Whizzing by on the interstate, I can grab only a brief moment, my phone pointed out the window, to capture farming nuance in this vast and troubled country. But the pictures tell a story of struggle and success, even in the same frame.
... and from Ohio, this tribute to Rutherford B. Hayes, America's 19th President, painted on the side of a barn:
"The bold enterprises are the successful ones. Take counsel of hopes rather than fears to win in this business."
Hayes served as chief executive at the end of Reconstruction and the beginning of the modern industrial age. He was well suited to the task, having earned a steadfast reputation for integrity throughout his career as a soldier and a statesman. Upstanding, moral, and honest, Hayes was ironically elected after one of the most lengthy, bitterly disputed, and corrupt presidential elections in American history.
One can only hope that an upstanding, moral and honest person will rise up to end this bitterly disputed and corrupt period of history we're enduring in 2025.
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