Namaste
A page in the book of life...
Feb 11 2010
There is a passage in the Bible
that i really like.
Even though, i am not a religious person ;)
So i made a heart out of that passage.
Can You guess which one it is?
If you want to become a participant to my international
gallery of hearts... you know what to do ;)
p.s. I will redo it another time with perhaps my tripod,
this was made hand held and not the most brilliant shot for precision but...still,
i kind of liked how it turned out ;)
02-AUG-2007
Le Coeur et ses tourbillons...
28-MAR-2009
I just saw it
and took a photo of it...
because You opened my eyes for hearts everywhere.
__ __ __
The beauty of the heart
is the lasting beauty:
its lips give to drink
of the water of life.
Truly it is the water,
that which pours,
and the one who drinks.
All three become one when
your talisman is shattered.
That oneness you can't know
by reasoning.
// Mathnawi II, 716-718
08-OCT-2008
Owner of a lonely heart?
Le coeur et la rose - Patrick Hanez
08-OCT-2008
Starting a new page...
27-OCT-2007
Thank You for your participation to the International gallery of hearts...
If you want to have fun...
I love to dress in black,
i like to wear a pony tail,
i am often on the phone,
i love life (the rose represents that),
i prefer skirts to pants,
the bag...can't leave home without it,
the pack sac...i always have one,
the blouse buttonned in a funny way...because i am always running,
and the camera...for obvious reasons ;).
06-NOV-2007
L'effet papillon...
Si le battement d'ailes d'un papillon peut déclencher une tornade,
il peut aussi l'empêcher.
Chaque geste
Chaque mot
Comme la poussière des étoiles
Imperceptible
Des effets
dont on ignore
la portée profonde
À l'infini
comme pour une
fractale...
22-NOV-2007
?l'ombre dans la lumière de la neige...
La main d'Élizabeth et le petit coeur de bois égaré
Bienvenue ~ Par J.F. Simon
J'attends 'vos' coeurs... pour faire grandir cette galerie
I am waiting for 'your' hearts... to expand this gallery
Fais-moi un coeur // par J.F. Simon
Hold on to your heart...
May 2011 be all of what you want.
Wishing we can all celebrate life, love, unity, and hope.
I hope 2011 will be better for all of us and the planet
even if at times, it is very challenging to trust things can improve.
Just remember that changes happen,
one person at a time
and that person is also You.
Think of the butterfly effect...
You have the choice of a "positive" or a "negative" effect
every time you say or do something, never under estimate
its impact...
Note:
That hushed little girl was very still
on that sunny but very nordic winter afternoon
while the rest of her family
was playing hockey on the ice with laughters of joy.
She stood there, quiet and alone,
deep in her thoughts, cheeks coloured by the cold.
That heart of snow, holding on to it almost instinctively.
Who knows where she was in those deep thoughts.
Standing peacefully on the frozen surface
of a beautiful lake.
She moved me and i am thankful for that moment
that was just there to capture...
Mes meilleurs voeux à tous
pour une nouvelle année remplie de promesses
dont je vous souhaite la concrétisation.
Interesting...
little heart. Not a tattoo...
NO photoshop manipulation either! ;)
just enhancement in the little rectangle...
How it all started... in 2003
I have been asked few times how this chain of love started...
I never really took time to answer.
But recently, to a new friend in Netherlands i wrote the following:
It is interesting that you are asking me how the idea of the heart gallery was born...
One day i was alone on a beach and i drew a heart in the sand.
Then, the next year, i went at the same beach,
around the same time (swimming season over),
i was in about the same mood...
Drew another heart in the sand.
Somebody saw me drawing it but i had no clue.
Much later, he came to me and said it was very nice to see me do this.
It made him smile and feel good.
We exchanges smiles, he left.
I never saw him again.
It was one of those deep but fleeting moments
that we all encounter here and there.
Moments that we cherish and moments that contribute
to our happiness of being alive.
I truly believed that i was completely alone on the beach that day.
He surprised me by his presence and his comment.
