Guest Heart Thursday #46

Welcome to Guest Heart Thursday -
A place to share YOUR hearts!

Costas of "Nature Digital" has come back!
He was on vacation for a month or so, and BOY was he missed!
Before he left, he posted this camelia tree in bloom ...
and shaped like a heart!

Thank you, Costas, for sharing your heart.
WELCOME HOME!

Rachel's blog "Art+Food+Friends" is a lot of fun - I really love visiting!

Especially when she posts hearts!
But the most amazing thing about this beautiful and heart-filled cake?
She made it from SCRATCH!!!
(I haven't done that in ... um, I don't think I've EVER done that!)

Thank you, Rachel, for sharing your hearts.
I am in AWE of you!

I love Owen (AKA Mr. Toad) and his blog - "Magic Lantern Show". I truly do!
Owen combines beautiful photography with history, storytelling and humor in a way that truly is magical.

And look ... he posted a heart!!!

Thank you, Owen, for being the wonderful and magical person that you are - and for sharing your heart!

Cheryl is another of my favorite inspirations.
She has two blogs ... "March to March" and "Nostalgia: Today and Yesterday" - and I look forward to every post.

Thank you, Cheryl, for being such a kind, generous and wonderful lady. And thank you for sharing your heart!

P.S. I think you should rename it "March to March to March", and keep going for another year.
Please???

Bhavesh Chhatbar is another of my favorite inspirations. His "BLOG" covers his beautiful country - India - wonderfully. He is an excellent photographer and storyteller.

Do you see the hearts in this tree? I see several!

Thank you Bhavesh for sharing your heart!

As always - huge thank you to all who participated in Guest Heart Thursday last week. I loved seeing all of the delightful hearts you found in your world!

Would you like to share your heart on Guest Heart Thursday?
The rules are easy ...
There are none!!!
As long as your post includes a heart!

If you have found a heart (or drawn a heart, or designed a heart, or ...), please join us for Guest Heart Thursday. Just link the URL of your heart to Linky!
The link will be open from Thursday morning until Sunday night.

Have you found more than one heart?

Put in more than one link!

Is your heart from a long time ago?

It doesn't matter, as long as you put the direct URL link to that post!

More Graffiti ... with heart!

As I wandered around the formerly-abandoned mega-church, looking at the clean-up efforts, I came upon some new graffiti - with a Valentines heart!

Guest Heart Thursday #45

Welcome to Guest Heart Thursday -
A place to share YOUR hearts!

Jeannette is an artist who lives in Costa Mesa, California, US ... who has traveled all over the world. She has a doctorate in psychology (Psy.D.) which is impressive - but more impressive to me is the beauty she finds in the world - in photos, words and in her paintings.

Jeannette shares her world in her blog "Mysteries". To see her amazing artwork, visit her other blog "Art Notes". You won't be disappointed!

Thank you, my dear friend, for sharing your world - and your heart!

You may know her as "Johnny Nutcase", but her real name is Jill, and her blog, "Count Your Chicken! We're Taking Over!" is full of the beauty she finds in her world.

Jill is a seasonal field biologist who travels the backroads of the US with her husband Zac in search of the natural world - documenting and photographing what she finds.

Like this beautiful cactus heart.

Thank you, Jill, for sharing your love of nature, your amazing photography, and your heart.
I am in awe of you guys!

Ebie found this beautiful heart at a place called "Salvation Mountain" in Niland, California. It is actually etched and painted on an old junked car!

I hope you take the time to visit Ebie over at "Deranged Insanity" - her blog is wonderful!

Thank you, Ebie, for sharing your heart.
P.S. - I love the "E" - I think it must have been made just for you!

I can't say enough about James over at "Newtown Area Photo". He has completely changed the way I look at the world through his meme "Weekend Reflections".

James probably didn't realize it when he took this wonderful reflection self-portrait, but take a look under his left armpit. It's a HEART!!!

Thank you, James, for being an inspiration to so many of us reflections fans - and thank you for sharing this heart!

I don't get to see my sister-in-law, Bert, very often. It seems I'm always on the go when I stop by her place. Sigh.

But look what Bert found outside the door of her apartment manager's place.
A PERFECT heart!

Thank you Bert, for being such a wonderful lady - and for sharing your heart!

