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Black Alpha Wolf Photo Art

I love this wildlife reserve. The last couple of years I’ve gone to Omaha, it’s snowed, even in October, and they close it the first time they get snow. Ugh.

This is the alpha male at the Omaha wildlife reserve.

So today will be a busy day. If we can manage, we’ll be making vegetable bugs, my granddaughter and me, and we’ll be creating a paper dragon. Now, depending on how they turn out, there may not be pictures. lol

My daughter was telling me about a 3 year old who could read 1 00 pages. My granddaughter every once in a while tells me a word she recognizes, but she doesn’t want to read really. I do ask her to tell me repetitive words in a book to try and get it to sink in until she’s learned them whether she wants to or not. And it’s fun for us.

I need to get this done as she’ll be here momentarily.

I managed to get to ch 7 on proofing on White Wolf Moon yesterday. Need to get some more chapters done today. And I did get 1,000 words done on Billionaire. Tomorrow is zoo day and I hope I can get some good pictures. It’s supposed to be overcast, maybe rainy, so we shall see. Then we’ll have her birthday party also. She’s really not 4 until the end of the month, but just in case my daughter has the baby early, we’re trying to get some other things done first.

I’m hoping to get White Wolf Moon done by Friday so I can work on taxes on the weekend.

I also saw the cutest Easter idea for a sweet treat–a Peep driving a Twinkie. I couldn’t find Peeps yet, so we’ll do it later.

May be an image of Easter egg and dessert
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Hope you all have a great day! It’s misty here!

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Snowmen in Miniature

Whimsy on the 5-mile hike through a forest preserve in Omaha. It was slushy and slippery walking on the snow-covered boardwalk, yet I loved how the boardwalk wound around through the trees forever, but when we reached the gravel path, much better as far as not being slippery. Until we came to the end of the gravel path and were trying to make it in the mud, just as slippery as the snow. But we had a ball and someone had made little snowmen on a bench. It was fun seeing the snow and the green leaves, and some fall leaves, not something that is usual. Usually, the leaves are all gone by the time the snow comes, so it was really pretty. And then at the zoo, the aquarium had some of the exhibits ready for Halloween.

Okay, baby is here. She’s watching Mulan for the moment, had breakfast, and I’m going to try and get edits done.

Have a super wonderful whimsical day!!

Terry

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Christmas Lights in Omaha

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Aren’t they magical?

Have a wonderful day!

Terry Spear

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Koi, They’re Everywhere…They’re Everywhere!

On final read through of Alpha Wolf Need Not Apply, but I was on my laptop settled down to do the read, cold, rainy, and I was taking a break and found pictures of koi at the Houston gardens and wanted to share.

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Japanese Gardens, Houston

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Hawaii

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Cameron Park Zoo

And another. Koi in Hawaii (daughter honeymooned there)And at the Cameron Park Zoo in Waco. I love how the bubbles were caught in the picture along with the fall colors and bits of blue sky in the Cameron Park Zoo photo.
And at the Omaha Zoo, just oodles of them. I know, schools, but also oodles.

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Omaha Zoo

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Flamingo and Koi, Wisconsin

Flamingo and Koi, Wisconsin

Okay, still giving out prizes and back to reading Alpha so I can turn it in! And get back to Viking! 🙂 <3

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Have a super Sunday!

Terry

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The Hiding Elk, or Are They…Hidden?

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Do you see the wildflowers in the foreground or is your attention riveted to the elk in the background?

Okay, the guys with the antlers, please lower them so we can really be safe!

Okay, the big guy with the showy antlers, please lower them so we can really be safe!

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That’s better, but the antlers need to be LOWER. You can do it. Head down, please.

I think they saw us!

I think they saw us!

Have a great TGIF and take it easy! I have 4,000 words to write and then…wait, it’s not TGIF? Jumping the gun. Okay, happy Thursday! I still have 4,000 more words to write, now that I have my days straightened out!

