Coincidence? Or divine validation?

I was mowing my lawn this morning when Brown dropped off two packages.
I was expecting one, but not today. I had ordered an Orvis fishing
vest. I hadn't expected it for a couple of days, so it's arrival the day
before a scheduled lesson on one of Michigan's better trout streams was
fortuitous.

But, the other package was a complete mystery. By the return address, I
knew a friend I met on another NG had sent it. Inside was a beautiful
book of pictures and essays entitled "Voelker's Pond." It describes
the special space carved out of the Michigan wilderness by a man who was
a renown trout fisher, a Michigan Supreme Court Justice and author of
several tomes on trout fishing, as well as a book entitled "Anatomy of a
Murder." It was signed by the author of the essays - A relative of my
friend!

Every once in a while, one is provided with a convergence of events
which one can either shrug off as an interesting coincidence, or see as
some sort of divine validation of one's choices. As I sit here in the
space I've carved out for myself, surrounded by the glorious emergence
of spring, and paging through this incredible gift, I can't help but
thank Bill for this incredible gift, and to marvel at the timing.

Gotta score some of the Judge's favorite flys ...

--
BG

On May 8, 2:38 pm, BGhouse wrote:

the special space carved out of the Michigan wilderness by a man who was
a renown trout fisher, a Michigan Supreme Court Justice and author of
several tomes on trout fishing,

Grasshopper, Trout Magic and Trout Madness are required reading for
all Michigan Fly Fishers and highly recommended for everyone else.
Periodically you will find the testament of a fisherman posted here or
elsewhere from his Anatomy of a Fisherman tome.

Gotta score some of the Judge's favorite flys ...

Brag mode on: I have some of the Judge's flies Brag mode off

The chairman of the Voelker Foundation, or at least he was the
chairman a few years ago, of the Voelker Foundation resides and
practices law in Grand Rapids fwiw.

Wayne Knight sed:

On May 8, 2:38 pm, BGhouse wrote:

the special space carved out of the Michigan wilderness by a man who was
a renown trout fisher, a Michigan Supreme Court Justice and author of
several tomes on trout fishing,

Grasshopper, Trout Magic and Trout Madness are required reading for
all Michigan Fly Fishers and highly recommended for everyone else.
Periodically you will find the testament of a fisherman posted here or
elsewhere from his Anatomy of a Fisherman tome.

Off to Amazon.com ...

Gotta score some of the Judge's favorite flys ...

Brag mode on: I have some of the Judge's flies Brag mode off

Truely that was a gift of power!


--
BG