Welcome to Ann Carranza Creations !  I hope you find the site interesting, perhaps even thought provoking, as well as a place of peace through nature’s beauty.

Upbeat (usually) and effusive by nature, I am Positively Ann.  My love of writing began in the fifth grade and my interest in photography commenced in high school, where I took photos for the high school yearbook as well as for our local newspaper, the Geyserville Press.  I have written as a stringer for the Healdsburg Tribune, and they have published countless numbers of my photos as well.  (For other published works, check the links to your left.)  My photographic interests extend from family and children’s portraits, to nature and sports.  I pursue birds, little critters, triathletes, and flowers with my camera.  Nature uplifts me, and surrounding myself with nature photos soothes me in uneasy times.

The passions of my life, in addition to my bilingual (Spanish and English) family, are writing, photography, environmental activism, and social justice.  I attended Santa Rosa Junior College, graduating Phi Theta Kappa with Dean’s Highest Honors, with both an Associate of Arts in Humanities and an Associate of Science in Natural Sciences in 2007.  I graduated from Sonoma State University’s Hutchins School of Liberal Studies Degree Completion Program in May 2009 with a Bachelor’s degree in Liberal Studies, Summa Cum Laude, Alpha Sigma Lambda.

My husband, Leonel, and I have an organic garden in which we delight, and we harvest copious amounts of fresh foods, which we often share with family and friends.  Currently we are enjoying a plethora of homegrown fruits and vegetables that include nectarines, cucumbers, tomatoes, and bell peppers, and of course, the ever-present chiles picosos.  Consuming the first vine-ripened, sun-warmed tomato of the season is a life savor.  I urge you to plant a garden, buy organic and local, and to treat our shared world gently.

I invite you to mosey through my site, enjoy the photos, click the links, read the stories and poetry, and even drop me a line, (comments are always welcome). Check back often, as there will be regular additions such as haiku, as well as an e-book, photos, and posters available for purchase.

Thank you for dropping by and please enjoy the time you spend here!

May the richest of blessings shine upon you.

Ann