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Playing Around with Low Light Indoor Shots

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Unfortunately, the focus on the middle picture was more on her bed than her.mishka-body-table-and-fireplace-534x800I wanted to capture the fireplace and my son’s dog, Mishka, in the low light of the living room. The blinds were open, but it’s still not really light, in fact, it was pouring rain all day, and there is no overhead light in the living room. So that was it. I got down low on the floor to take the first two shots. I wanted to get to her eye level.

In the first two shots her bed was farther away from the fireplace so the background had a nice creamy bokeh. In the last picture, I had moved her bed closer to the fireplace and so you see both more clearly.

She was very good. If I’d gotten on the floor with my dogs, they would have been all over me. Actually, she did join me too and I was playing with her, then trying to get her back in her bed to take a couple of more shots.

Now I wish I had a fireplace too. 🙂  It was one thing I really wished I’d had when I bought the house.. But I love so much about the house I bought it anyway. Even though we don’t have long winters, we do have winter and they’re so nice to have.

Have a great one! I’m off to write. 🙂

Terry Spear

“Giving new meaning to the term alpha male where fantasy is reality.”

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Over Half a Million in Sales!

Now if I’d had even a $1 for each of those books, how wonderful that would be!!! Still, it’s really great knowing that I have sold that many books in the years I’ve been selling. Thanks to my readers for following me all these years and making it happen!!

firecracker vermillion cuphea hummingbird (946x1024) (2)I was into plant rescue mode yesterday when I went to get suet for the birds. At Ace Hardware, they had Vermillion Cuphea, Firecracker for Hummingbirds. I also picked up Society Garlic, edible to add to foods, and Dakota Gold Helen. Now all these were 70% off, and then with a $5 rewards card, it ended up costing me $4.00 instead of $43. So $1.00 a plant.

firecracker healthy (1024x769)This is the healthy one I planted at the beginning of the season.

 

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This is the variety they had in San Diego. Huge, and the hummingbirds were all over it.society garlic and Helenium amarium (1024x671)

And these are the Society Garlic and the other flowering plant. Just need to plant them, but watering them for now. I think they’re already looking better.  I had NOT planned to buy anything more. At all. It was mean to show that 70% sign off when here I only intended to buy suet for the birds. 🙂 But I love rescuing plants when I can.

Okay, off to write the book. Working on getting to 9,000 today. 🙂

Have a super great day. It’s dark and cloudy, and we’re supposed to have rain later. Hope we do!!

Terry

“Giving new meaning to the term alpha male where fantasy is reality.”

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Hurricane Season?

For 6 years, we didn’t have any trouble with hurricanes where we lived in Central Florida, though the house had been hit a couple of years before we moved there and had taken out a wall.

So the traffic was snarled on Saturday due to flooding and evacuations south of us, but we went out to dinner to celebrate birthdays at a Mexican restaurant really close to where we live, and my daughter starts talking about how it’s hurricane season from now until November.

storm clouds 006 (640x427)And they’re supposed to be bad because we had such a mild winter.

storm clouds 007 (640x427)Because of all the flooding, and more rain on its way for most of this week and into next week, and the rivers and creeks are already full to bursting, when I see these beautiful clouds, I’m thinking oh-no. More rain. Normally, I love rain. It cools things down. Gives relief to the hot sun. We’ve already had 96 degrees heat index, so it’s been hot. And the storms really did cool things down.

In Central Texas, we’ll have terrible droughts in the summer. So I’m hoping it’s not like that here. But too much rain can be a bad thing too.

storm clouds 008 (640x427)I mentioned it on Facebook, but one of the local residents said we live far enough north, hurricanes aren’t a real problem. No need to evacuate. The problem is tropical storms and the flooding and power outages. Buy a generator. Someone said get an extra couple of cans of gas in case you do have to leave. Which reminds me to always have the tank full if a storm is coming to the area. Just in case.

My daughter was talking about getting canned goods that don’t require cooking. So next time I’m at the grocery store, I’ll have to stock up on emergency food. Something I’ve never thought of doing. But after our electric was out for so many hours, businesses all closed because of it, it’s a good idea. One year, ice caused outages all over in Texas. My parents got dry ice to keep their groceries cold. They ran into town to eat because some places had electricity. But it was so cold at home that they were having trouble keeping warm. I’m surprised my dad didn’t have a generator. I need to get one of those camping stoves, just in case. 🙂

How are you set up for electric outages in your area?

