Guest Heart Thursday #88

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

When I got a link to Kerri's blog in an e-mail from Laura, I couldn't wait to visit.
What I found was Kerri's blog "A Little Piece of Me".
And this gorgeous tree bark heart that stole MY heart!
As I looked back through Kerri's blog, I came to the decision that maybe she should rename her blog to - "A Little Piece of HEAVEN"!

Thank you, Kerri, for sharing your heart!
Thank you, Laura, for sending the link!

I love to tell everyone how special Bhavesh is ...
After all, he is the reason Guest Heart Thursday exists!
The very first guest heart ever posted here came from Bhavesh's "BLOG".
And Guest Heart Thursday was born!
Bhavesh is from India, where he takes some of the most amazing photos.
Like the cute little dog in this shot - do you see the heart around it's eye?

Thank you, Bhavesh (and Megha!) for sharing your hearts!

I have come to love the desert because of Diane, and her blog "Desert Colors". I never knew that what I always considered "arid" countryside could be so full of life and beauty!

Diane has captured so much of the life of the desert - including the hearts she has found along the way!

Thank you so much, Diane, for sharing the desert - and for sharing your heart!

Judy is an amazing artist - her photos prove that.
I have enjoyed following her blog, "Lilac Gate" for a long time now, and am always delighted by the beauty she finds in her world!

Like this wonderful heart-shaped milkweed pod!

Thank you, Judy, for sharing your heart!

I absolutely LOVE Helen's "Frumpy Heart" that she posted on her blog "Natures Walk Studio" - it makes me smile!

What made this post so special was the Haiku Helen posted for Frumpy:

Sidewalk mystery.
I wonder who 'hearts" Frumpy
writing it in stone.

Not to be outdone, one of the comments on Frumpy came from Madeleine Begun Kane who wrote ... "Fun haiku. I've written this in response:

Frumpy's adorer
clearly wanted to cement
their relationship."

Thank you, Helen, for sharing Frumpy's heart!

One world. One people. One heart.

As always - a huge thank you to all who linked up with Guest Heart Thursday last week. I loved seeing all of the delightful and amazing 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 written a heart-felt poem, or ...), please join us for Guest Heart Thursday. Just link the URL of your heart post to Linky! It would be nice if you linked back to Random Hearts ... but it's okay not to ... we just want to see your hearts!
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!

Guest Heart Thursday #87

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

"Yesterday's Trash" is where Michelle shares her "unique art made from found and everyday objects". But it's so much more than that. Michelle's art is definitely unique, and the work she does AMAZES and inspires me!

Michelle posted this heart along with a wonderful heart-warming story in keeping with "Random Acts of Kindness" - I urge you to read her post, and keep the circle going!

Thank you, Michelle, for sharing your art ... and your heart!

Gail found this little stone on the beach on the Washington State Coast last summer. It was about the size of a quarter and caught her eye immediately. Gail had so much fun seeing all the hearts in her world that she created a special place to share them!

Please come visit Gail over at "My Hunt For A Heart!" You'll love the amazing hearts she has found!

Thank you, Gail, for sharing your hearts!

When Laura sent me a link to "Ecobirder's" blog, I was curious.
When I visited, I was enchanted - and not just by this beautiful dragonfly heart!!!

Ecobirder is a self-proclaimed "Nature's Paparazzi", whose goal is to "use photographs, facts, and stories to entertain, educate, and inspire people about the natural world around us."

Thank you, Ecobirder, for sharing your inspiration ... and your heart!
Thank you, Laura, for finding him, and sending me the link!

Dorincard makes beautiful postcards ...
and posts them on his blog, along with research about his subjects ...
I am always amazed by the wealth of information he comes up with - and I learn something I didn't know - every time I visit his blog!!!

But my favorite posts from Dorincard are his Guest Heart Thursday posts ...
because Dorin finds hearts that I probably would have missed ... like the PERFECT heart he found on this turkey ... do you see it? (Hint: It's red!)

Thank you, Dorin, for sharing your heart!

Sandra over at "MadSnapper" sent me a heart.
It is a very special heart ... taken by her niece Patti in PA ... and touched MY heart with it's wispy and ethereal beauty.

Thank you, Patti, for sharing your heart.
Thank you, Sandra, for sharing Patti's heart!


One world. One people. One heart.

As always - a huge thank you to all who linked up with Guest Heart Thursday last week. I loved seeing all of the delightful and amazing 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 written a heart-felt poem, or ...), please join us for Guest Heart Thursday. Just link the URL of your heart post to Linky! It would be nice if you linked back to Random Hearts ... but it's okay not to ... we just want to see your hearts!
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!