So, when sometimes i remembered that moment,
it made (and is still is making me) me feel good
and thought it would be nice to create a "chain" reaction of that good feeling...
The idea of "chain reaction" emerged in my head,
then the desire to connect people with good feelings came second
and i decided to "try" to see if it would work, in my humble way.
And today, when some people discover my chain of love, or heart gallery,
or international chain of hearts... I have requests of perfect strangers
who want to become "a link" - this is just wonderful.
It makes me smile
and i am sure they smile too so,
just for that "shared" moment of smile,
i think the gallery is worth it...
We have so many occasion of feeling sad and sorry
i thought creating few seconds of smiles
would be just nice and good...
That is the humble philosophy behind the gallery.
If you find a heart...
wherever you are,
that winks at you
Capture it and...
become a link to the growing chain of hearts
Be part of the loving domino effect... if you wish!
Sincerely
Claudia
and continued... in 2004
And, if you pay close attention
I write, effortlessly
Like Leonardo Da Vinci...
Yes, you need a mirror to read ;-)
Petit coeur bleu de l'océan...
Velella
Also known as the sea raft or the by-the-wind sailor, the velella is a small species of free floating hydrozoan found in open waters worldwide. While they are not a siphonophore like the Man o’ War they live a similar lifestyle, in that they live on the ocean surface and use a sail for locomotion, and wait for food to move into their tentacles. They are found mostly on beaches due to the fact that they rely solely on their sail for locomotion, and sometimes that leads them to their demise. -- Photographer, unknown.
Unknown participant...
Plutôt génial...
Send me your heart
to enrich this international collection :)
14-MAY-2007
COEUR - By Robert Walls
Love with a feel of innocence... AUTHOR TO FIND
steineherz -- Author to find
Coeur envoyé par Maike Küper - Allemagne
08-OCT-2007
COEUR de pierre (tendre) - Norman Richard
sandheart -- Author to find
Coeur envoyé par Maike Küper - Allemagne
Au large de bretagne...
partout..on fait des pas de coeur...
J'adore!
Bleu
Par un policier de Montréal
en visite dans le pays d'à côté ;))
02-APR-2012
Un coeur sur la plage
Coeur de sable,
désirable
Coeur de mer,
éphémère
À l'abri des vagues,
coupable
Affronte le temps,
inconscient.
Michel Corboz
03-FEB-2007
The Chain of Hearts...
This picture was taken for the chain of hearts by Daniel Kirchner who is still presently in India.
I think i could not have asked for a better image than this one to illustrate the spirit of the chain of hearts...
The story behind the Taj Mahal is one of love
and one that illustrate how beautifully creative
human beings "can be"
when they focus on what is essential
and how limitless can be their passion, when they have one...
What is essential here
is not the amazing beauty of this monument
or the demonstration of fortune of the moghol empereur Shah Jahan.
No, it is the legacy he left to the world:
an incredible source of inspiration
a quiet breathing space to welcome stillness of the mind
and beauty of the heart
honouring the love he and his second wife shared...
She died at 38 years old while giving birth to their 14th child.
They say the Empereur was so sad that all of his horses became white in one night...
* *
Le Taj Mahal est la perle blanche de l'Inde.
Celui que l'on nomme le "Palais de la couronne".
Il révèle sa fascinante beauté sur la rive sud du fleuve Yamuna,
près de Agra, dans le nord de l'Inde.
Un jour peut-être...
je pourrai effleurer le marbre blanc
sur la pointe des pieds...
01-JAN-2007
New Light for 2007 - Trouvez le coeur...
Ma première image
à l'aube d'une nouvelle année
remplie d'espoir et de rêves
Par cette image
je renforce encore l'idée
que nous détenons la vie entre nos mains
et un peu celle des autres...
La lumière...celle que nous projetons
L'oeuf pour la vie que nous chérissons
Les douces pétales pour l'éclosion continue
Ma main pour...nous les êtres humain
La forme de coeur pour nous rappeler que nous sommes toujours vivants
Notre lentille, un reflet de notre âme...
Aujourd'hui, c'est le premier jour du reste de ma vie.
