh, what a horrific event. We have killer bees that sometimes appear in our state. A few years back a woman was driving with her window open along a stretch where landscapers were cutting back frost bitten trees and upset a nest.
In a freak instant, they entered her passing car and stung both the driver and her dog repeatedly. The little dog didn't make it and she was hospitalized.
I'm glad your dad and his horses survived the yellow jackets. They are fierce warriors.
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Comment Written 16-Feb-2017
reply by the author on 16-Feb-2017
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Thank you. Dad wore the nickname for the rest of his life. I can just imagine how hard those horses were to control.
