April 14, 2026 — Today is National Gardening Day, which feels like a reminder that some things take time to grow… even when the work starts right away.

Today we’re looking at a few moments where change doesn’t follow a single pattern.

First, the founding of an early abolitionist society in 1775, where an idea began to challenge something deeply embedded.

Then, the assassination of Abraham Lincoln in 1865—just days after outlining what the country might become next.

And finally, the Dust Bowl storms of the 1930s, where years of gradual change suddenly became impossible to ignore.

Plus, a quick look at Leonardo da Vinci, whose way of thinking connected ideas across disciplines.

Different moments. Different outcomes. But each one shows how change can start quietly, happen instantly, or build until it can’t be ignored.

Anyway… those are a few things that surfaced while looking into April 14.