Wild Wild Woods: About

As a writer and consultant, my mission is to help people create and convey messages important to their success -- especially through effective employee communications.

I am a bird-watcher, citizen scientist, gran’ma, advisor, gardener of herbs, veggies and wildflowers. I enjoy drawing, painting, paper engineering, fabric arts, and calligraphy.

Currently, I am studying Botanical Illustration http://www.minnesotaschoolofbotanicalart.com

To expand my abilities as a volunteer, I am a Minnesota Master Naturalist. Trained in all three of Minnesota's biomes ("North Woods, Great Lakes", "Prairies and Potholes" and "Big Woods, Big Rivers") I taught elementary kids in the after-school Explorers program. http://www.minnesotamasternaturalist.org/

I offer "A Pencil is the Best Tool to See Nature" in various settings for kids and adults -- in schools, nature centers, and community programs -- to provoke participants' interest in nature here in Minnesota, and to inspire each one to enjoy looking closely at plants and natural objects.

About this blog "Wild Wild Woods"

Through 2018, the posts on "wild wild woods" were photos taken in my bird garden and a set-aside strip of land that was the old fence row when the suburban lots in my neighborhood were farmed land. That wooded area sheltered a variety of plants and wildlife among the trees, understory, and a brushpile.

Now, my windows look out on a pond.

My new location is another former farm field that became a neighborhood. Fortunately, the wetland was preserved. It includes a pond surrounded by wildflowers, grasses, reeds, and a few trees.

I am pleased to observe and enjoy these places for birds, critters, and plants of central Minnesota.

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