FredL

Walter is not just an incredible bonsai artist but an incredible person who, I think, has an awful lot to do with the friendly and inviting tone of this forum. Now, I don't want to insult Walter with calling him "nice", a term he reacts fiercely to, but whatever synonyms anybody can think of fit Walter to a tee. He is patient with the ignorant peasants like myself and really extends himself to share his knowledge with the rest of us. He comes as close to being a genuine friend to everyone on the forum as I suppose it's possible to be on this sort of a medium. I can think of no higher praise than this.

There are a number of pretty good bonsai artists that frequent this forum. Any number of them far above me. But I think most would agree that Walter is really special, not just as an artist but as a friend to the rest of us.

Fred