As always - huge thank you to all who participated in Guest Heart Thursday last week. I loved seeing all of the delightful hearts you found in your world!

Would you like to share your heart on Guest Heart Thursday?
The rules are easy ...
There are none!!!
As long as your post includes a heart!

If you have found a heart (or drawn a heart, or designed a heart, or ...), please join us for Guest Heart Thursday. Just link the URL of your heart to Linky!
The link will be open from Thursday morning until Sunday night.

Have you found more than one heart?

Put in more than one link!

Is your heart from a long time ago?

It doesn't matter, as long as you put the direct URL link to that post!

Hearts Revisited For Valentines Day ...

I found this fossilized clam shell at the beach some years ago. I discovered the heart in 2009 as I was working in my rock garden.

We heat our home with a fireplace only.
One day in March, 2009, I was putting more wood on the fire when I noticed the tiny hearts.

I was walking with my sister Beth last July when I spotted this beautiful white morning glory flower. Imagine our delight when we both spotted the heart in the center!

There haven't been little kids living here for a long time - but they left their mark.
I found this Barbie head near the woods a couple of years ago ...
And realized it was one of my favorite hearts. Ever.

In March of 2009 I found mark on a piece of metal in one of the mechanical rooms at the then-abandoned mega church across the street.

In my imagination it looked like arms and hands - holding out a heart.

Happy Valentine's Day, everyone!

Cabin 5 Heart

Over at the once-abandoned property across the street, workers have been busy tearing down the cabins. It is a relief, as they were vandalized and falling apart anyway.

One cabin, in particular, is much better gone.
Cabin Number 5.
At one point vagrants took over this cabin. When the Police chased them away, they left behind a mountain of garbage.

Several years later, someone lost their life there.
The Police called it a "suspicious suicide".

In the years since, people have heard voices coming from the cabin, and I even took a picture that had a strange shimmering in one corner. I'm not sure what happened to that picture.

So I was glad, glad, GLAD when this was the first cabin to go.

When I first noticed the cement slab that remained, I found this gouged cement heart.
And felt better.

Much better. The birds were singing, plants were starting to grow over the scarred earth, and there was a cleanliness of spirit instead of dread.

Yay!!!

Mud Puddle Heart - Weekend Reflections

Lonely puddle.
Out in the middle of nowhere ...

Lovely heart.
Out in the middle of nowhere ...
For me alone.
Oh, and for YOU too!

To see reflections from around the world, visit James at Newtown Area Photo - and join us for Weekend Reflections.

To see random hearts from around the world, and to share YOUR heart - join us for Guest Heart Thursday - from now until Sunday!

Guest Heart Thursday #44

Welcome to Guest Heart Thursday -
A place to share YOUR heart!

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!

The last thing I expected from Texas ...
Was a snow heart.
So when I was sent this link, I had to check it out!

And found "Ladybug From Texas".
And a beautiful snow heart!!!

Thank you, Deb, for sharing your giant Texas snow heart!
And thank you, Texwisgirl, for sharing the link!

Joan is part of the hugely popular and fun "Daily Photo" group of bloggers.
When I visited her blog, "Charleston Daily Photo", I found another reason why!

Joan found this beautiful doorway heart at Hadrian's Wall, U.K. - while hiking England coast to coast!

Thank you, Joan, for sharing your beautiful city, and your heart.
Thank you, Pamela, for finding it!

Judy, over at "Lilac Gate", has been playing with her food ... again.
And look - she found hearts in her cucumber!

It just goes to show that veggies are good for your heart, right? (smile)

If you haven't checked out Judy's blog, you really should. She takes amazing macros of plants and flowers - and I love re-discovering the world through her eyes!

Thank you, Judy, for sharing your heart!

Another of my favorite places to go ... "Wanderin' Weeta (With Waterfowl and Weeds)" is Susannah's amazing blog.

Susannah taught me to look down. And see the tiny life that surrounds us. When you visit her blog, you will find out what I mean!

Thank you, Susannah, for your inspiration - and for sharing your hearts.

Tammie Lee is one of the most talented photographer/poets I have ever seen. When my spirits need lifting, I go as quickly as I can to her blog - "Spirithelpers". And ALWAYS find my spirit helped, and my soul uplifted.

Do you see the shadow heart along her garden path?
It sparks my imagination!

