Jan Gaylord lives in southern Arizona , in the tiny community of Amado, with her husband Bruce, her wolf Charlie, seven dogs, two cats and countless birds that frequent her backyar...view moreJan Gaylord lives in southern Arizona , in the tiny community of Amado, with her husband Bruce, her wolf Charlie, seven dogs, two cats and countless birds that frequent her backyard Habitat, known as The Garden. She has frequent publications in the local paper, the Connection, and reads her works aloud at art showings at the Straw House Gallery in the Amado Territory. A retired RN, she is passionate about the outdoors, especially southern Arizona, which inspires many of her works. A backyard birder,her husband and she maintain a small Backyard Habitat that is frequented by birds who have made this part of Arizona famous as a birder's Mecca. Her pack of "littles" (dogs no bigger than a breadbox, many of whom are rescued ) her wolf Charlie, and her two rescued cats, Merlin and CassieKat are her constant companions and also inspire many of her poems.view less