Spilled Paint Heart

At the abandoned church, vandals are still at work.
They found an old can of paint, and worked it open.
Then they went to work ...

I found this spilled paint heart at the bottom of the old swimming pool ...

Paper Trash Heart

Just someone's trash, thrown on the ground.
Right?
Not to me!
To me it is a beautiful heart.

Guest Heart Thursday #8

Judy over at Lilac Gate takes the most amazing flower pictures I've seen.
Her macros show plants in a way I never knew existed!

Like this gorgeous glowing bleeding heart.

I was so excited to hear that Halcyon over at Jackson Daily Photo was going to post a found heart. I was even more excited when I saw it!

This is MY KIND OF HEART!!!
And it is PERFECT!

My friend Cheryl over at Nostalgia: Today and Yesterday had the unique and wonderful opportunity to met a cyber-friend for lunch - to meet face to face for the first time.

Cheryl has been blogging a series of shrines and missions - complete with beautiful pictures and histories. I have thoroughly enjoyed this series, Cheryl!

Anyway, her friend had been visiting a shrine, and came across a woman in need who made this beautiful palm frond heart.

I am in awe of this beautiful ornament. Simple, delicate and stunning. Thank you so much Cheryl for sharing it with all of us!

And how could I forget this post my sister Beth at Expect the Unexpected shared a long time ago. In fact, I think she forgot she posted it!

Her daughter had found this oddly-shaped M&M and gave it to her mom - A beautiful chocolate heart!

What a delightful gift. The absolute best.

Have you found a Random Heart? If so, I want to hear from you!
Please send me an e-mail (see my sidebar for information), or just leave a comment here (with link to where it is posted along with permission for me to use it) and I will find you!

Another Wet Moss Heart!

This picture was actually taken last week. You know how I can tell?

There's actually dry pavement in the frame!

Since then it has been rain, rain, rain.
Another storm today ... another record set for 'wettest'.

I'm glad I was able to capture this beautiful moss heart ...
Before it disappeared into a puddle.

Stepped On Heart

The field between our house and Uncle Dale's house gets very muddy. Uncle Dale put down a few pieces of old board in the worst areas ... and the grass grew up around them.

He must have stepped on something ... I'm not sure what ...

All I know is that it was a heart!

Bedraggled by Rain

I found this poor bedraggled and debris-strewn heart in the parking lot ... at the edge of a puddle which had receded a bit ...
I didn't notice the poor little potato bug until I was cropping the picture.
Too much water, even for him.

Shoe Store Heart

Look what I found at the shoe store!
Someone had tried on these cute sandals,
But first they had to remove the padding.

The sandals weren't for them, but when they left ...
They left this styrofoam heart!

Glass Heart on Rust

There are two hearts here ... one of rust, one of glass.
Do you see them both?

Guest Heart Thursday #7

My sister Beth, of Beth's Artworx, found this gorgeous rust spot last year.

A perfect rusty heart!

Two of my favorite people in Blogland are Abe and Patty Lincoln.
Abe's bird blog is amazing - their garden is filled with wildlife, which seem to be drawn to Abe and Patty. Abe is truly a genius with a camera.

Abe hasn't been well lately, and he wanted to get a picture of this poppy that was blooming in his yard. His wonderful wife Patty went out and took the picture for him. Patty brightens my days with her delightful and funny-as-all-get-out blog "Old Lady Lincoln".

They didn't know it at the time, but the center of the poppy is a beautiful heart!

And Gina, over at Antique Art Garden loves the heart she has in her garden.
Especially when she captures this beauty in the snow.

But Gina's most recent find was a bunch of strawberry hearts she found while cutting up these beauties for breakfast!

Great capture, Gina!

And finally, there's Sunny of Barnyards and Barnacles. She actually found a heart in one of my photos - that I missed!

So I returned the favor, and found this beautiful cloud heart in her Weekend Reflections post last week!

Thank you, Sunny!


Have you found a random heart? If so, I want to see it, and feature it in my next "Guest Heart Thursday"!

All you have to do is send me an e-mail (info in my sidebar) and either attach your heart or send me a link to where it is.

Or just leave a comment here, and I will find you!!!

A Rusty Heart for Owen

I don't usually dedicate hearts to anyone, though I have on occasion.
This is one such occasion, because ...
This is where I concede to Owen
over at Magic Lantern Show ...
That his rhododendrons are better than mine.

When I say better, I mean they are taller.
And older.
And Owen definitely showed way more dedication to finding his ... a three hour hike through the woods!!! I just had to walk across the street to the abandoned church ...

Everything else about our rhodies is a tie!

So ... Owen, this abandoned and rusty heart is for you.
I certainly enjoy your blog - I especially love your sense of humor.
Thank you for making me smile.
Thank you for making me laugh.

Oh, and thanks for the mention of Random Nature!
It made my day.

Raindrop and Heart on Vanilla Leaf

My patch of vanilla leaf plants is healthy and strong ... and simply lovin' this rain.
With views like this -- I guess I'm lovin' this rain as well.

And the heart in the background? In one blurry picture ... it looks like this is the hind quarters of a large hairy spider. I'm so glad I didn't see him at the time!!

Trash Heart with Water Drops - Weekend Reflections

Hearts can be found in the most unusual places ...
I found this 'hearty' piece of trash in the field ...
Right after a heavy rain ...

To see beautiful reflections from around the world, please visit James at Newton Area Photo - and participate in Weekend Reflections.

Guest Heart Thursday #6

My sister Beth is an amazing artist.
This is her first watercolor!

If you're not acquainted with her art, please visit her blog - Beth's Artworx.
You won't be disappointed!

Look what Terra found!
A strawberry heart!

Terra has an adorable blog called Terra Garden.
She is from California, and is a published author!
But more than that, she is a wonderful person.

Sunny, the creator of one of my favorite blogs Barnyards and Barnacles, found this awesome heart nick in her back door!
She is an amazing photographer, and finds the cutest things ...

Like this wonderful heart!

And Lois of Tallahassee Daily Photo is seeing the hearts in her world as well!

Don't you love the raindrops on this big leafy heart?

Love you, Lois!

One of the most unique hearts I've had the pleasure of seeing is from
Debby at Just Breathe.

You've got the eye, my friend!

I love it when people find random hearts!

Have you found a random heart?
If so, please let me know.

I'd love to feature YOUR heart on the next
Random Heart Thursday!

See my sidebar for details on how to send me your heart, or just leave a comment here and I will FIND YOU!

Red Pepper Heart

I am constantly amazed at how many hearts I find --
In the kitchen!

Someone had used part of this red pepper, then stashed it back into the carton.

Where I found it -

A Red Pepper Heart!