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Fog, but more Storms Coming

fog 002 (427x640)dogs and bears 036 (640x278)Water droplets on chives.

dogs and bears 046 (427x640)Worked on bears while the electricity was on for a short while.

dogs and bears 039 (640x427)Dogs all crashed.

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water droplets on chives…butterfly iris(640x427)butterfly iris unfurled in rain…

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dove getting out of the rain (640x427)dove getting out of rain on back patio…you can see the raindrops falling behind him.

🙂 <3

Storms coming around noon, so off to get some stuff done in case we lose electricity again. It’s supposed to keep on through Thursday.

Terry

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Violent Storms, More on the Way…

dogs and bears 025 (640x427) dogs and bears 026 (640x508)dogs and bears 027 (640x499)Last night, violent storms rocked the area, under tornado warning, had hail and 16 inches of rain in 24 hours. So lots of roads under water, lots of schools and businesses closed. AND NO electricity for 45,000 homes. We were without electricity from last night through most of today. We had it for about an hour, kids came over with dogs, and we watched part of a show, then they left, and as soon as they shut the door, the electricity went out again. I called them with the news. Then they brought over board games and we played those, figuring we might have to try and eat out or order out, but the electricity came on after several more hours, and I hurried to make a quick pizza!

More storms on the way tonight, tomorrow and tomorrow night.

I took a few pictures while it was raining and we had no electricity. Had to find something I could do. Vacuum? Nope. Have tea? Nope. Sew on the machine? Nope. Write on the computer? Nope. Couldn’t even see much to do anything as dark as was even with all the blinds open.

dogs and bears 024 (640x427)We did play a dvd on my laptop as it still had a charge. 🙂 It’s amazing what you can do and can’t do without electricity. 🙂

Hope you had a great one!dogs and bears 026

Terry

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Yep, the Rain Returneth, and So Have the Flood Watches

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Thunderheads up North

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Storms to the East

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Raindrops on Berries

Don’t you love how the raindrops were reflecting the color of the red berries? I said I was going to try capturing raindrops soon, but it started raining BIG raindrops on me and I had to go back inside.

And the water from these are clear

And the water from these are clear

And that’s my secret, but I’m not saying. Because then it wouldn’t be a secret, would it? Do you think I’ve been working too hard lately?

🙂 <3 Okay, back to writing Gunnolf’s story. Have a super great TGIF!

Terry

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A Drop or Two of Water Inside–A Lot More Outside

running water 010 (800x533) gold running water 015 (800x533) goldI did it! I captured a beautiful drop of water, or three. Oh, I know, pros are shaking their heads because their work is really astounding, but really, I admire pros’ work all the time. And I know this isn’t half as spectacular as they can do. But for me? It’s my first time ever. And it’s fun. Beautiful And I’m ecstatic. It’s amazing what will thrill me. I took 15 pictures to get these two. I used the built-in flash, a micro 40mm Nikon lens, and a high speed disk, normal bathroom lighting.

I want to be like them when I grow up. Yes, I write USA Today bestselling books and create award-winning bears, but I want to create fantastic photographs too! Not to resell, not as a livelihood, not enough hours in a day. But just for the simple joy that I can say, I did it! And I did it well.  And then go on and try something else that looks as spectacular–to me. Next attempt is to try to capture a water drop on something like some of the pros do. I have tons of water drop photos on things from flowers at castles while it was raining and we were out in it, to raindrops at home, but they don’t have the sparkle like the pros’ photos do. So that’s something I want to try.

multicolored rose drop of water on drop of waterThis is the closest I have to anything interesting. Water droplets on top of water droplets on a multicolored rose. I wasn’t using a flash. I’m wondering if that would have made a difference. In any event, when I have a chance, I’m going to work on it.

raindrops blade of grass (640x430)In this picture I was focusing on the flower. But the camera focused on the raindrops. Shows what a pro I am! lol Anyway, again, I wonder if I had used a flash, if it would have made a difference, and if I’d gotten closer to the raindrops, not been focusing on the flower (ha!), that they would have been captured better. Like the water drops on water drops on the rose. I wasn’t taking the photo of the water drops, but of the rose. If I concentrate on the water drops, maybe….

raindrops blade of grass1Just a cropped shot to show the raindrops more. What I thought was interesting was that the raindrops were clinging to the underside of the blade of grass, which makes sense, and yet they were propped up on top of the upper side of the blade of grass also. So what made the picture interesting to me was the way in which they settled. Does that sound like a story in the making???

And with that, I’m back to working on THE STORY. The Viking’s Highland Lass is coming along fine. I don’t like the first two pages so will be rewriting them. But I’m already a quarter of the way there on the word count! So off and running. 🙂 <3

Can you believe it’s November already??? With 80 degree weather, I can’t either. 🙂 Have a super wonderful day!

Terry

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Even a Dandelion Can Be…

A thing of beauty.

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Happy TGIF!!!

Terry
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Heavy Fog and Freezing Rain

And 75 degrees coming on Friday!

But in the meantime, I loved the rain and heavy fog while I finished edits on A Highland Wolf Christmas. Now I’m working on proofing The Highlander audiobook! So once I’m done with that, it’s time to get to work on one of the other stories.

Here is what I took some pictures of while the weather was so deliciously wet. Thunder sounded several times and I was worried I’d lose my electricity while I was uploading The World of Fae Book Set to another three book selling sites. But I made it!

The pear blossoms are just starting to bloom. Note the raindrops on the petals?

pear blossoms (640x577)And then water droplets on the rose leafs just coming out…

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And then we have thistle, that reminds me of Scotland. I was fascinated with all the water droplets on it. Millions! This was because of the heavy mist we had that surrounded us all day.

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Back to proofing The Highlander! 🙂

Terry
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