Have a great one, whatever day it is!

Terry

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The Ugly Duckling–What if the Tale was Reversed??? The Ugly Swan???

Everyone knows the tale of The Ugly Duckling, right? Poor Swan is big and gangly for his age as he swims among his brothers and sisters, cute little ducks. Give me a break. When is a swan not beautiful?

Oh, yeah, I know the whole not fitting in business, but look at your reflection in the pond, you big beautiful bird! I mean, really, the story should have been about the poor duck. What if a baby duckling thought he was a swan? Only he was always too small and couldn’t keep up with his beautiful brothers and sisters?

But when he looked in the water, he only saw he was a duck. And then when he found that he was just like other ducks, he’s like, but I hatched with the swans, why can’t I be like them?

The moral of the story is you’re stuck with what you are. So live with it. No sense in regretting what you don’t have. If you aren’t a swan, make the most of being a duck. And that’s my story, and I’m sticking to it. 🙂 <3

Black Swans, Texas

Black Swans, Texas

Pelicans, Swans and Ducks, Omaha

Pelicans, Swans and Ducks, Omaha

White Swan Looking at Reflection

White Swan Looking at Reflection, Omaha

Fall colors Scotland, Swan and Cormarant

Fall colors Scotland, Swan and Cormorant

Castle grounds, Swan, Geese and Ducks, Scotland

Castle grounds, Swan, Geese and Ducks, Scotland

Momma Duck and her Ducklings

Momma Duck and her Ducklings

Oh and before I have any duck lovers mad at me, I love all birds, no matter the size, shape, or form, and think they’re all equally beautiful. 🙂 <3 I have a ton of duck pictures too, just saying.

And I’ve got 10,000 words on Taming the Wild Cougar. 🙂 <3

Have a great day! Have to get back to writing about cougars and get my mind off birds…

Terry

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Autographed Books at Barnes and Noble, Omaha, NE

I autographed books at the Oak View Drive, Barnes and Noble, but forgot to take a picture of the books. *sigh*

Here are the Rascals–to get them to all sit still for a picture is amazing. I can get mine to do it, but Mishka isn’t used to having photography sessions all the time. lol 🙂 <3

Mishka,, Tanner and Max

Mishka,, Tanner and Max

Bunny

Bunny

They have bunnies all over the yards here. Unfortunately, that means happy meals for the pups. Shaking head.

Have a super great day!!! I’m going to try to write some today. 🙂

Terry

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Wildlife Walk with the Puppies

Walking trail

Walking trail

My son says this is around a 15 mile walking trail. It’s so neat to see things like this in other places–we walked nearly 3 miles, the puppies and my son’s dog pulling us, and then nearer the end, Tanner sat on his butt as if to say, “Enough!”

But they managed to make it the whole way before it got dark and we made it safely to the car before the zombies came out. Maybe I should have said vampires. They tend to come out at night. But it was so quiet out there, and except for a runner and a few bikers, it seemed more like a zombie’s world.

Thistle

Thistle

We saw tons of birds and wildflowers.

Mishka watching a black bird on plant.

Mishka watching a black bird on plant.

Max: Oh, hot, Mommie

Max: Oh, hot, Mommie

We had a nice breeze, and the sun was setting, so cooler, but it had been over 90 degrees. Really an enjoyable way to end the day. 🙂 <3

Autographed books at Barnes and Noble in Omaha.

Barnes and Noble

Barnes and Noble

Hope you have a delightful Sunday!!

Terry

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Brilliant Thoughts

 

Ever have one?

You know. That most brilliant idea that you want to put down on paper. You want to use in your story. You want to use to accomplish something big today. You want to tell your best friend or your significant other. It’s there, right there, and then when you need it most, its gone. Just poof! Like a genie vaporizing into his bottle and he won’t come out no matter how much you coax and entice and threaten.

Nope. That brilliant idea is gone. Forever.

