Posted in Animals, Pets, tagged animals, cats, kittens, love, pets on January 29, 2013| Leave a Comment »
Just when you thought the badness of yesterday’s pun couldn’t be outdone…ta-da!
Here’s another heartwarming submission from Zenna L.
Yes…opposites do attract.
“When you love someone, you focus upon your similarities and not on your differences.” (shared by Zenna L.)
Posted in Animals, tagged animals, birds, feathers, heart, love, pink, Valentine's Day on January 26, 2013| Leave a Comment »
Zenna L. sent me this feathery find from the Animal Magic Facebook page…
Birds of a feather cuddle together (from the Animal Magic Facebook page)
Posted in Animals, Art, Contest Entries, Food & Drink, Music, Art & Culture, tagged artwork, contest, dogs, heart-spotting, hearts, Merridale Estate Cidery, painting, pets, prizes, snacks on December 6, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Yikes! As I was making the draw* for November’s Heart-spotting Contest winner, it occurred to me that I fully forgot about the draw for October. So, I have two winners to congratulate today…
With four entries in October alone, Sylvia W. (now a two-time winner) affirms the fact that the more obsessive the heart-spotter, the greater her chances of winning. Her winning entry, titled “Dogs Need Love Too”, was drawn from among the 12 entries published in October.
Tony B.‘s “Cidery Hearts” was drawn from the 12 great submissions published in November.
The winning entries are posted below…
OCTOBER 2012’s HEART-SPOTTING CONTEST WINNER
“Our rescue greyhounds were gifted these delectable treats, and we were rather surprised to see they were made with love. Real love. In the shape of wheat-free, no-extra-preservatives-added hearts.” – Sylvia W.
NOVEMBER 2012’s HEART-SPOTTING CONTEST ENTRY
There are hearts galore in this submission from Tony B. (look closely at the outer edges of the painting). He spotted this Portuguese pottery style painting in Vancouver Island’s Merridale Estate Cidery.
Once again, I invite readers to submit photos and ideas from your own heart-shaped worlds. There’s a new Heart-spotting Contest every month, with a fun heart-shaped prize up for grabs.
Entering is easy. To the email address on the Care to Share? page, send me photos of the heart-shaped surprises that catch your eye. The prize for December…one more framed heart print by pop artist Romero Britto (featured in my July 9 post). The prize winner will be determined by a random draw from all the month’s entries.
Love is all around you. Open your eyes!
Framed Romero Britto Heart Print – the prize for My Heart-Shaped World’s December 2012 Heart-spotting Contest
* For each monthly draw, I assign consecutive numbers to the entries according to the order in which they appeared on My Heart-shaped World. I then put the fate of the entrants into the hands of the random number generator at random.org.
Posted in Animals, Contest Entries, Photography, tagged animals, contest, cows, heart-spotting, photography on October 16, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Yet another heart-shaped gem from Sylvia W.
Two, actually:
While photographing Holstein dairy cows recently in Delta, BC, I was captivated by two young cows who shared both an enclosure and a heart-shaped mark on the forehead. Who could resist such sweet, innocent faces…especially when they had love written all over them (literally)?
Two calves with heart-shaped markings (submitted by Sylvia W.)
Posted in Animals, Contest Entries, Food & Drink, tagged contest, dogs, heart-spotting, pets on October 12, 2012| 3 Comments »
There’s just no stopping Sylvia W. – heart-spotter extraordinaire:
Our rescue greyhounds were gifted these delectable treats, and we were rather surprised to see they were made with love. Real love. In the shape of wheat-free, no-extra-preservatives-added hearts. I’m not sure the canines noticed as they swallowed them whole in less than 10 seconds; but as we all know, pet food marketing is meant for people, not pets.
Heart-shaped (and heart healthy) dog snacks by Nylabone
(submitted by Sylvia W.)
Posted in Animals, Uncategorized, tagged animal, heart-shaped on August 10, 2012| 2 Comments »
Sylvia W. came across this image on her Internet travels and sent it my way. I have no idea if the image has been doctored, but I like it a lot…both as a pretty picture and as a thought-provoking metaphor.
In matters of the heart, patience is often rewarded.
Heart-shaped snail shell (posted at http://www.woodka.com/2008/01/21/caracoles/)
Posted in Animals, Contest Entries, Uncategorized, tagged animals, contest, heart-spotting on July 30, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Submitted by Cathy Butler of Maryland, USA:
Sea horses are of another world and are very meaningful to me.
These remind me of a heart.
Seahorses – submitted by Cathy Butler
Posted in Animals, Contest Entries, Uncategorized, tagged animals, contest, heart-spotting on July 26, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Another one from Sylvia W.:
My greyhounds. Two fur children in love.
That’s a heart alright.
Diamond and Sakira offer a literal interpretation
of “puppy love” (photo by Sylvia Wright)
Posted in Animals, Music, Art & Culture, Uncategorized, tagged animals, heart-shaped on July 19, 2012| Leave a Comment »
There’s nothing like being able to recall the lyrics from a 1972 hit single to make a guy feel old. The saving grace, I suppose, is that I’m remembering Donny Osmond’s cover of “Puppy Love” and not the original (1960) version by Paul Anka and Annette Funicello, which was waaaay before my time.
Whenever I think of puppy love (or “kitten love,” as it’s also called), I think of Miss Clark – my Grade 1 teacher. She was adorable; and even though the infatuation was entirely one-sided, I always recall her with fondness. (I can’t help but wonder if things would have turned out differently had it not been for the pants-wetting episode. Sigh.)
Here’s a little heart-shaped puppy love and kitten love to make your Thursday afternoon warm and fuzzy…
Heart-shaped markings on cuddly kittens and precious puppies
(Click to see image sources, clockwise from top left:
Image 1, Image 2, Image 3, Image 4)
Heart-shaped shadow in Hance Creek Canyon – May 19, 2012
MY HEART-SHAPED WORLD 