I see beauty and interest all around me, in people and in nature. I love the history and wisdom written in the faces of older people who have lived full and interesting lives as much as I adore the tender innocence of infancy, the sweetness and mischief of childhood, the discovery of adolescence, the wonder of young love and the devotion of long-married couples. I am fortunate to live in northwest
Wyoming near Yellowstone National Park, the Absaroka Mountains, the Big Horn Mountains and the Beartooth Mountain Range. My photographic adventures often include going to places where I may see elk, bison, deer, grizzly bears and black bears, marmots and other wildlife. I am constantly awed by a beautiful sunset or a mountain landscape. I may be driving down a city street or a mountain highway and see something in a different light than I've seen it before, and I am mesmerized. I have to stop to capture the moment. Though most of my travels are within Wyoming or neighboring states, the world comes to me through local venues. I learn about and take photos of many cultures through the international student program at our local community college, and through other opportunities, such as the annual American Indian Powwow at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West in Cody, Wyoming. Through this page, I hope to share some of the wonder and the beauty that surrounds me and the special people who are part of my life.