It’s not that easy coming up with brilliant ideas. Really. That’s what makes them so brilliant. If we have them all the time then they’d become the average, just another regular idea. No, the brilliant ideas are just every once in a while ideas which make them so special. So next time you have one, be sure to capture it on paper. And then, you’ve got it! Forever. For all eternity.

What if no one else who hears your brilliant idea thinks it’s all that brilliant?

Maybe it’s better not to tell anyone. Then we can continue to know how much merit it has!

The characters in my stories do tell each other their brilliant plans. And sometimes they are. In theory. But in practice,  it can have the domino effect–one falling into another until they all fall down.

But hey, if that happens–no problem. Just come up with another brilliant idea!

I’m still trying to remember mine. What about you?

bc431-elklastyear28800x78729 This elk was thinking of charging the car–rutting season, Omaha, Nebraska. A brilliant thought?

Terry
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Birds at the Ashton, Nebraska’s Wildlife Safari Park

My Facebook friends helped me to identify these sandhill cranes.

And of course, I had to get the tail feathers of one–though a great shot, it’s typical that I get the backside of one or several animals on a visit to an animal/zoo type park.

Turkey hens, and this was at Thanksgiving, so I’m sure they don’t realize it, but they’re really fortunate to be living here.

I got this from UPS yesterday and I’d never seen one before, so it sort of tickled me. No telling what will. Must be doing too much writing!

 

And these are some fun reviews for A SEAL Wolf Christmas!!!

http://theroyalreviews.blogspot.com/2013/12/a-seal-wolf-christmas-by-terry-spear.html

Rating: 5 Crowns—A Royal Read*

I absolutely loved A SEAL WOLF Christmas. Definitely one of my top ten books of 2013.


Bjornolf Jorgenson has been ghosting Hunter’s SEAL wolf team to make sure the team stays safe while on missions, but he has also been doing so to keep an eye on the Anna Johnson, the sexy little gray wolf who has captured his attention.
Growing close on their last mission, the two now find themselves playing the part of a married couple while trying to solve a murder investigation and raising a teen wolf who wants to run away.

I adore Terry Spear’s novels and A SEAL Wolf Christmas is no exception.

Chocked full of action, adventure, mystery, chemistry, romance, heat, and witty characters A SEAL Wolf Christmas is one of those books that should come warning label stating that it has the potential to explode in your hands.

The chemistry between Anna and Bjornolf was brilliant—I could not get enough of them. They were one of those couples you want to see succeed in their relationship. What made it more interesting was the fact that Anna is covering up a secret from her past, which is also the reason she hates Christmas.

I was unable to put this book and read it in one sitting, so it’s highly addictive and thoroughly engaging.

*What is a Royal Read:

Royal Reads are our desert-island, bury-me-with-this-book, don’t-sleep-until-its-finished, all-time-favourite reads.

Royal Reviews: A SEAL Wolf Christmas by Terry Spear
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Navy SEAL Bjornolf Jorgenson has had tough missions before, but going undercover with feisty gray wolf Anna Johnson could top the list. She drives him crazy—in more ways than one. Now he has to
http://www.ilovevampirenovels.com/vampires/review-seal-wolf-christmas-terry-spear/
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Terry Spear created an incredible world in her Heart of the Jaguar series recently, but little did I know that she had already set us up with a 12 book (so far) series all about some very awesome wolves.

It’s so hard to find an author that can write – and write well – about multiple species of shifters. Most are really good with one specifically — such as wolves, pumas, leopards etc — but lack the ability to give much insight to each ‘species’. Luckily this is not a problem for Spear. She really seems to have done her research. She knows the differences between red and grey wolves and masterfully inserts those differences into her writing. The characters exhibit qualities you would expect to find in wolves – whether in human or animal form. They react as the actual animal would most likely react (having never studied wolves, I can’t say this with certainty, but Spear is quite convincing). She builds the packs around intense characters and brings their animal traits into their human forms and vice versa. These characters are complex yet simple while still being relatable.

