So Long, Grandpa J

M's Grandpa J passed away peacefully last night. One of the greatest honours in my life is to have met M's grandparents. Nature lovers, kind and generous people - I treasure the times I've spent with them both. Original homesteaders in the Pacific Northwest they built their own home and family around it.

Grandpa J was sweet, generous and warm hearted man with a million great tales about his adventures in life -- how he used to climb all the Washington Peaks, build bridges in Alaska, walk 100's of miles through the forests with his brother to Southern WA to visit his mother.