With Peeper, a male Gambels Quail I rescued as a chick and raised.
With my two dogs, Cody and Nipper
With Lydia, one of five desert tortoises that inhabit my fenced-in back yard.
A real javelina meets a clay replica in my garage-turned-studio
Left: The real-life models for my clay javelina sculptures check out my studio. Who left that door open, anyway?
Below: Benson, a box turtle I rescued from being roadkill near the Southeast Arizona town for which he's named.
Right: Another "Peeper" photo, this time taken
at Christmas time. My hand-made clay
holiday ornaments (a new one every year)
decorate the Christmas tree.
Below: Doves nesting in an Indian Fig Cactus.
Left: Rock Squirrels dig beneath Prickly Pear cactus.
Below: Javelina newborns with adults.
