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Monthly Archives: April 2020
Many Robins So Far, but no Bugs
Tom Writes . . . Today, I met my friend Kelly, and we walked along the Grand. The fat brown part of the Grand, above the dams, just north of downtown Grand Rapids. Lovely morning, pale sunshine, not-a-cloud blue heavens, … Continue reading
Posted in Michigan, nature, Uncategorized, wildlife
Tagged robins, Spring, West Michigan
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A Northern Michigan Walk in the Woods
Joe Writes . . . Whan that Aprille with his shoures sote The droghte of Marche hath perced to the rote, And bathed every veyne in swich licour, Of which vertu engendred is the flour; lines 1 – 4 from … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Michigan, nature, Northern Michigan, poetry, Uncategorized
Tagged birch trees, Geoffrey Chaucer, Good Hart, Harbor Springs, ramps, Robert Frost, trillium, Wm Butler Yeats
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Pandemic Paddling and Protests
Joe Writes . . . Paddling: My understanding of the current stay-at-home order is that paddling is allowed, while powerboating is not. The problem for us would be that we would not be able to maintain proper social distancing; i.e., … Continue reading
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I Hope John Prine Was Right About Old Rivers
Joe Writes . . . John Prine died from the COVID-19 virus. I not an expert on his music, but I hope he’s right that “old rivers grow wilder every day.” Imagine the river my grandchildren would see if we … Continue reading
Official Grand River Expedition Cancelled; Neely Brothers Still Hope to Complete Their Quest This Year
Joe Reports . . . Every ten years since 1990 an organized expedition to paddle the length of the Grand River has taken place, most recently under the auspices of Middle Grand River Organization of Watersheds. That organization has announced … Continue reading
Posted in canoe, Environment, Great Lakes, Michigan, paddling, rivers, Uncategorized
Tagged brothers, Covid-19, Grand River, Michigan, Pandemic
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