I live on southern Vancouver Island, where my back yard is forest frontier. I love to explore Canada and travel the world as a retired research scientist. I still like to study forests and their diverse creatures and systems, and remain involved in various topics in forest biology and ecology. But I also like to create paintings, drawings, and stories, and to speculate about things that might lie ahead. For me, Science and Art are two wings of the same bird. You can follow me at @scifiwriter.bsky.social