What a festive time to be alive!

Do you hear that “conk-la-ree!” echoing from fields of dry grass and cattails? It means the red-winged blackbirds are back in town!

What do you think of when you hear the word ballet? Pink tutus? Satin pointe shoes? Arms circled above the head? Or perhaps the flowy swan arms, white feathery skirts, and music of this wildly famous ballet, Swan Lake?

Winter really hasnt been my season this year.

Here’s the design process for crafting a picture book!

Did you know this beautiful insect can be found throughout Michigan? The rosy maple moth prefers to live in temperate deciduous forests, but will also voyage into nearby suburban and urban areas.

Again and again, every night, the same routine follows.

The eastern cottontail is the most abundant rabbit in all of the US, and can be found almost everywhere in Michigan!

I WAS really excited to wear my new winter coat.

Recently, I joined the design committee for Pages for Pediatrics, a club that creates picture books for bringing awareness to and representation for pediatric conditions.

Meet Kat! Another character within the same imaginary universe that I created.

The yellow-bellied sapsucker is a welcome and curious sight in Ann Arbor!

Sometimes a cashiers lighthearted attempt at small talk will linger in my mind for hours.

The Pitcher’s thistle, also known as the dune thistle, is a rare and unfortunately declining plant within dune habitats in the Great Lakes region.

I’ve been writing a lot about other people’s characters, so here’s my own!

The lake sturgeon, found throughout the Great Lakes can live for up to 150 years and can reach up to 300 pounds!

The western moose is commonly found throughout Canada and the American Rockies, but it can also be found in the western and eastern Upper Peninsula of Michigan!

Thanksgiving travel taught me one thing: humanity was not built for the sky.