I have enjoyed travel, gardening and photography for years.  When I retired from work as a computer software developer, I decided to work on my photography skills.  I took a class in matting and framing, took some photography workshops, got a new camera, and got clicking. 

Since my retirement, I have traveled to Italy, Ireland, England, France, Canada and our southwest.  I have been active with the Center for Photography in Madison, and increased my skills through that experience.  For four years, I have attended the U. W. School of the Arts in Rhinelander, Wisconsin, taking classes emphasizing digital photography.  I now mainly use my digital camera.  I have been selling my framed and matted photos, and note cards printed with my photos at art fairs since 2002. 

My work often captures nature, close-up and landscape.  Though I do many flower pictures, my interests are varied.  I enjoy capturing images of barns, elderly buildings, New Mexico skyscapes, fall color, cemetery sculpture, critters, street markets, and more.  My camera records what attracts my eye as I travel on through life so that I can share some of life’s joy and beauty. 

What’s a Bolthole?  It’s a term, common in England, meaning “refuge or hideaway”.  I borrowed the name from a bed and breakfast in Glastonbury, England.  That’s what I call my home in the country; so this is just my way of saying “my pictures”.