Sky Has Heart!

I was leaving the grocery store on a hot September day when I saw it -

A single cloud in the brilliant blue sky.

I think it must have been put there for a reason.

Could that reason have been me?

Cherry Blossom Heart

The cherry blossoms are gone now ... blown down in the wind and rain.

But before they faded completely ... they left me a heart!

Guest Heart Thursday #203

Welcome to Guest Heart Thursday -

A Place to Share YOUR Heart!

I love seeing the world through Debbie's eyes ... even when her world is covered in ice and snow!

Especially when she finds an incredible ice heart like this one! You can see more of her world by visiting her blog, "It's All About Purple".

(I hope Spring is making its way to your world, Debbie!)

Thank you, dear friend, for sharing your heart!

I love this postcard heart Dorothy posted on her blog, "Coffeedoff's CoffeeBreak". It looks absolutely yummy!

Mostly I was excited about the post Dorothy put up last Friday ... with a huge announcement about a wonderful accomplishment in her life! You'll have to visit her to see what it is!!!

Thank you, Dorothy, for sharing your heart!

and ... CONGRATULATIONS!!!

You are Amazing!!!

As always - a huge thank you to all who found hearts last week. I can't wait for you to link up today ... and show everyone the amazing hearts you found in your world this week!!!

 

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 just found something that touches your heart, or ...), please join us for Guest Heart Thursday. Just link the URL of your heart post to "Simply Linked"! It would be nice if you linked back to Random Hearts ... but it's okay not to ... we just want to see your hearts!

Simply Linked for Guest Heart Thursday is now open all week!

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 to that post!  

Guest Heart Thursday #198

Welcome to Guest Heart Thursday -

A Place to Share YOUR Heart!

Isn't this one of the most gorgeous seed pods you've ever seen?

Mostly because of the heart shape ... but also because Gunilla is an excellent photographer! You can find her work over at her blog, gbkoru.

Thank you, Gunilla, for sharing your heart!

And thank you, Texwisgirl, for finding it - and sharing the link!

And check out the heart on this gorgeous spider (although I'm so glad it's a photo - not the real thing!) that Milla posted on her blog, Milla's Photoblog.

Do you see the heart?

It's awesome!

Thank you, Milla, for sharing your heart!

Thank you, Laura, for finding it and sharing the link!

As always - a huge thank you to all who found hearts last week. I can't wait for you to link up today ... and show me the amazing hearts you found in your world this week!!!

 

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 just found something that touches your heart, or ...), please join us for Guest Heart Thursday. Just link the URL of your heart post to "Simply Linked"! It would be nice if you linked back to Random Hearts ... but it's okay not to ... we just want to see your hearts!

Simply Linked for Guest Heart Thursday is now open all week!

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 to that post!  

Guest Heart Thursday #190

Welcome to Guest Heart Thursday -

A Place to Share YOUR Heart!

Just a note today ... due to inclement weather conditions in my little computer corner, my hands and feet are just too cold to spend more than a couple of minutes here today.

Our "arctic blast" is due to blow out this afternoon, when it will get above freezing for the first time in a week and a half - and not a moment too soon!

This morning, however, there is freezing fog up to 2" deep ... and there might even be some freezing rain a little later.

I look forward to spending more time visiting the hearts you have found these past few weeks, and getting caught up on my reading.

In the meantime, please visit a late-week addition to last weeks Guest Heart Thursday -

Ileana's post "Trees With Ivy" - and see the amazing tree heart she found!

I look forward to things returning to "normal" next week!!!

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

Simply Linked for Guest Heart Thursday is now open all week!

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 to that post!  

Guest Heart Thursday #189

Welcome to Guest Heart Thursday -

A Place to Share YOUR Heart!

I absolutely fell in love with this icy heart that "East Gwillimbury CameraGirl" posted on her blog last month!

I don't do cold well ... given that I live in a very old house with only a fireplace to keep us warm ... and we are in the midst of an "arctic blast".

But seeing this truly amazing heart ... well, I feel warmer already!

Thank you East Gwillimbury CameraGirl, for sharing your heart!

Thank you TexWisGirl, for sharing the link!

And look at the adorable heart shaped dish Gina found (at a bargain!!!) at an antique store. I can't wait to explore her blog, "Victorian Wanna Be" when this cold snap ends (my feet keep going numb!).

Thank you Gina, for sharing your heart!

Thank you Maria, for sharing the link!

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

Simply Linked for Guest Heart Thursday is now open all week!

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 to that post!  

Autumn Hearts are Here ...

The wind and rain have stripped most of the leaves from the trees ...

It's now the Heart of Autumn!

Double Hearted Leaf Chew

I love it when insects chew heart-shaped holes into leaves.

I was taking a picture of one of the hearts, when I realized there are actually 2 hearts in the shot!

Gotta love those "hearty" bugs!

A Tree Heart

The tree stands just beyond the fence,

Helping to shade Sissie's back yard ...

I think it likes to be there!

Don't you?

Bumblebee on Poppy Heart

If I was a bumblebee ... I'd choose a HEART poppy too!!!

Cloudy Heart

When you look up at the cloud-strewn sky, what do you see?

Do you see hearts???

I do!

Easter Sunrise ...

A special Easter sunrise heart ...

Captured from my front door this morning.

Happy Easter to all ...

May your heart be blessed today.

Light Sparkle Heart

Sometimes my camera takes crappy photos.

(ahem, yes, I am blaming the camera, not the photographer!)

