We are cattle ranchers, we run steers & pairs, depending on the season, along with raising & training working Border Collies & ranch horses. Since I spend so much time at the ranch, mostly with my dogs, my 18 yr old daughter, (& either on, or with, our horses), so they are all among my favorite muses. There are so many beautiful mountains, valleys, & varying kinds of terrain at the ranch, there's always a new photo waiting to be taken.

I snap all my photo's with my old iPhone, since a camera is too cumbersome, (with my hands always so full)!

I love saving all those great memories, since they're so quick & fleeting, but they'll stay captured in my mind & in the photo's forever. I graduated from the police academy, then I was badly injured in a car accident, before that career began.

I am also a martial artist, a black belt, who fought full-contact tournaments, back in the days before safety equipment was mandatory, & a roll of tape was plenty. I studied Kajukenbo karate for 11 years, then co-owned a Kajukenbo school in Vallejo, Ca., for several years, as well. I am also a state certified personal trainer, a lightweight bodybuilder, & at one time, I even modeled lingerie & swimwear, primarily, in catalogs & calendars.

(I never said I was a "prof model", & never quit my day job)!

My "ADHD" demanded that I keep myself challenged, so

I've done everything from working as a "Weigh Master" at a rock quarry, (most boring job ever), to bar tending, training bodybuilders, & I was a working cowboy, & a custom bit & spur maker. I was originally a family business raised jeweler, & I've tried many other jobs, in my life, so far.