Was it Rudolph?

Out in the snow Jazzy went to play

Chasing snowflakes as they fell,

In the quiet of winter she suddenly heard

The tinkling of a bell.

On the top of the house stood a strange looking deer,

It was walking to and fro.

Jazzy watched a while until she found her voice,

She looked up and said "Hello!"

It was then Jazzy noticed the really red nose

And while she was wondering why,

The deer twirled it's head, gave a loud snort,

Then took off into the sky.

Jazzy pondered what she saw on the roof

While she continued to play in the snow

As she turned to go back into the house

She heard a voice cry, "Ho Ho Ho".

Jazzy at the Library

December 12th starting at 9:30 and then again at 10:45, the Smithfield, Virginia Library will feature Jazzy's books in story time. This is an incredible honor for me. I love my Jazzy books, my family loves my Jazzy books and children love my Jazzy books, but having adults want to share my Jazzy books is like getting extra icing on my cake.

My Jazzy books are geared towards younger children and each one is based on a concept. I use photos to illustrate the plot. You can read about each book in the "About The Books" tab on my webpage. https://www.jazzysbooks.com/

Another great adventure Jazzy and I will be having is writing a book about the Library. Tracy, the librarian at Smithfield Library, is allowing me and Jazzy to visit and create a new book called "Jazzy Explores The Library." Jazzy hears there are bones in the library and goes on a search to find them.

I have just completed Jazzy Shapes and it's now in the editing and finalizing stages before print. Here is the cover.

My Dog; My Model

My dog Jazzy is a funny critter. She has learned that a camera in my hand means a treat. I was setting up the photo for my diamond shape and she knew what she was supposed to do.

The hard part now is getting her to show some expressions. Most times now, all I get is the "Okay, I'm sitting here waiting patiently, now where is the treat?" look.

To get her to seem more interested, I have been using sounds from the internet. A screechy voice, a bell, (but not a door bell because that will send her barking to the front door), a bird screaming, or another dog barking. But sometimes, like today, all I have to do is ask her if she wants to go for a walk and her expression changes from intense waiting to "Oh boy, a walk, yippee!"

Here are a few shots from the diamond session. To see the one I'm chose for the book you will have to get a book.