Born and raised in the suburbs of Dublin city, Ireland. I've been on this side of the pond since 1993 living in the USA. Moved to Canada in 2004 and became an official resident of same in June 2007. My life long interests are birding, art, and photography, which have occupied enough of my time that I wouldn't know a career if it bit me! The rest is life, and if I've leaned anything at all, i know that you can't live without it!