Thursday, February 27, 2014

Hey Santa, You Down There? -Guest Heart Thursday


A friend of mine saw my photo and gave me this humorous caption.  It made me laugh and I dearly needed to laugh.  Also, you will notice the top of the ladder is in the shape of a heart!  

You may wonder about this picture--today we had a chimney fire.  It was terribly frightening.  The fire was a stubborn one which took a long time to put out.  I first noticed there was a problem when the smoke alarm in the living room started going off.  Then I noticed smoke pouring from the back of the fireplace insert.  I immediately filled a pail of water and dumped the whole thing onto the burning fire to quench it--then closed the fireplace down.

They tell me I did the right thing, because it is likely the plume of steam slowed the fire.  The firemen said we called just in time.  It was starting to get into the house itself.  Ha!  There's a hole in the wall in our upstairs bedroom.

At first the smoke was pitch black.  Here the smoke is white, as they are pouring water down into the chimney.

What an adventure.  I'm so grateful to God for sparing our lives, our kitty and our home.  The firemen and the emergency folks who just left said someone was watching out for us.  And He was.  It could have been SO much worse.

For more heart art, photography and altogether fabulous heart stuff from around the world, visit Clytie at Random Hearts for Guest Heart Thursday.

Peek! -Guest Heart Thursday

 
PEEK!  With heart nose akimbo, he sits motionless watching me watching him through the window.

No matter, he seems to have made up his mind that I am no threat and turns to burrow beneath the snow. 


Then up he comes.  PEEK!

Burrow burrow burrow burrow...

PEEK!

Burrow burrow burrow burrow...

PEEK!

Burrow burrow burrow burrow....

PEEK!

I can't tell  you how funny this little fellow was.  I believe he was seeking seeds under the 18 inches of snow that fell in our back yard a few weeks ago.  I was laughing myself silly as I watched.  I hope this sequence of pictures makes you smile, too.

Have a lovely day! 

For more heart art, photography and altogether fabulous heart stuff from around the world, visit Clytie at Random Hearts for Guest Heart Thursday.







Thursday, February 20, 2014

Speckled Fungi Hearts -Guest Heart Thursday


I found these amazing shrooms on the side of an old stump.  I love these types of fungi.  They seem sort of magical to me.  Of course you can find many hearts in this bunch!

Have a lovely day and Happy Guest Heart Thursday.

For more heart art, photography and altogether fabulous heart stuff from around the world, visit Clytie at Random Hearts for Guest Heart Thursday.

Saturday, February 15, 2014

Rainbow Around the Sun -SkyWatch Friday


I took this picture last Fall.  I have never seen so many rainbow sun circles in my entire life, as I have in recent years.  They are amazing to my eyes.  I just can't get over how beautiful they are.

Have a wonderful weekend!

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Thursday, February 6, 2014

Cedar Tree Heart -Guest Heart Thursday


Do you see the heart through the branches of the tree?  There is a tiny bird hidden nearby--can you find her?  There was an entire flock of these teensy birds on the cedar tree as the snow was falling.  They were feeding on the cedar berries, often hanging upside down!


Isn't this just the cutest little bird?  He couldn't have been any bigger than my thumb.  Watching them flit and tumble from branch to branch made me smile---I hope you are smiling, too.

Have a great weekend in spite of the weather and Happy Guest Heart Thursday!

For more heart art, photography and altogether fabulous heart stuff from around the world, visit Clytie at Random Hearts for Guest Heart Thursday.

Saturday, February 1, 2014

Bits of Rainbows -SkyWatch Friday



This is a picture I took of a cloud angel in the skies last Saturday evening.  What a lovely lovely display.  It wasn't until I got home and looked closely at the photo, that I noticed some cloudy rainbows.


Here is a closeup of these lovely jewels of the sky--tiny bits of rainbows...

Have a wonderful weekend!

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