Sandra Rippetoe is a poet, author of stories for children and adults,  Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, and owner of Nature’s Rhyme – Books and Blog. She is happiest in or near a meadow or forest. Her appreciation of nature is the source of inspiration for her poems and stories. In the past, she has worked in the fields of adolescent mental health, public health clinical nutrition, and home school teaching.  She dreams of creating Nature’s Rhyme Organic Farm and Forest as a safe haven for butterflies, bees, and birds, and making this nature sanctuary a place where other women who draw inspiration from the natural world can write and create art (at no cost).