Thank you, Tammie Lee, for sharing the beauty of your world, your spirit - and your heart.

As always - huge thank you to all who participated in Guest Heart Thursday last week. I loved seeing all of the delightful hearts you found in your world!

If you have found a heart (or drawn a heart, or designed a heart, or ...), please join us for Guest Heart Thursday. Just link the URL of your heart to Linky!
The link will be open from Thursday morning until Sunday night.

Have you found more than one heart?

Put in more than one link!

Is your heart from a long time ago?

It doesn't matter, as long as you put the direct URL link to that post!

Paper Bag Heart

I was walking in the nature preserve again this morning, waiting for Mom to get off work. Near the picnic table were the remains of a late night party - empty alcohol containers, a bag full of clothes, and lots of trash.

As I started picking up the trash to deposit it into the garbage can (handily located about 3 feet away!), I noticed this paper bag ... wet from the overnight rain ... had become a heart!

Mossy Parking Lot Heart

An animal, probably a deer, skittered through the parking lot of the abandoned church - scattering bits of moss everywhere ...

One of those pieces turned out to be a heart!

Fanno Creek Reflections and Heart

I walked along the banks of Fanno Creek, searching for signs of spring ... I found a creek which carries the scars from the ravages of wintertime floods ...

Debris caught in trees and shrubs give mute testimony to the fact that this is an urban park, smack in the middle of a fairly large city ...

A splash of white caught my eye ...

An egret!

Then I saw ... a broken heart.

Even though winter has not loosened it's grip ... there is still beauty to be found here.

To see hearts from around the world, click HERE - and share YOUR heart on Guest Heart Thursday.

To see reflections from around the world, visit James at Newtown Area Photo - and join us for Weekend Reflections.

Guest Heart Thursday #43

Welcome to Guest Heart Thursday -
A place to share YOUR heart!

I found "La Vie Quotidienne's" blog via a comment left at "Claudia's Blog". I believe it went something like "I have hearts on my blog today too". Of course the temptation was too great to resist, and off I went.

I couldn't have been more delighted, especially when I found this GORGEOUS handmade Valentine's bulletin board!

Thank you, La Vie Quotidienne, for sharing your hearts!
Thank you Claus, for your post on the history of the heart that led me here!

Robert's city, Athens, has gone through rough times lately.
His blog, "Daily Athens" hints at this.
But mostly Robert shows how he loves his city - through his beautiful photos and genuine words.

I don't think he realized he was sharing a heart when he posted this fabric knot - but he did!

Thank you, Robert, for sharing your city - and your heart.

And what can I say about Carmelina ... she can do it ALL!!!
She is an amazing artist, and you really need to go back through her blog, "Creative Carmelina", to get an idea of how talented and inspirational she is.

Sometimes, though, she also posts a heart - without realizing it!

Thank you, Carmelina, for the inspiration you are to me - and for sharing your heart!

I don't think Diane AZ realized she posted a great big blue heart on this beautiful Arizona landscape shot. But I noticed it right away, and I'm sure you will too!

If you love beautiful pictures of an amazing place, make sure you come to "Desert Colors" with some extra time on your hands - because you are going to want to stay for a long time!

Thank you, Diane, for sharing your world - and your heart!

Eric Dustrude's blog "365 Photos" is new to me. In fact, it was Sheryl over at "Astoria Oregon Daily Photo" who sent me the link to this amazing photo.

I spent a few minutes looking over Eric's blog - and found a wonderful photographer hard at work. He started his blog in 2009, intending to post photos for a year. Well, it's been more than a year and Eric is still going strong!

Thank you, Eric, for sharing your heart!
Thank you Sheryl for finding it!

As always - huge thank you to all who participated in Guest Heart Thursday last week. I loved seeing all of the delightful hearts you found in your world!

If you have found a heart (or drawn a heart, or designed a heart, or ...), please join us for Guest Heart Thursday. Just link the URL of your heart to Linky!
The link will be open from Thursday morning until Sunday night.

Have you found more than one heart?

Put in more than one link!

Is your heart from a long time ago?

It doesn't matter, as long as you put the direct URL link to that post!

Fire Line - Do Not Heart

The curvy Bell Road near my house has claimed yet another victim.
And left yet another heart ...
On yet another tree.