My first image
At early hours of a new year
Filled with hope and dreams
With this image
i wanted to reinforce the idea
that we hold life in our hands
and... a bit of the one of others
The light for the one we project
The egg for the life we cherish
Soft petals for renewed birth of life
My hand for...us human beings
The heart shape as a reminder we are still alive
Our lenses...a reflexion of our soul...
Today is the first day of the rest of my life...
and for the new year wishes:
http://www.pbase.com/image/72366028
Coeur des jardins
Une visite à la petite gare de Prévost,
très tôt le matin...
Avril 2007
Coeur des forêt...
I did not touch the big heart!
Just played a little with the little one... ;)
Vous pouvez visiter la chaîne internationale des coeurs ou de l'amour ;)
You can also visit the international chain of love at:
http://www.pbase.com/ckoi7lumiere/claudia_5
10-NOV-2007
Faire une provision de couleurs
pour les jours gris qui s'annoncent...
Coeur des champs
et la galerie des coeurs...// and the heart gallery
créé le 17 juin 2007
Coeur de la mer- Voilier par Patrick Gauthey
Un rêve bleu
sur les flots de l'imaginaire
à voiles déployées...
Note de l'auteur:
Il faut voir l'image à l'envers
aussi pour voir les 2 voiliers
et la coque mais l'imaginaire est très important
donc laissez parler votre Coeur de Mer
et laissez-vous envoûter par le chant de sirène, tel Ulysse.
Bravo à Claudia pour l'idée de partager ses coeurs!
- - -
Note from the author:
You must also look at the image upside down
To see the two sail ships
But imaginary is very important
So allow your Heart of the Sea to speak
And let the song of the siren charm you…as it did Ulysse.
Bravo to Claudia and her idea to share hearts!
03-FEB-2007
The chain of Hearts - close up
Ready To Be Eaten
About the Revolution of Egypt
28-FEB-2008
Time for Love...
(merci Walter for the title ;)
Septembre... j'aime
J'aime le rouge du coeur
J'aime les ronds dans l'eau
J'aime les trois petites gouttes aériennes
Si si! il suffit de s'approcher un peu...
Cliquez F11....pour encore mieux apprécier
et cliquez encore sur la photo pour agrandir*!
Je dis tout ça pour un ami "rookie" sur PBase
qui aime bien les moustiques hihhiiiiii ;-)
et puis...oublie pas de faire "scroll down"
pour voir les autres photos monsieur Cousineau!
Il faut aussi lire mes commentaires qui accompagnent galeries et photos...
Et pour le nom de l'artiste de chaque photo pour cette galerie
tu regardes en bas à droite de la photo "agrandie"
Bonne visite! (les autres albums, chaque photo est de moi...)
14-FEB-2007
Au coeur de l'hiver // Ren?Lortie
In the heart of winter / René Lortie
Le coeur de l'hiver...bis
Le fil de barbelé
se fait tendre
au pays de la neige...
Heart - From Mishu - Romania
17-MAY-2007
Ne me quitte pas...
Ne me quitte pas
Il faut oublier
Tout peut s'oublier
Qui s'enfuit déjà
Oublier le temps
Des malentendus
Et le temps perdu
À savoir comment
Oublier ces heures
Qui tuaient parfois
À coups de pourquoi
Le coeur du bonheur
Ne me quitte pas...
12-NOV-2008
Heart views of San Francisco...
A twin found...
By Ken Duckert
San Fran...
Waiting for the two other ones to complete the square.
Ken said:
The Heart did indeed greet me.
In fact, there was quite a conversation that took place during our encounter.
This is wonderful!
01-FEB-2010
I left my heart...
Tony Bennett's heart.
True story.
I'm sure you recall his song and SF's
Theme Song - I Left My Heart in ....
I walked across the street to Tiffany's
(no joke either... where else does one seek tourist information at Union Square...?)
I found a salesman who knew all about the hearts.
The hearts were part of a large project supported by SF artists several years ago.
There were actually 126 hearts created for the project!
Only one remains at Union Square - one completed by Tony Bennett.
