A Memoir of Awakening, Adventure and the Creative Power of Thought
It begins with The First Ride, wherein my love of horses meets my fear of them. Join us on the trail of adventure.
The Book
Nine years in the making, The Real Life Adventures of a Hippie Chick Cowgirl follows a life lived with curiosity, a fair amount of nerve, and an enduring suspicion that there is more going on here than meets the eye.
There are horses, photographs, wrong turns, revelations, love affairs, adventures and a little woo-woo along the way.
The Author
I loved nature, so I became a photographer. I loved horses, so I bred and photographed them. I loved writing, so I became a journalist. I loved travel, so I went whenever and wherever I could. Somewhere along the way, curiosity became less a personality trait than a way of life.
That curiosity has carried me through more than five decades of photography, writing, horses, dogs, travel, country living, art and an enduring exploration of the spiritual and metaphysical.
These days I am still following whatever makes me wonder, What happens if I try this? Sometimes that means writing. Sometimes painting. Sometimes pointing a camera at something perfectly ordinary and discovering that it isn't ordinary at all.
Apparently, the little girl with the guitar is still deciding what she wants to be when she grows up.
The Art
Seeing the Spirit in it and expressing my experience through photography, paint or phrases, I toss out a thread for imagination and emotion to follow.
Sometimes I photograph what I see. Sometimes I paint what I feel. And sometimes reality needs just a little rearranging.
The invitation is there. Come look.
The Blog
A book ages the minute it is published, but the story keeps flowing.
I still have things to wonder about, laugh about, argue with myself about and occasionally figure out. Essays, little stories, observations and whatever else wanders through my mind will find their way here.
Come muse with me.
The Adventures
Some stories don't quite end when you turn the page.
Many of the images in the memoir began in black and white. Others were born in color, agreed to appear in costume for the book, and now seem to want their colors back.
Here are a few more glimpses into the places, people, mysteries and adventures behind the stories.