Your neighbor, Betsy, and I went to high school together in California. I am honored to be a guest in your neighborhood gallery!

I’ve enjoyed reading and writing poetry since I was young. A couple of years ago I spent many months living in a yurt in my son’s backyard and wrote lots of poems for my grandchildren about the creatures living on their property.

I wrote about owls, crows, slugs, and the chickens my grandsons see every day. I also wrote poems about the moon, the ocean, and a mountain lion who is sometimes spotted on security cameras.

For a few years I’ve been busy illustrating these poems. Someday I am hoping to publish them. I hope you enjoy this poem and my paintings.