I grew up in a neighborhood that had been eked out of prairie grasslands in North Dakota. Dramatic seasonal changes impacted all my senses, from brilliant sun sparkles on crisp drifted snow, to the soft sound of undulating prairie grasses in the evening breezes; from the bitter taste of red rhubarb plucked from our garden to the breathtakingly sharp smell of twenty below zero. I have touched the wind and felt the immensity of the sky unrestricted by all except puffy white clouds in azure summer skies and grey blue bleary smudges of winter's early evenings. This is my heart home.

I have just returned "home" after having lived in Houston, Texas for over three decades. Those gentler southern winters provided grounds for lush gardens; the soft springs invited long walks and camping trips; the intensely humid summers forced air conditioned hibernation from the oppressive heat; and the autumns revived us again with the brilliant foliage of native trees when we were blessed with a cold kiss from the North. Those Southern charms have also lodged in my heart.
 

Thus, my portfolio is full of Northern and Southern landscapes, where in the four seasons I begin to see the eternal creative thought of God. Days and weeks pass by, each one revealing new aspects of God's wisdom, glory and love. I keep seeking the trails of His beauty to capture expressions of His likeness. I keep finding beautiful hidden treasures by taking ordinary walks on familiar paths.  

I present to you the places that catch my breath away and make me say, "may I be a Penny for His thoughts."