Guest Heart Thursday #81

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

Darlene's beautiful art makes MY heart soar.
She is a constant inspiration to me. Not just for her art - but because she is one of the nicest people I've met.
You can find Darlene over at her blog, "A Dancing Mango" ... where she delights me by slipping in a heart or two now and then!

And thank you, Darlene, for sharing your heart. In more ways than one!

Debbie's post featuring these adorable donkeys made me smile.
But then ALL of her posts make me smile!
Especially when I find a heart - do you see it?
I "nose" you can if you look!

Check out Debbie's heart-warming blog "It's All About Purple" - be sure to scroll back through her older posts - she is a wonderful photographer!

Thank you, Debbie, for sharing your heart!

Look at this beautiful pansy heart that Judy posted on her blog "JBiggs Little Pieces". It was her entry to last weeks "Weekend Flowers" (thank you Tina!) - and I couldn't help but fall in love!

Thank you, Judy, for sharing your heart!

Gemma's entry in last week's "Weekend Flowers" was also a heart.
One of the most beautiful pink rose hearts I've seen!

Gemma's blog "Gemma's Greyscale Territory - Poetic Songlines" is one of my favorite places to visit. Gemma is from Australia, and her posts are always fascinating!

When you check out Gemma's blog, please notice my favorite part of each of her posts ... her Haiku. I am in awe of the way she puts just a few words together and creates magic!

Thank you, Gemma, for sharing your heart!

Marit's entry to this week's "PicStory" (thank you again, Tina!) made me gasp.
The theme this week was "silver or gold" - and just look at this beautiful gold heart Marit found and posted on her blog Velkommen til Marits hagekos Og litt til ...!

Thank you, Marit, for sharing your heart!

One world. One people. One heart.

As always - a huge thank you to all who linked up with Guest Heart Thursday last week. I loved seeing all of the delightful and amazing 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 written a heart-felt poem, or ...), please join us for Guest Heart Thursday. Just link the URL of your heart post to Linky! It would be nice if you linked back to Random Hearts ... but it's okay not to ... we just want to see your hearts!
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!

Guest Heart Thursday #80

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

Deann, AKA Grannie Annie is amazing. We met shortly after I started blogging - and have decided that we must be related ... sisters-with-different-parents-who-have-never-met and all.
When you visit Deann's blog "The Whimsey Asylum", you will see that she is a wonderful artist as well as a great friend ... the digital art she creates boggles my mind. Her wonderfully wicked sense of humor delights my soul.

Thank you, Sissie-Dea, for sharing your heart!

Dani is my dear heart-sister. She lives in Macedonia and is going to school in China.
The hearts she finds in her world make me smile, and sometimes bring me to tears.

Dani is taking a break from blogging for a while, but will continue to send hearts via e-mail, and I will continue to share them with you.
"Life certainly is not easy, but it is beautiful." ... I will miss you so much, dear friend. You hold a special place in MY heart.

Thank you, dear Dani, for sharing your heart!

If you love nature and photography, you will LOVE Judy's blog, "Lilac Gate".
Judy is an amazing photographer, and her macros are spectacular.
And look at this beautiful sunflower heart she found!

Thank you, Judy, for sharing the beauty of your world - and for sharing your heart!

Lois is another dear blogging friend. Her blog, "Tallahassee Daily Photo" is part of the hugely popular and fun "City Daily Photo" series of blogs.

One of the first guest hearts I posted was this beautiful Spanish moss heart that Lois found. It's been one of my favorites for a long time!

Thank you, Lois, for sharing your City ... and your heart!

Michelle is a gifted artist whose work amazes and inspires me.
You will see what I mean when you visit her blog "Mouse House ART" -
But be sure, when you start looking back at her work, to cover your keyboard ... I know I must have drooled all over mine (her "paint chip art" is absolutely AWESOME!)

Michelle's mom found this heart rock on the beach in California ... complete with two perfect hearts, a circle and a diamond - all made by wind, waves and critters!!! I got goosebumps when I saw this on Michelle's blog!!!

Thank you, Michelle (and Michelle's mom) for sharing your heart!

One world. One people. One heart.

As always - a huge thank you to all who linked up with Guest Heart Thursday last week. I loved seeing all of the delightful and amazing 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 written a heart-felt poem, or ...), please join us for Guest Heart Thursday. Just link the URL of your heart post to Linky! It would be nice if you linked back to Random Hearts ... but it's okay not to ... we just want to see your hearts!
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!

Guest Heart Thursday #79

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

Today, I am featuring YOUR hearts - found in nature!

