I live with my spouse & we have 1 cat each + an aquarium with 2 snails & a school of neon tetras. I like hiking, camping, stargazing, wildlife & bird watching, painting, drawing, photography, road trips, museums, & sometimes kayaking on calm lakes & ponds because I want to get up close to the wildlife but don't want to get dunked. I only know one stitch of crochet because I can’t find the time to become proficient in all the things I’d like. And while I’m doing other things I also like jazz and classical music & podcasts about science, astronomy, technology, humanism, culture, & left politics.