thankyouverymulch.com Rick Vuyst
across the rooted plains....
There are gardens to grow, seeds to sow, trees to plant and relationships to nurture. As we do this we reflect like Jefferson on the finiteness of our own lifespan. If we can balance inevitable change with well grounded unshakeable virtues and beliefs, we temper some of the sadness of time wasted and opportunities squandered. We make a difference.
In the American colonies intellectual ferment sowed the seeds of revolution by the likes of Thomas Paine, Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, Ben Franklin, James Madison, George Washington and Jared Eliot. Jared Eliot? Jared Eliot was a…Continue Reading
Nothing unusual here. We’ve seen it many times in Michigan. April snow. As recently as April 15, 2020. The difference today, April 18, 2022, is that the landscape is not as advanced this year as…Continue Reading
In April I run the Kent Trails often to prepare for the 5th 3rd River Bank 25K run in May. One of the benefits of this training (aside from cardiovascular benefit) is the emergence of…Continue Reading
Spring has sprung here in West Michigan even though this week the weather doesn’t feel like it. The bees are ready to get to work. My friend Mike Connor, arborist and bee expert will join…Continue Reading