May in Michigan and Gulf Coast Disaster

It is so good to be in Michigan and catch up with all my family and friends!

Spanky also is catching up on lots of affection from his best friends.

I am shocked at the magnitude of what is happening with the oil disaster in the gulf coast. Having just spent a month along the gulf, I can truly imagine the effect this will have on the entire region. This is not a leaking ship that will eventually empty, this is a gusher that will continue beyond what your mind can even grasp right now.

We are all to blame! To believe we will pay 3 bucks a gallon to continue our fossil fuel dependent life style has allowed this to happen. Do you know there are over 30,000 off shore wells in the gulf and at night the lights out there on the rigs make it look like a large city. This is not over and will happen again and again, it is just a matter of time. I sure share the guilt, when the Starship is moving, it sucks its unfair share of this liquid gold!

My African Queen boat was leaking a very small amount of oil last year so I have a major project going to rebuild my drive line and outdrive. This job makes me feel I am at least doing something, however small it may be!

Here in Michigan, it is springtime! Farmers are planting the fields and nature is unfolding its special magic! And at my beach, I am glad to report that the purple martins have returned!