I am intensely interested in the miracle of nature and living things. The way things work, survive and thrive is so fascinating. As a terrestrial plant ecologist, I study relationships and the interconnectedness of everything in this world. It is a symphony beyond imagining!

Oddly, I am a even mix of right and left brains. I am a scientist and an artist - odd because in the thesaurus, "artist" is the antonym of "scientist". Go figure.

While teaching biology and botany classes at Arizona State University in the 1990's, I began taking photographs to supplement my teaching materials. It wasn't long before I found myself enjoying the photography more and more and the pictures I was taking were beautiful. I never thought I could do something "artistic"! I bought a good camera and off I went into the world of nature's beauty.

I now teach art and science and have a shop on Etsy called Off Trail Art. I have wonderful friends, family and two huge fat cats. Life is good.

Ruthie