(snicker)

Sometimes my camera surprises me ... and what I thought was a crappy photo is in reality a work of art ... or, in this case, a sparkling star ... and a glowing heart reflected in the early morning dew.

To see reflections from around the world, join us for "Weekend Reflections"!

Guest Heart Thursday #140

Welcome to Guest Heart Thursday -

A Place to Share YOUR Heart!

Throughout life's journey, many wonderful people come and go.

Each one of them fills a special place in our hearts.

Sometimes, though, we have the opportunity to meet someone who makes such a profound impact on us, they not only fill a special place in our hearts ... but they make a huge difference in our lives.

Such a person, to me, is Laura.

Laura shares incredible photography and amazing insights on her blog

"Shine the Divine: Creativity IS a Spiritual Practice" ... the wisdom and beauty of what Laura shares touches my heart, soul and spirit.

During recent hardships in my life, Laura's sweet comments and e-mails helped to ease the pain.

Laura's beautiful soul does indeed "shine the divine".

You would never know she has her own demons to face ...

Her response to life's battles humbles me in my little infirmaries.

And inspires me beyond measure.
To look within myself.
And to look beyond myself.

For several years now, around Thanksgiving, Laura has assembled a "Gratitude Quilt".

When you visit her blog, be sure to click on the link ...

You will be awed at the "quilt squares" shared from around the earth.

Thank you, dear Laura, for sharing your heart.

As always - a huge thank you to all who linked up with Guest Heart Thursday last week. I loved seeing 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 "Simply Linked"! It would be nice if you linked back to Random Hearts ... but it's okay not to ... we just want to see your hearts!

Simply Linked for Guest Heart Thursday is now open all week!

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 to that post!  

Autumn Leafs Its Heart ...

Usually by December the trees are bare, the rain is dumping, and we've raked for compost/mulch all of the fallen leaves from the yard ...

Not so this year.

Most of the leaves are down ...

But not all.

Many are still hanging on ... through the pounding rain and heavy wind.

Maybe the leaves are just trying to hold on until Spring ...

as I am.

Glowing Heart at Sunset

As mom and I drove home from our first annual "Thanksgiving Leftover Party" at my sister-in-law's apartment, a bright glow appeared in the western sky. 

 

As we watched, the clouds parted into a glowing heart!

It was a beautiful and magical moment

Guest Heart Thursday #137

Welcome to Guest Heart Thursday -

A Place to Share YOUR Heart!

Happy Thanksgiving to all of my friends who are celebrating today!

It will be a quiet celebration at our house ...

Our first without Daddy.

There is still so much to be thankful for, though ...

Mostly I am thankful for YOU.

The outpouring of love from my blogging family has helped to sustain me.

To know that so many people care ...

It helps ease the pain.

And brings a different kind of tears.

Bless you all. My friends ... My family.

I chose this picture Tina posted last week on her blog, "Tina's PicStory".

The "broken hearts" Tina found in the skies brought tears to my eyes.

Then, as I looked closer ... through a blurry mist of grief, I saw something else.

An angel.

Do you see it?

The mists cleared away as I realized that joy, peace, love and miracles are always there, to help ease the pain of a broken heart.

Thank you, dear Tina, for sharing your heart.

And helping to mend my own.

As always - a huge thank you to all who linked up with Guest Heart Thursday last week. I loved seeing 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 "Simply Linked"! It would be nice if you linked back to Random Hearts ... but it's okay not to ... we just want to see your hearts!

Simply Linked for Guest Heart Thursday is now open all week!

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 to that post!  

The Heart of Nature

The rains have brought out the mushrooms ... and the critters that eat them.

I just love it when they leave their hearts behind!!!

Dad Update: Dad has been in the hospital since Thursday, when he suffered a stroke. He is still unable to speak, swallow, or move his right arm.

He is being transferred to the VA Hospital this morning - which is where he wants to be.

When I visited this morning (before his transfer), I noticed a marked improvement in his demeanor. When I asked him if he was happy to be going to the VA, he reached over, grabbed my hand and kissed it. I had to blink away happy tears ...

Dad will never be the same, and I don't know how much time he has left.

But so far, we have been granted just a little longer with this amazing man who has meant so much ... and touched so many hearts.

Autumn Leaves ... and Heart

Autumn has come to my corner of the world; the colors are incredible, hearts are everywhere.

Autumn is always a hard season for me, for many reasons.

This year brought another.

Yesterday afternoon, as we were talking with him, Dad (who is 86 years old, 100% disabled, a former POW of WWII) suddenly lost the ability to speak. He began to grunt and growl, his right arm went limp, and his mouth went sideways.

Mom called 911, and Dad went to the ER. Once there, our suspicions were confirmed.

He had suffered from a stroke.

It is still too early to expect a long term prognosis.

It's enough that he made it through the night.

 

So many people from around the world are directing their thoughts and prayers toward Dad and Mom; and our entire family. My heartfelt thanks to each and every one of you.

 

I will try to continue posting the hearts I find in my world ...

Because they are still here!

 Healing hearts of love.

 

To help fill the "Heart Interrupted".

 

 I love you, Dad.

Square Raindrop on Heart

I originally posted this on my nature blog ...

But I just had to share it here too.

After last week's day of drizzle and rain, there was a morning of sunshine, and I was overwhelmed with the beauty I found in my world.

Then I found this heart.

And if you click on the photo to enlarge it, you will see something even more special ...

The raindrop in the center appears to be SQUARE!!!