Terry

“Giving new meaning to the term alpha male where fantasy is reality.”

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Taming the Wild Cougar Released!!

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Cougar listening, Omaha, Nebraska

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Cougar Turning, Omaha, Nebraska, not a shifter

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Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Taming-Wild-Cougar-Heart-Book-ebook/dp/B012PQGRUS

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iBook https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/taming-the-wild-cougar/id1035143561
Cougar shifter, Dr. Kate Parker, is planning her annual camping vacation alone this year. She runs into trouble before she even starts her trip in the form of one wounded, hot cougar undercover cop—or so he says. He’s not going along with just her tender loving care because he came into town as a cougar, and he needs her help to get him back to where he can take up the search to look for an arms dealer, who just happens to be a cougar too.
Leyton Hill slipped into the unlocked, darkened clinic, figuring his luck had just changed. Except he doesn’t plan for the good doctor to be napping in her office. Taking him on her vacation wasn’t in the plan, and taking her hostage, hadn’t been either, but now she’s stuck with him until he can get back to his mission and the chase at hand. It appears the roles have reversed and who’s holding whom hostage now?

Terry

“Giving new meaning to the term alpha male where fantasy is reality.”

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More Bears and House Fixings!

I spent some of yesterday working on bear orders and moving furniture. They’re ripping up the old carpeting and breaking up the old tile and then replacing everything with new tile. So it’s a mess. 🙂

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Blondie, black tipped fur bear

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Plum, black tipped fur bear

Cutting out more bears for orders and here is a new one too

Sweatpea pastel rainbow bear

Sweatpea pastel rainbow bear

This carpeting is such a mess! 35 years of stains.

And beneath it? 35 years of dust.  🙂

Will show After pictures later. 🙂

Okay before they get to jackhammering the old tile, I’m off to try to get word count on Phantom Fae. 🙂

Have a super great day!!!

Terry

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Fairy Tale World

Fairy Painting

Fairy Painting

At the Renaissance Fair, certain things caught my eye–anything Scottish, and anything fairy. 🙂 <3

Faeries and Swamp

Faeries and Swamp

Fairy Doors

Fairy Doors

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Fairy House

Fairy House

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And there you have it~! Fairies!

I finished another bear and shipped her off with her Sherbert sister!

Blondie with tips, large bear

Blondie with tips, large bear

Sherbert bear on fur

Sherbert bear on fur

And I’m working on finishing up the MacDonald Clan bears (3), MacLean Clan Bears (2), Scott Clan Bear and Douglas Clan Bear. And a US Navy bear (Part of the MacLean Clan Bear order). 🙂

And I’m working on Phantom Fae, the next in the Fae series

Phantom Fae

And I’m moving furniture out of several rooms so men can tile them on Monday.

And I was looking for a cool new cover for my vampire teen The Vampire…In My Dreams, but couldn’t find one. However, I ended up finding this instead. *sigh* I fell in love and picked up 2 other covers and will have a new series out, but not until next year. I have to write Gunnolf’s story next for The Viking’s Highland Lass after I finish Phantom Fae and I have 4 more books to write for Sourcebooks also. 🙂  The title might change on this. The cover artist is working on them to give them a series look.

Fairy Tale Chronicles

Fairy Tale Chronicles

And…I think that’s it. 🙂

Hope you all have a…

wait!!

Yes, I’m doing a giveaway here with a fun Wolf Tale for Halloween at Books Make Me Happy Reviews. Be sure and read my story and tell me what you think on her blog site! http://booksmakemehappyreviews.com/2014/10/24/halloween-flash-fiction-event-terry-spear/

Happy TGIF!!!

 

Terry

“Giving new meaning to the term alpha male where fantasy is reality.”
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Happy Monday! Home from Houston!

3 giraffes (800x767)The Houston Zoo was a lot of fun, and the giraffes were posing perfectly for their pictures. All sizes. Aren’t they cute? I have a conference coming up, so home from one trip to pack for another, but in the meantime, wanted to pop in and share a couple of photos I took while in Houston. 🙂

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Four giraffes posing for pictures.

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Aren’t they cute? Okay, off to catch up on the millions of things I need to catch up on!!

And I’m at Lady Scribes today!

Happy Monday!

Terry
“Giving new meaning to the term alpha male where fantasy IS reality.”
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