The others are on display in different parts of the city.
Thank You Ken ;)
I guess i will wait for the 120something others.... ;)))
That is an interesting quest!
14-MAY-2010
Here is the story... (by Ken Duckert)
While in San Francisco, I keep my eye open for any of the 130 art
installations of hearts that have been placed around the city. The
hearts continue to be moved around, so unless one knows about their
current locations, finding one is serendipitous. Finding the heart
that Tony Bennett painted was pure serendipity, but not quite as much
fun as seeing these two children and this heart. Their laughter and
joy was contagious and for a moment, the world was sweet, warm and
lovely.
Ken
Here is looking at you kid...
14-FEB-2007
Coeurs jumeaux de six pieds / Twin 6' Hearts
Artiste : Jim Dine (Cincinnati 1935)
1999
Bronze peint et patiné / Painted and patinated bronze
Rue Sherbrooke ouest
Collection du Musée des Beaux-Arts de Montréal
22-DEC-2008
A broken heart...in winter
18-JAN-2008
CoeurS par Norman Richard
08-FEB-2012
This is winter...
and i just felt like walking on the river
for a moment...
This river
i cross on a regular basis
over the bridge
* *
The smaller traces
could be from a fox...
* *
And the pieces of ice on the right?
I just kicked some snow and ice...because it is fun
and does not hurt anybody.
13-JAN-2007
Qui a dit que j'avais un coeur de glace ?
Broken Heart - by PinguPingu
Je vends...
mon coeur.
(I am selling my heart....my wife broke it)
PinguPingu était en train d'espérer que quelqu'un apparaîsse derrière
la fenêtre avec ce joli coeur ...
Le jeune homme est passé, il lui a juste fait un signe.
Il a compris qu'il voulait le photographier.
Il est resté 30 secondes, puis bye...
Timing is everything but you also have to be a fast thinker!
Bravo Pingu et....merci.
29-SEP-2009
On the other side...
13-SEP-2006
Breathing through openhearts - by Jeroen
Deventer situated on the IJssel river,
a branche of the Rhine,
has an old medieval core including
the oldest surviving brick house in the Netherlands.
You can find a number of these old Deventer brick walls
in Deventer and his galleries...
28-FEB-2008
Wearing your heart on your..........collar?
20-APR-2009
Le coeur sur la main...
31-MAY-2007
By Jeanne Newman
Quand une image vaut plus que mille mots...
Antoine, le papa de Luc, un photographe émérite, fut mon premier "influenceur" photo. Sans nul doute, il le fut aussi pour tous les passionnés photos du Québec à une certaine époque et même encore aujourd'hui. Il a précédé, pour moi, mes autres favoris: Doisneau, Cartier-Bresson ainsi que David Hamilton et encore d'autres.
Très jeune j'avais entendu ce nom "Antoine Désilets" et puis un jour, j'ai demandé en cadeau mon premier livre sur la photo : "Apprenez la photographie avec Antoine Désilets". Il y avait une mouette sur la couverture. J'ai pu ainsi développer mon amour pour le noir et blanc mais je crois que j'ai davantage regardé les images que je n'ai lu... J'aurais peut-être dû lire un peu plus...
Cette image touchante me réchauffe le coeur pour plus d'une raison et je suis honorée qu'elle fasse partie de ma galerie internationale des coeurs... Merci Luc !!
Et merci Antoine... Reposez en paix.
p.s. J'aime tellement cette image que je l'ai aussi incluse dans ma galerie "Handen" parce que j'aime ce que racontent les mains...
By Mishu - Have a nice day...
Between good hands... / by Christina Conroy
Image by Christina
Title by Claudia
Baby by love...
You have my heart...Romantic Lily :o) par Eric Carrere
20-FEB-2007
Rendre hommage aux amoureux...
Dans la ville de l'amour sous la magie des coeurs.
Carnaval de Venise 1977 - Eliane
01-APR-2009
Au coeur de l'Italie...
10-FEB-2005
Floating heart by Faye White
06-FEB-2009
par Mario Navarro
La recette de ce coeur superbement original:
De l'eau, de l'huile et...de l'encre!
