My background includes years in Communications and Instructional Design, and I continue to consult and develop solutions that engage the audience. I'm dedicated to understanding the need so that the communication or training is aligned to the objectives and adds value for the audience and stakeholders, whether a timely newsletter or communications campaign.

Photography is a natural outgrowth - there are stories every day that present themselves. Nature provides something new each day and every season. I find that Nature is perfect as is. All I can do is attempt to record the moment, whether it's the first brave flower in spring or the last red sumac in winter, a brand-new fawn or a leaping rabbit, a rotting log with mushrooms, a bug's shadow, a Sandhill Crane dancing, or an ice sculpture that formed overnight. I feel grateful to be an eyewitness to moments like these. 

I began with my cell phone, zooming in on stationary things like a small flower, a water droplet, an acorn, an ice crystal. Then I found I could get even closer with a clip-on macro lens. Cell phones now have that option and can capture some amazing images.  

I started bringing a digital camera along (thanks to the internet, I learned you don't need to shut one eye to look through the viewfinder!). 

My enthusiasm for photography has only grown. I've seen some amazing things, unique behaviors, beauty. And most importantly, I've found the quieter I am inside and outside, the more I see.