Susannah found this wet begonia heart and posted it to her blog "Wanderin' Weeta (with Waterfowl and Weeds)".

Susannah has been a great inspiration to me - I've learned to look down and see the tiny beauty of nature. When you visit her blog, you will be inspired as well!

Thank you, Susannah, for sharing your heart!

Beth has several wonderful blogs that I love - they reflect the beauty she finds in her world (like these GORGEOUS heart raindrop reflections!), as well as her amazing artwork!

One of Beth's blogs that inspires me is "Geometric". If you haven't been there, you will be delighted at the wonderful and unique shapes Beth finds in nature!!!

Thank you, my sister, for sharing your heart!

Costas is another artist who inspires me - you've met him before - on his magical blog "Nature Digital".
Here is where I ALWAYS say - when you visit Costas, be sure to click on his pictures to enlarge them. And to see the MAGIC I'm talking about!!!

Thank you, Costas, for sharing your heart!

Dani shared this wonderful tomato heart on her blog "A Lovely Home For Hearts".
And a LOVELY home for HEARTS she has created!!!

Dani shares hearts from her home in Macedonia and her adopted home in China - I am constantly amazed and delighted at the beauty she finds in her world!

Thank you, dear heart-sister Dani, for sharing your hearts!!!

I had to gasp when I saw Tina's pigeon heart on her blog "Tina's PicStory".

If you haven't visited Tina, you are in for a VERY special treat!

Tina hosts "PicStory" - a wonderful and ever-changing weekly challenge ...
And "Weekend Flowers" - a wonderful place for us to share our flower photos!!!

Thank you so much, Tina, for sharing your heart!!!

One world. One people. One heart.

As always - a huge thank you to all who linked up with Guest Heart Thursday last week. I loved seeing all of the delightful and amazing 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 written a heart-felt poem, or ...), please join us for Guest Heart Thursday. Just link the URL of your heart post to Linky! It would be nice if you linked back to Random Hearts ... but it's okay not to ... we just want to see your hearts!
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!

Guest Heart Thursday #72

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

My thoughts and prayers go out today to all who are dealing with the rash of natural disasters that have befallen our world lately.
For those who are recovering ... heart healing is my prayer for you.
For those who are preparing ... heart mercy is my prayer for you.

Once so vibrant and strong, my dad now spends most of his days reading and dreaming of times gone by.
Most of his life was spent living month to month, doing without in order for his family to thrive.
Now, at 85, he has the time and money to indulge a little ...
Onion rings are among his favorite "treats", and I had to giggle when he silently handed me this one, an adorable grin on his face.

I have to say thank you, Daddy, for sharing your life ... and your heart ... for all these years.

Susannah, over at "Wanderin' Weeta (With Waterfowl and Weeds)" has done it again - she found this upside-down rose hip heart - and didn't even know it! And even though I've said it before, I will say it again ...

Thank you Susannah, for being my inspiration ... and for sharing your heart!

When Texwisgirl e-mailed me this picture, I was stunned - and just HAD to feature it today. She was photographing some painted buntings, when she realized this one has a PERFECT HEART on it's shoulder!!! To see a bunch more gorgeous pictures, visit her wonderful blog "The Runaround Ranch Report"!

Thank you, thank you, thank you! Texwisgirl, for sharing your most amazing heart!

Rick took a short hiatus from his blog, "Found Hearts by Rick Ruggles" - but he's back!
I love the random hearts Rick finds, like this pavement heart.

Welcome back, Rick, and thank you for sharing your heart!

My sister Beth sees things differently, and shares her amazing photos on her blog "Expect the Unexpected". That's where she posted this beautiful broken tree branch heart a few months ago.

She is also one of my favorite artists - and always has been. I remember as a child I was in awe of her "doodles" - amazing fairies, elves, hand trees and beautiful ladies in flowing dresses. Beth shares her awesome art on her blog "Beth's Artworx".

Thank you, sissie, for sharing your heart!

One world. One people. One heart.

As always - a huge thank you to all who participated in Guest Heart Thursday last week. I loved seeing all of the delightful and amazing 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 post to Linky! It would be nice if you linked back to Random Hearts ... but it's okay not to ... we just want to see your hearts!
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!

Guest Heart Thursday #68

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

Tina didn't know it, but she found a heart!
Do you see it?
It's a red leaf heart, tucked into the left corner of this striking photo (and that's not the only heart I see in this shot - do you see more too?)!
Tina is from Germany, and has stolen my heart with her beautiful photography.

