Just ask Bruce Andersland, a Minnesota farmer who made the 800-metre-wide heart for his wife of 37 years in their farm field about 19 kilometres southwest of Albert Lea. Andersland told the Albert Lea Tribune that he got to work on his steamy show of affection on his tractor and manure spreader Wednesday and finished it Thursday. The heart is not as dark as it might have been because it is mixed with snow that fell recently.

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Just fair warning, as I write this out D Day is only about 17 days and 6 hours away. That should give you plenty of time to find some unique gifts for her. But then again if you are like me you will be leaving things to the last minute, going to a corner store and buying flowers and doing a fancy dinner out. Don't do what I do. It never gets me anywhere. Go out ahead of time and put some thought into what you are going to do on Valentines Day. It may score you points later on down the road. Remember, the golf courses will be opening soon enough. You know what I mean.