Rings also recalls how on the way to school in the morning, she would climb over other people's fences to pick figs, nuts and grapes. She believes that because of her father, Rings developed her "connection to country". It was not because of her Aboriginal background, or from a cultural perspective.
Rings remembers gathering fruits like figs, nuts, and grapes while walking to school. She attributes her bond with nature to her father, not her Aboriginal heritage or cultural upbringing.