Gender	Female
Location	Washington state, United States
Introduction	I am a life-long learner, with a multitude of interests - naturalist, artist, teacher, writer. I believe we each have a uniqe view of the world and I enjoy sharing mine. We each have particular gifts and a purpose for being - it is our job to find, develop, and share those gifts. My home is whereever I am, but my heart will always be in Montana. I have sky in my soul, space in my heart... Each day offers new challenges AND opportunities; I prefer to look for the good in others.
Interests	nature study, camping, hiking, photography, reading, writing, gardening, creative endeavors.
Favorite music	Country-Western, folk, ethnic, soft rock, some classical.
Favorite books	This House of Sky, Poisonwood Bible, Cross Creek, Clan of the Cave Bear (ALL of the Earth's Children series), Cold Mountain

The children are waiting! Please tell them the story about the bald frog with the wig:

No longer happy just being a frog, Ribbit wanted a bigger pond to splash in. Watching the birds, squirrel, deer, and a lone coyote come to have a drink, she suddenly realized that she had no fur or feathers. She was bald! So she made herself a wig from dried grasses, moss, and pondweed - thinking that she would look more "worldly" and therefor BE such. Her mother was less than impressed.