Wishing you a very special Christmas. This picture was taken Christmas Eve day by my brother, David Crook, near Mayfield Lake and the Cowlitz River in Lewis County, Washington. Everything seems covered in moss, and it it beautiful…
Happy Holidays
Griffin Dennis “Finn” Watson, of central Illinois, is an utter delight to his parents and family. He is sweet-tempered and loves to be bear-hugged and kissed. As the middle brother (between Jackson, 8 ½, and Samuel, 2 ½), his lot in life is already a difficult one, but somehow he manages to be cheerful [...]
It’s been a long wait! My sister, Jan Crook Pierson, wrote an article for Arizona Highways several years ago, and it’s finally published. It’s about our dad, Cal Crook, and his photography:
Trip of a Lifetime: Monument Valley is a mystical place that has attracted artists, Hollywood directors, family vacationers and other vagabonds for years. It [...]
I thought it would be fun to do some closeups of my granddog, Nellie’s tail. She’s a gorgeous St. Bernard with the most incredible fluffy white tail. I’ve just spent some time working with some digital editing software to get several versions of that tail: Fauvist, Impasto, and Silk Screen styles. Fun.
I recently returned from a wonderful trip to Seattle to spend Thanksgiving with my son and daughter-in-law, Ron and Kerrie Simpson, and their four pets: Nellie, Gracie, Nuggett, and Sneakers.
We had ideal weather…light rain and moderate temperatures. My first full day I was raring to go, and had a nice little nature walk while Kerrie [...]
Hannah (left) and Bekah of Mossyrock, Washington, take their beloved cat, Patches, on a little summer bike ride. Who ever heard of a cat liking to ride a bike?
This just in from my daughter-in-law and son who live near Seattle on five wooded acres…
We bought a bell type bird feeder that hasn’t attracted any of the birds yet — although there are many around the yard. I don’t think they know it’s there. But, today, one of our little chipmunks found [...]
Just returned from a business breakfast overlooking a golf course, where flowers are brilliant and the grass is gorgeous. The first email I opened is from my daughter-in-law, Kerrie Simpson. It’s her birthday. And what does Mother Nature give Kerrie? Snow. In Monroe, Washington. Here are a couple of pictures, one of Nellie the St [...]
The most important thing I always taught in situations like this was, “Trust your gut. Your intuition is ALWAYS right.”
