I adore all animals.  I love to watch animal behavior and often find myself drawn to animals that live in complex social structures such as wolves, lions, dolphins and whales.   Pictured, I am feeding a seagull a bit of breakfast in Monterey, California.  Watching "Animal Planet TV" with my kids and visiting the San Diego Zoo or Sea World are some of our favorite things to do.  Also, see the animal totem pages at my other site for a more spiritual look at animals in one's life.

"For through the many stages of my life, my feelings for animals has been an unwavering constant ... a dependable reservoir of comfort and love."  -Betty White

Among my other interests are music (Country and Rock to Opera and Classical - no rap please), my computer and website/graphic design.  My computer is a very special toy and tool for me. When I was home with my second newborn, my husband had the great idea of buying me a newer computer with internet service.  For awhile there, I think he regretted it!  *grin* 

I love playing with my kids riding scooters and rollerblading.  Though my body sometimes fails me more these days, do not put it past me to climb a tree or zip down the street on a two wheeled Razor scooter! 

When I can, I love reading fiction and any type of dog behavior book.  It seems though that most of my reading is on the internet these days.  The books are good for bath time.  When I am not reading (like I have time!), I like to watch reality TV shows.  Sitcoms and drama shows just don't interest me much anymore since the likes of Mark Burnett's "Survivor" and shows such as "The Amazing Race", "Fear Factor", "Trading Spouses", "Cops", and "Extreme Makeover - Home Edition" came on.  Plus, I love educational TV such as: Animal Planet, Discovery Channel and Home and Garden TV.

My life has ALWAYS involved photography, and illustration.   Photography is in our genes and our family has quite the background in it going back to my grandmother and grandfather and their camera store and Kodak.  Growing up, my Dad had a darkroom in our house, and now my sister is pursuing it as a career as well.  One may visit my personal Artwork page here or view some of my favorite digital photographs at my other site here.

  I love hot baths on cold winter nights and the smell of scented candles, drinking a beer with friends on a hot summer day, BBQs with my family and being silly with them, hitting a baseball among other sports, early morning walks with my dogs in the mist or fog or on the beach!  the beach!   the beach!  I love hanging out with my husband and going to car shows or whatever we can sneak away to.  Often though, we have the kids with us, but either way I love being with him.  He is my best friend.

  Mexican food, seafood of all types, Asian food and chicken dishes are some of my favorites.  I do not have much of a sweet tooth other than for chocolate.  However, I do get cravings for hot and spicy food.  The hotter the better!  *sizzle* I love to just listen to silence (when I can!) and to the sounds of nature.  When I was a child, I dreampt of buying property and owning a wolf sanctuary.   For now, I enjoy listening to the coyotes that are so abundant around our home.    Someday, I would love to scuba dive, travel to wonderful places such as Australia and New Zealand, Germany, Austria and Switzerland, Ireland and the Caribbean! 

 
What is that saying?  "So much to do...so little time!"