Diane Grindol

Diane Grindol is a pet sitter living in Monterey, CA. She keeps companion birds and writes for BirdChannel.com. She attends an animal drawing class once a week, takes photos of Califnornia's Central Coast and pets, and is active in her church.

Diane has written several books for companion bird owners, including "Cockatiels For Dummies(R)," "Birds Off The Perch," and "Teaching Your Bird to Talk." When she speaks to bird clubs and rescue groups, she points out that the first Europeans to describe cockatiels mentioned mainly that they were good to eat. Living in California, she calls her flock an earthquake preparedness kit.

Diane's interest in writing, photography and animals is combined in these books of haiku poems: RESKU, Dogku, Catku, Horseku, Birdku and Petku! Diane originally learned about haiku in the fifth grade, and started to write it again while participating in a small writer's group. It's become an addiction, and pairs well with her photography.

Diane was an exchange student in Turkey during high school and spent junior year abroad in France during college. She grew up in Rolling Meadows, IL. Diane attended William Woods College in Fulton, Missouri and graduated with majors in art, French and home economics. She did graduate work at the University of Missouri/Columbia and the Monterey Institute of International Studies. She completed Landmark Education's "Curriculum For Living" and also did the Wisdom Course and many seminars offered by Landmark Education.