Happy New Year!
Happy 2008 to you! On December 31, I was in Mossyrock, Washington with family. My brother, David Crook, took this picture of me in front of a huge tree that presides over Christmas Hills Tree Farm.
When my nephew, John Burton, started his Christmas Tree business, he deliberately left some of the old, large trees on his acreage. The property is fairly quiet right after Christmas, but with trees in various stages of growth, it continues to be a perfect place for wholesalers wanting the finest Noble firs for their customers.
Here's one of the many scenes I came upon just three days ago. That's Mt. Ranier in the background, peeking through the cloud cover. More later...