Il fallait y penser ;)
Merci Mario!
23-SEP-2005
For_The_Love_Of_Pbase // Tom
17-MAY-2008
COEUR by Phillip Normanton
11-FEB-2010
A hug from me to you...
Hug, by Anonymous
There's something in a simple hug That always warms the heart;
It welcomes us back home And makes it easier to part.
A hug's a way to share the joy And sad times we go through,
Or just a way for friends to say They like you 'cause you're you.
Hugs are meant for anyone For whom we really care,
From your grandma to your neighbor,
Or a cuddly teddy bear.
A hug is an amazing thing - It's just the perfect way
To show the love we're feeling But can't find the words to say.
It's funny how a little hug Makes everyone feel good;
In every place and language, It's always understood.
And hugs don't need new equipment,
Special batteries or parts -
Just open up your arms
And open up your hearts.
Enjoy...Dave
Dhein - Hawaii
20-SEP-2007
COEUR par Monica Memoli
Monica took that picture in Venezia
and that heart was made in Murano.
Murano, the world famous city
for its glass factories.
22-JAN-2010
A love story - by Lisamidi
Lisa was inspired by the title of the book.
de retour de Berlin, je t'envoie mon coeur (meme deux!)
Bleu Ocean -- Author to find
COEUR - Rosemarie Kusserow
23-JUL-2009
Claudia, he said?
On a short trip to Mackinaw City on Thursday,
before he knew it, this little blown glass heart,
held in a wrought iron sculpture, was waiting for him….
It turned out better than he thought it would.
It was already dedicated for the heart gallery
and it also worked well for this week challenge topic.
A perfect way to deliver it he said…
I like Ken…
and all of you who kind-heartedly participate
in enriching this heart gallery that keeps on travelling around the world,
from one direction to another, from one continent to the other.
Each heart has a story, each heart is a new shared smile…
I said to Ken
this one looks like a beautiful artful
little bottle of perfume...
I like the idea of this
and i love to see a corner of the city in that yellow glass heart...
20-MAR-2005
Full circle... // Christine P. Newman
16-MAY-2006
Between Friends ~ Rod Stewart
17-APR-2009
Un coeur...
rempli de fleurs...quelle jolie idée!
bY Robert Walls
Touched by an impression of butterfly.
"When you find a heart you never forget where to look" -- R. Walls
11-JUL-2007
Special Moment - by Chad Ramsey
In times like this,
you find yourself captivated by the beauty before you,
dreaming of another place.
You realize that you no longer remember what day,
month or year it is
and all your disappointments
and troubles disappear... in times like this.
29-JUL-2007
Par Denis Vincelette
J'avais ça dans ma cour arrière.
Ce coeur me regardait
depuis des années...
24-SEP-2009
Coeur - by Raymond
15-MAY-2009
Evaristo's heart
Calla Lilly, es tambien conocida como la flor de Alcatras, fue introducida al continente Americano a mediados del siglo XIX procedente del sur de Africa.
Inmediatamente fue centro de atencion para botanicos, artistas y fotografos; mas de treinta renombrados artistas han recreado su creatividad e inspiracion en esta enigmatica flor.
Quiero mencionar a dos de ellos: Diego Rivera (mexican painter.1886-1957) y Georgia O'Keeffee ( american painter. 1860-1940). Sus obras son bellisimas. Diego me inspiro a ver con detenimiento su belleza y simbolismo.
La genealogia de esta flor excepcional esta asociada con Union y Resurrection. Alcatras, es simbolo de amor.
Evaristo.
26-FEB-2007
Heart - By Mishu
Déclaration dAmour - pingupingu
17-APR-2007
Map reading // by Robert Walls
Heart to Heart - by Chad Ramsey
Though friends may end up far apart
They need to look and find
That love will bring them heart to heart
With word and thought to bind
COEUR par Phil P
Phil's version of Valentine's day
kaktusherz // Author to find
Coeur envoyé par Maike Küper - Allemagne
24-FEB-2008
Patrick Hanez - Les Citrons de Menton...
