Annie Donwerth-Chikamatsu is a poet, author, gardener, walker, amateur photographer and community scientist. Growing up in north Texas, she was surrounded by nature daily in a suburb and on weekends in the country. Decades later living in west Tokyo, she and her family have a garden within walls, farmers’ fields outside their windows, urban trees along the streets, and a botanical garden not far from their home. Instead of driving or biking, she walks everywhere stopping to take photos along the way. She became interested in the phenology and the faunal associations of the plants and trees in her garden, neighborhood, and beyond. She uploads photos and data to e-bird, iNaturalist, and BudBurst. One of her novels BEYOND ME, published by Simon & Schuster set in Japan 2011, highlights environmental effects and ecotherapy. She writes about nature and is becoming more involved in nature education.