Ross Coward lives on the foothills of 'the mountain', backdrop to the city of Hobart, in Tasmania. He has recently retired from his paid work as a weather observer. Ross likes to be outdoors ... bushwalking, kayaking, bike riding, gardening. He has been writing for many years. His haiku has appeared in paper wasp, Famous Reporter, Haikuoz, Frogpond, Yellow Moon, Hobo. This is his first work of haiga to be published.