Jeweled Dreams (Diamond Knot Dreams Book 2) by Mary Manners

Author:Mary Manners [Manners, Mary]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sweet Dreams Publications
Published: 2017-07-13T18:30:00+00:00

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Jason and Avery hit the motherlode of photo ops the next day. As fate would have it, Lila and Morgan wanted to get an early start with Kenzie on their trek to the local amusement park. This had allowed Jason to get an early start, as well.

He swung by to pick up Avery. She met him at the door dressed in shorts and a white sleeveless shirt paired with a baby-blue cotton blouse that was knotted at the waist. The outfit was complemented by a pair of hiking boots that looked like they’d seen their fair share of terrain. She might have graced the pages of an Outdoor Magazine.

Jason hadn’t expected that. He wasn’t sure what, exactly, he did expect, but it wasn’t a glimpse of Avery fresh-faced with her honey-brown hair hanging free as a veil, grinning as if she was about to embark on the greatest adventure of her life.

Together they’d tackled a variety of sites including Hen Wallow Falls near Cosby which he knew from his research was a difficult location past mid-morning, due to the way the sun came over the falls later in the day. He’d picked up a few decent shots of Mountain Laurel in full bloom as well as a meandering finger of river that showcased the flow of rapids over slickened rock—always a favorite—awash in sunlight.

His hours of online research of the park had considerably cut down on the foot-travel time needed to track the perfect image. Jason was glad he’d done his homework.

It gave him and Avery a chance to rest along the water beneath a pleasant breeze.

“Those pictures are amazing.” Avery settled on the boulder beside him. The song of the rushing stream coursed by as she dangled her long, lean legs. “How did you ever learn so much about nature photography?”

“Years of practice…more trial and error than I’d like to admit.” Jason made a mental note of half-a-dozen shots he planned to submit for the calendar. He’d have a better idea of which would work best when they were actually printed and in front of him. “I studied photojournalism in college—against my parents’ advice. They worried I’d have a hard time making a decent income or, an even worse fate, that I’d end up tumbling into a crevasse.”

“Oh, that’s awful…the crevasse, I mean.” She shuddered. “But I know all about the struggle to follow your dreams. My parents thought I was crazy to study computer programming and graphic design. But, for a totally different reason than your parents worried about your career choice. My mom would say, ‘What are you going to do all day shut up in a cubicle all by your lonesome? How will you ever find a husband—a family—if your nose is always buried in a computer?’”

“That’s uncanny. The speech from my mom was very similar.” He pinched his nose and humorously mimicked her tone. “‘Do you realize you’re going to be in the back-country for days? The wilderness is no place to make a home.

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