Once again I have found myself reading a book that wasn’t the first in the series, but Spear seems to be able to accomplish stand-alone-esque novels that still intertwine with the series as a whole. Although A Seal Wolf Christmas is the 12th in the series, the only time I felt like I should have read the other stories was when I finished and wanted to know more about certain escapades her characters referenced.

Navy SEAL Bjornolf Jorgenson had my attention from the first page. There’s just something about a man who is willing to do whatever it takes to keep the people he cares about safe that triggers some internal swoon in me. Add in several other alpha males, a strong woman who doesn’t take crap and a little mystery and intrigue and I’m not putting that story down.

Anna is one of those women you wish every author would write. She’s in no way a helpless female. I truly believe that’s why I was so drawn in by this story. Yes, many authors write strong women, but those strong women also tend to need saving – a lot. Anna is the kind of woman that is perfectly capable of saving herself.

To see these two very strong alpha personalities come together in a situation neither is comfortable with just adds to the chemistry brewing in the tale. Throw in a few curveballs along the way to make sure they don’t get too comfortable and you have one drag you in, hold you hostage story.

I’m not sure with what Spear has impressed me more – her ability to write complex animal characters, her ability to get someone like me to become engrossed in a series without starting at the beginning or just her overly compelling stories that leave you wanting more at the end.

Review: A Seal Wolf Christmas by Terry Spear
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http://goodbadandunread.com/2013/12/11/review-a-seal-wolf-christmas-by-terry-spear/

I’m always surprised at how authors can keep coming up with fresh plot ideas and characters after numerous books in a series. This is Book 12 in Terry Spear’s werewolf series, and I’m still having as much fun with them as I did when I first began reading about them.

Bjornolf Jorgenson – yeah, say that ten times really fast! – is a lone wolf, a Navy SEAL who ghosts missions to make sure teams get in and out safe. He’s had a thing for Anna Johnson for some time, and when ghosting her current mission, Bjornolf breaks his own rule and lets her team know he’s there by helping out when he thinks Anna might be in jeopardy.

Rescuing a kidnapped family in the Amazon, Anna and her team have to be hyper vigilant when they begin to suspect everything is not as it seems in the jungle. They’re glad for Bjornolf’s assistance, and that leads to another mission where Anna and he will pose at newlyweds to investigate the murder of two wolves on a Christmas tree farm and also take care of the teen who discovered the crime.

It’s Bjornolf who wants more with Anna, so he jumps at the chance to work closely with her, despite her hesitancy. He needs to know what’s in her past that forces her to shut down, to shun the holiday season, especially after he opens up to her about his most traumatic moment of his younger days. When she refuses to let him in, he decides to take matters into his own hands, knowing it might hurt more than help.

However, as they grow closer living together during their mission, Anna begins to blossom with the festive feelings of Christmas and the loving attention of Bjornolf, as well as the timid and eager trust of a young teen who needs family so much. When she’s unexpectedly torn away from them by the hands of danger, Anna isn’t about to let this villain take everything away from her. Knowing Bjornolf will do everything in his power to find her, her training kicks in, only for them all to find out that more danger is still at their door.

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seal wolfTerry Spear brings paranormal fans a holiday story in the latest of her werewolf series,  A Seal Wolf Christmas. Navy SEAL Bjornolf is undercover as a newlywed with agent and wolf Anna, who drives him crazy. It doesn’t make anything easier that they have to pose as the aunt and uncle to an unruly teenage wolf. They travel from the Amazon to a Christmas tree farm in Oregon for answers in this funny and romantic adventure.Ho ho ho!! Nothing is better than a romance – except a romance set at Christmas Time! Join Amy Alessio as she tells us about her favorite holiday romances. http://romanceuniversity.org/2013/12/14/reader-roundup-holiday-romances-with-amy-alessio/

And now it’s time to get back to the work at hand–Jaguar Pride! 🙂

Terry
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