My name is Glenda Poulter, in case you hadn’t already figured that out! I live in Durham, NC, with my beautiful wife and partner, Lisa, and our menagerie of five cats and four dogs.

Before moving to Durham, I had the great privilege of living in many areas of the US, including Texas, Washington (state), Louisiana, Illinois, Nebraska, Alaska, and South Carolina. Texas is where I was born and raised and will always hold a special place in my heart (especially since my kids still live there!), but the Lowcountry of South Carolina is where my soul belongs. There is something magical about the place, from Charleston down to Savannah, GA. If you’ve never been there, make plans to visit soon!

My hobbies are many and varied and I (well, actually my web-madam) built this site to share just a few of them with you. My two main hobbies are photography and writing.

Going hand in hand with the photography are bird watching and feeding, hiking, and visiting places I’ve never been before. On the photography page, you’ll find many pictures of the birds that regularly visit the feeding and bathing stations in our yard as well as birds I’ve been blessed to see in the wild. You’ll also find many pictures of natural areas, flowers, flowing rivers, etc. These are the places I love the most and I hope together we can continue to protect these precious environments.

Just because I love them so much, you will also find photos of my family and my pets. I’m so proud of my son, my daughter and my son-in-law. They grew up “good” in spite of having me for their mother. My pets bring me great joy and entertainment, so I’ll ask you to suffer through photos of them as well. And of course, there are also pictures of the most precious person in my life, Lisa.

What can I say about my writing? When I was four years old, my mother put a crayon in my hand and told me to draw a picture. Instead, I drew a story. I guess that could be called my first attempt at writing. And I’ve been writing ever since. I stopped writing, except for in my journal, for a long time because I didn’t think I was any good. But then Lisa came into my life and I came out of my chrysalis and began to spread my wings and write again. And I found out people actually like to read what I write! Imagine that! So, here you will find some of my poetry, a few short stories, and an excerpt from my novel with a link and details on how to obtain the novel in its entirety. Enjoy!

Thank you, dear visitors, for visiting my website today. I am so honored to have you. Don’t forget to sign my guestbook and leave comments – what you liked and didn’t like about the site, the stories, the photography. Visit my web-madam (also known as my daughter, Kaycee) if you like what you see and would like her to build you a website as well. If you would like prints of any of my photographs or to use any of them on your website, please contact me personally. If you would like to purchase products such as calendars, coffee mugs, etc, with pictures from the site on them, please visit my online store.

This website, and indeed my life, is dedicated to the love of my life, Lisa Beemon. Lisa, you have helped me learn to spread my wings and given me the courage to show the world my writing and my photography. Thank you for that and so much more! Thank you especially for loving me, for caring for me, for respecting me. I love you dearly!