21-JUL-2007
COEUR - Fred Relaix
Voici un coeur trouvé
sur un site en Islande
qui n'est sur aucune carte,
un endroit magique trouvé par hasard
au détour d'une route perdue cet été,
ou les gens de passage ont laissé un coeur...
C'est merveilleux Fred...
ces coeurs tu les as trouvés le jour de mon anniversaire...
Merci encore plus!
03-FEB-2007
By Daniel Kirchner - still in India...
03-FEB-2007
By Daniel Kirchner - still in India...
03-OCT-2010
Love is in the air...
Ken wrote:
I have wanted to send you this for the past week or two. I recently
attended the Hot Air Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico. There
were over 500 balloonists there with their balloons from all over the
world. And, of course, one had to have hearts...
Ken, i am so happy, this is the "first" hot air balloon!!!
And what a gorgeous one...
Summer clouds - by Anton Pickards
12-JUN-2007
By Christiaan van Heijst
11-APR-2007
COEUR - By Denis Vincelette
COEUR par Lloyl
In the HEART of Sydney...
16-SEP-2007
COEUR de fin de jour - Denis Vincelette
"...ma petite fille en voyant la photo du nuage sur mon ordi a dit
eh Papa . on dirait un coeur..."
Adorables enfants...
With You Always ~ Rod Stewart
Coeur céleste... Author to find
30-JUN-2007
Heart Firework - by Cindi
I want to share a heart with everyone...
that they can find love in life wherever they look
and to realize that life
is too short not to cherish each day.
The heart is a symbol of strength,
love and happiness.
Open your heart to the world
and you will receive love back abundantly.
Love - I need to find the author
N.B. ~ When i write "i need to find" for the artist, and this goes for all the pictures id'd this way, it is because it was sent to me and there was no name...
The images are too nice not to share anyway...
Thanks.
15-SEP-2007
Coeur de plumes
10-DEC-2006
Les cygnes par Al Gasso
30-MAY-2007
Les cygnes par Jo Huber juin 2007
25-JUN-2007
COEUR de plumes -.par Norman R.
Coquillage - Jose Paulo Andrade
Frozen in time Heart - Jose Paulo Andrade
La pierre...comme si c'était hier
27-MAR-2007
If I were very romantic, I'd see a heart of stone inside it... - Marisa
The eternal magic of decorative waterfalls...
Coeur de Piana - Author to find
01-SEP-2005
Spitzkoppe, Namibia // By Daniel Kirchner
Dans ce coeur, je vois aussi deux éléphants...
C'est intéressant,
c'est la deuxième formation de rocher
où je vois un ou deux éléphants...
From the heart of mother earth - Author to find
17-JUN-2007
COEUR - By Robert Walls
Un coin de Bretagne...?vol d'oiseau
C'est une photo aérienne d'un bras de terre,
que j'ai faite depuis un petit avion en allant vers l'île d'Ouessant...
"...cela correspondrait à la photo que je t'avais promise..."
François Hamon - Photographieur
08-NOV-2008
Love from above...
Thanks to Christiaan (the friend) and Marcos (the friendly photographer)
the heart gallery just got a new amazing link...
And Marcos wrote:
I've been very lucky of travelling around the world,
and this was my first helicopter trip.
It was without a doubt one of the most wonderful experiences in my life.
The great barrier reef just takes your breath away.
As a message from mother nature,
in the middle of one of the most beautiful places on earth
there is a little reef with a heart shape...
Nouvelle calédonie - France // Yann Arthur Bertrand
La Terre
vue par
Yann Arthus
02-DEC-2007
coeur by Lloyll
01-JAN-2000
Green of envy... by Bill & Cindy Page
Sea Life
Oklahoma - Cozumel
24-SEP-2009
Coeur de mer...
La mer n'offre pas seulement que des fruits,
elle a un coeur et aimerait recevoir un peu plus d'attention et de respect
de la part de l'humanité... - Norman Richard
Coucher du coeur - Author to find
14-FEB-2007
Par Josef Huber
01-JAN-2004
Coeur par Lord Inaire
26-MAR-2010
Le coeur de Marie...
