Dark-eyed Junco 1 Canvas Print

Perched delicately on a branch, the dark-eyed junco surveys its quiet, wintry domain. Its soft charcoal plumage blends seamlessly with the muted gray skies, a perfect harmony of subtle beauty against the season’s chill. A lone figure in the stillness, the bird’s watchful presence adds a touch of life to the otherwise hushed landscape—a fleeting moment of resilience and grace in the heart of winter.

I am a wife, a mother, a grandmother — a soul who sees with both heart and lens. I move through the world with quiet wonder, drawn to the places where light lingers and shadows gently fall. Nature has always spoken to me — in the rustle of leaves, the curve of a petal, the hush of morning mist. This is where I feel most at peace, most present, most myself. My journey with photography truly began in 2010, when I started capturing the delicate beauty of flowers and the quiet magic of nature at the Maine Botanical Gardens in Boothbay. I had always felt deeply connected to the outdoors, but with a camera in hand, I found a way to bring a piece of that world home — to hold onto what I saw and felt in those fleeting, sacred...