THIS TIME promotion at Smashwords

To anticipate the May 23, 2011 publication of Loyalty Binds Me, the second book in the series about Richard III in the 21st-century, I am offering a 40% discount off the ebook price. To get Kindle and other ebook versions of This Time, go to Smashwords and download it via wifi. You may have to download it to your computer and then transfer it to the Kindle, Nook, etc. The 40% discount will be available until June 3rd if you buy from Smashwords directly. To get the discount, enter YQ52G (not case sensitive) at checkout.

Nature's Sculpture

I go for a walk nearly every day that takes me on part of the "greenway" trail created from an old, discontinued railroad. The trail is flanked on either side by undeveloped land where a small river also courses; and even though the river overflows during heavy rains, there's enough undeveloped land to absorb the overflow. Everyone who walks the trail--and it seems as though much of the town does--is treated to a variety of wildlife. So, I wasn't too surprised at first to see what I thought was a hawk alighting on a dead tree stump. But the "hawk" didn't move as I approached. It was part of the tree stump! The photo on the left was taken with my cell phone. I brought a camera with me the next day to get a close up of the "sculpture" where you can see the state of the stump.