26-FEB-2007
Heart - From Mishu - Romania
HEART of light by Walter O. Koenig Amoxtli
29-SEP-2009
Waterprint...
L'eau aime le bois...
Et le bois...la boit.
07-JAN-2007
Coeurs de bois - J.F. Var
01-JAN-2007
par djailledie - Premier coeur de 2007
Coeur - par Marisa D.L. // Suisse
HEART SONGS // I found some hearts for you...Ken wrote to me.
These lovely instruments come from the Ozarks of Arkansas. These are Appalachian dulcimers (or mountain dulcimers) and are played by strumming or picking. They're long, usually shaped like an hour glass and have 3-4 strings. They first appeared in Scot/Irish communities in Appalachia in the early 1800's. (That the history lesson...) They're commonly seen when American folk music is being played.
Mountain View, Arkansas claims to be the heart of American folk music. I don't know if that's true, but there's an amazing number of people there who play folk music. And there are people who come from everywhere to play and listen to folk music. There are banjos, fiddles, guitars, dulcimers, harmonicas, mandolins, and base fiddles everywhere. On a sunny day, it's easy to find 7-8 groups of 6-8 people each gathered to jam on the lawns and gazebos around the town's courthouse.
These are hand-crafted McSpadden dulcimers. They're made in Mountain View and not only lovely to listen to, but also quite beautiful to see. There are all sorts of woods and designs incorporated in the construction. Needless to say, the ones with the hearts caught my eye and I had to get a couple for you.
Ken
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(see next, another beautiful dulcimer)
HEART SONGS...by Ken Duckert
(go read a beautiful story on previous image...also from Ken Duckert)
18-JAN-2010
Heart-N-Soul...
A gift for my wife on Valentine's Day.
The base is of Myrtle to symbolize a strong marital base with the Lord;
The arm is of oak to symbolize the strength of our marriage;
The heart is of walnut to symbolize the beauty in the united halves;
The red velvet is to symbolize the artery that the heart pumps blood to the whole.
Both sides to sustain the other.
God Bless // David Faircloth
Auf wiedersehen for now ;)
18-AUG-2007
MEMORY BOATS - By Dick Lowthian
These are memory boats and are used as a craft exercise each year at
Camp Brave Hearts. The camp, sponsored by several hospice
organizations, is designed to help people who are dealing with grief
issues surrounding the loss of someone significant in their life.
They are given the boat as it appears on the left and asked to
decorate it however they choose to serve as a memorial to the one
who died. The one on the right was decorated by a young man named
Cameryn to honor his father.
On Saturday night, a memorial ceremony is held where one at a time,
each person lights the candle and launches their memory boat into the
lake as they say a few words about the person who died. At the end of
the ceremony the boats are all retrieved and returned to their owners
to take home.
This is Jean Francois! - Pampelonne St-Tropez
02-JAN-2007
Heart by Jarekm - Australia
The future has yet to be written...
I was walking in Hora Kutna
which is about 45 mins by train from Prague on Sunday...
its a town that must be visited at least once,,,
and I did last Septembre with a Finnish business associate
on our way back from the east... so this time I went again...
as I walked back to the station,
I passed a cafe and saw two picture windows...
Here is a quasi Valentine for you!
10-OCT-2008
Cherchez le coeur...
04-NOV-2007
Un coeur bleu comme ça...
Ré, une île qui vibre comme une note de musique.
Ré, traversée sous le soleil de novembre.
Un cœur bleu, presque évanescent au détour d’un chemin.
Un cœur bleu comme ça, sur une baraque de pêche…
04-NOV-2005
Le Coeur brisé
Coeur Laser - Nuit Bretonne
Heart Landing // by Christiaan - Netherlands
27-JUN-2006
Fun With Light // By Daniel Kirchner
19-JAN-2007
"My Heart" - by Linda Matta
COEUR by Phillip Normanton
Tenderness from England.
Christmas 2008...
