Sherry Blaine is a freelance photographer whose subject is the natural world around her, starting with her own backyard in Kansas City, Missouri. As an organic gardner, birdwatcher, and backyard naturalist, she has spent her life developing a profound relationship with the birds, bugs, and plants that populate her native area.

Sherry's photographs are a testament to that deep relationship with nature: up close and personal portraits of the plants and creatures that surround us. Her work celebrates the beauty of everyday environment, inviting the viewer to contemplate their own place in the interconnected world. To step behind the lens is, for Sherry, an opportunity to share with others her sense of connection to all things.

Find more of Sherry's photography and musings on her blog at http://q-corner.blogspot.com/.