Lori Nagel, aka Lori Sunflower, has been the photographer and occasional writer for The Crestone Eagle monthly newspaper in Crestone, Colorado. She left her 11-year IBM Project Management “career”...view moreLori Nagel, aka Lori Sunflower, has been the photographer and occasional writer for The Crestone Eagle monthly newspaper in Crestone, Colorado. She left her 11-year IBM Project Management “career” in 2008 to pursue her current self-employed passions in Photography, Graphic Design and Web Design. She received her Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science in 1996, adding to a background which helps in her current endeavors. She was once told by a psychic, many years ago, that she would “give a voice to those who do not have one.” This column has been her first real experience at doing that on a large-scale level and she enjoys the process as much as she enjoys the end result. It’s about connecting with people and helping them to connect with others in a way that perhaps wouldn’t have been possible without this opportunity. Lori moved to Crestone, Colorado, where she currently resides, when she was pregnant with her only son in 2010. Before that, she lived in 6 different states, mostly in her adult life, and always in busy suburbs of large cities. She immensely enjoys living in nature now, which she has deeply craved her entire life!view less