You can find Tina at "Leckeres für Mensch und Katze - Goodies for a pleasant life". Be sure to check tomorrow, and join in on her new meme "Weekend Flowers on Friday"!

Thank you, Tina, for sharing your flowers - and your heart!

I have loved Squirrel Queen's blogs for a long time now.
Especially her flower photos - like this beautiful dahlia - that shows it's heart!

Squirrel Queen has two blogs to check out - "The Road to Here", and "Through Cat (?) Eyes".

Thank you, Squirrel Queen, for sharing this GORGEOUSLY STUNNING heart!

I found these delicate hearts on Elke's blog "Elke's-Scrap-Place" when she linked up with "Weekend Flowers on Friday" (see Tina's heart, above!). I don't speak (or read) German, but it turns out that's okay - her photos speak beautifully all on their own!

Thank you, Elke, for sharing your heart!

I have been following "A Home Far Away" for a long time now - this is a wonderful blog written by "a Swede living and enjoying life in tropical Singapore. Mummy-life, glamour-life, baking-life, photography-life and decorating- life is what my blog is all about. And some shopping..."

I don't know her first name, but I value her work so much - like this photo she posted as a memorial to those who lost their lives in Norway this past week.

Thank you for sharing your beautiful photography - and your heart!

When you last saw this heart on Pam's "Simply Coastal" blog, it was nestled on a beautiful beach on a bed of seaweed, remnants of shells nearby -- the ocean in the background.
Now this special Florida heart has a new home -- in Oregon!!!

Pam - I can't say "thank you" enough. When I opened the package I could hardly see the treasures inside because of the tears. You brought such joy to my heart today - I can't wait to find some Oregon treasures to send to YOU!!!

Thank you, Pam, for REALLY sharing your heart!!!

One world. One people. One heart.

As always - huge thank you to all who participated in Guest Heart Thursday last week. I loved seeing all of the delightful and amazing 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 post to Linky! It would be nice if you linked back to Random Hearts ... but it's okay not to ... we just want to see your hearts!
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!

Guest Heart Thursday #66

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

When I first met my heart-sister Dani, she was living in her homeland of Macedonia ... but has spent the past 10 months or so going to school in China.

Dani is traveling back to Macedonia for the summer, and I can't wait to see the beauty (and hearts!) she finds along the way!

You can see Dani's found hearts at "A Lovely Home for Hearts" - and her beautiful and evocative life photography at "Snow Flowers".

Thank you, Dani, for sharing your heart!

I always thought the desert was barren and boring.
Diane has completely disabused me of this notion!!!
Now I can't wait to visit the desert someday - to see some of the stunning beauty that Diane finds and shares over at "Desert Colors" ... like this heart-shaped saguaro cactus bloom!

Thank you, Diane, for sharing the beauty of the desert ... and for sharing your heart!

Bhavesh is a wonderfully talented photographer from India, who shares the beauty and grandeur of his country on his "BLOG".

If I ever visit India, I will look up Bhavesh - and his wonderfully talented artist wife Megha ("Art on Sketchbook"). They have been such an inspiration to me!

Thank you, Bhavesh and Megha, for sharing your India ... and for sharing your hearts!

Another special space in my heart is held by Cheryl.
Cheryl is an amazing lady, who has inspired me from the very beginning of my first blog!

Cheryl has two blogs - "NOSTALGIA: Today and Yesterday", and "March to March". I love and appreciate her so much!!!

Thank you, Cheryl, for being YOU ... and for sharing your heart!

This week was a special one for one of my favorite blogging couples.
Abe and Patty celebrated their 56th wedding anniversary!!!

Both Abe and Patty have inspired me so much in my life ... to see what I mean, visit their blogs!
Abe shares pictures of his backyard birds at "My Birds Blog". Patty makes me laugh ... and think ... with the wonderful stories she shares over at "Old Lady Lincoln".

Congratulations, Abe and Patty, on 56 years of marriage ... and for "starting over" on #57!

And thank you for sharing your heart.

One world. One people. One heart.

As always - huge thank you to all who participated in Guest Heart Thursday last week. I loved seeing all of the delightful and amazing 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 post to Linky! It would be nice if you linked back to Random Hearts ... but it's okay not to ... we just want to see your hearts!
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!

Lichen heart

Yesterday's blurry feathery shadowy heart wasn't the only accidental heart that found it's way into my camera ... when I was trying to capture the beautiful little bird that was serenading me, I came across this striking lichen heart - in the same tree!

Pacific Ninebark Heart

The Pacific Ninebark (Physocarpus capitatus) shares it's delicate blooms in late spring ...

This one also shares it's heart!