I'm just a starving would-be artist and do-be petsitter. Not easily offended and possessing a sometimes dark sense of humor, I find beauty and humor in places many would not. All I have at the moment is my little Samsung cell phone, so as of now all the pictures you see were taken with that. I am certainly no professional and, although I've always been creatively inclined (or at least a little off center), have only recently started becoming obsessed with photography. I have many passions, some of which are reflected in my photos. I love nature of all sorts and have a special love for the animals (my "babies") for whom I pet-sit. For petsitting in the Orlean, Virginia area (including environs), please contact me at fractalhelix@yahoo.com. I have many happy customers! I read voraciously, particularly nonfiction (in the genre of science/physics/neuropsychology/evo-devo/) but also literature by authors too numerous to mention, from James Joyce to Kathe Koja. I do beadwork and listen to all kinds of music...ok, not all kinds. I'll listen to anything once but I mostly love jazz and stuff like Peter Gabriel, Mr. Bungle, Radiohead, and Leonard Cohen. Please feel free to browse my galleries, which I will be adding to frequently, and leave comments, negative or positive. And, not that I'm begging (I am), but please buy something! People keep telling me to put myself "out there" (and I thought I was already out there!) but I am terrible at marketing myself and asking for money. So here I am...