The Farm

I have the opportunity to work on the old Putnam farm in Leelanau, Michigan for the next couple of weeks. As I visited the farm last evening I was once again struck by the amazing beauty of the farm and the surrounding countryside. It might have been the first time when mowing grass was such a pleasure. Granted I was riding on a Cub Cadet with a 50"" cut, but the beauty of the orchards and the green hay fields, is amazing. For those friends who are not familiar with the farm, it has been in the family for over 100 years! It consist of cherry orchards, pear orchards, hay fields, and mature hardwood forrest. to be continued.......

Hello for now

Well under careful consideration of the consequences of starting a blog, I have decided to make an effort inform family and friends of my happenings in my life. I would like to give a quick shout-out to my sister-in-law Jen for helping me start this blog. She has also been a valuable asset as a professional editor in assisting me with my graduate papers which seem to be littered with all sorts of grammatical errors. For her valiant efforts I have to tell my meager following to check out Jen's cool blog.
I would also like to give a quick shout-out to those who seem to get only cooler with time, including my nephews and nieces (Harrison and Walkerto the left are two of them), Stephen Colbert, Alan Jackson, George Strait, Tayshawn Prince, and of course Dick Cheney for telling a congressman to go F#$% himself on the house floor, are all inspiring figures in my life at this time.