10-JUN-2008
Un sacré coeur!
17-JUN-2007
By Jean Degarie - Le Pic Coeur
Le sourire du coeur est du miel pour l'âme!
24-FEB-2008
L'Amour est dans le bois... par Stefano
L'arbre aux deux cœurs... Celui d'Enrico et celui du temps
APRIL SCAVENGER HUNT - 30 THINGS : 15th entry: " A tree or palm leaf " (#11)
11-AUG-2007
Also from Camp Brave Hearts - by Dick Lowthian
One of the children's grief groups made it on the
ground from sticks and other materials they found...
24 dec 2007
HOW DOES IT FEEL TO BE A HEART?
Once a young woman asked me,
"How does it feel to be a man?"
And I replied,
"My dear,
I am not sure."
Then she said,
"Well, aren't you a man?"
And this time I replied,
"I view gender
As a beautiful animal
That people often take for a walk on a leash
And might enter in some odd contest
To try to win strange prizes.
My dear,
A better question for Hafiz
Would have been,
'How does it feel to be a heart?'
For all I know is Love,
And I find my heart Infinite
And Everywhere!
(Hafiz)
25-JUN-2007
COEUR - by Amoxtli
2011
A guarded treasure...
This is a macro of the heart on the coffee mug my daughter made for me
for Fathers Day on her great aunts wheel and kiln.
The coffee is always a little sweeter in this mug.
It is a guarded treasure. -- Scott Coile
COEURs by Steve Sharp
"I captured this image as it was the single most captivating detail in over 200 beach huts that line Wells beach in Norfolk. I was there for a summer's sunrise, and in amongst the line of huts, which varied hugely in grandeur and size, was no. 131, 'Mermaid's Cave', a shabby, tatty, dilapidated little affair that was almost completely overshadowed by its bigger, glossy, immaculate neighbours. But the wind-battered, salt-encrusted little Mermaid's Cave had a charm that the others lacked. It was covered in little glass fishes, stars, crescent moons... and among them were these two little hearts. They may have been a declaration of their owner's love for each other, or perhaps it was for their little ramshackle piece of beachfront paradise. Who knows? But I'm glad they were there."
01-OCT-2009
Le Coeur bleu...
Hearts
All over the place.
30-JAN-2007
Coeur An 7 - par Jean-Ren?Audry
"J'aime à imaginer que cette maison de l'an 7 abritait un jeune couple heureux de vivre dans son siècle. J'imagine .." -- Jean-René
03-MAY-2005
Heart of stone with flowers - Petros Labrakos
12-JUL-2006
Voyage en Turquie - J.P. Plume 2006/
C'est un coeur qui date d'un peu avant Jésus-Christ.
Il a été pris à Ephèse en TURQUIE.
4 juillet 2007
LOVE IN THE STREET by Barbara Heide
10-NOV-2007
Le Coeur bris?..
"On peut fendre un rocher ; on ne peut pas toujours attendrir un coeur"
Une autre pierre pour ta collection.
Peut-être que la vie vas lui offrir un pensement.
Norman Richard
26-FEB-2007
Heart - From Mishu - Romania
02-DEC-2007
Coeur by Lloyll
Les Coeurs enchaînés -- Chained hearts
Vous reculez de quelques pas de l'écran et vous voyez un deuxième coeur...
Stepping back few steps will allow you to see a second heart...
03-SEP-2004
COEUR - Rosemarie Kusserow
Because she liked the idea of the heart gallery...
Novembre 2006
Dormir ?coeur - pingupingu
03-JAN-2007
SALUDOS DESDE MEXICO! - Pepe
27-JUL-2008
Coeur - Rajan
24-APR-2007
Heart - by Erich Mangl
Woodie from Austria...on a floating heart
22-NOV-2005
Se remplir le coeur
Mmmmm...chaud coeur -- Author to find
08-OCT-2008
Sweet.....hearts
23-APR-2007
Mie de pain... et son coeur // Mishu
14-OCT-2012
Ceci n'est pas un coeur...
- Digression sur une pomme de terre -
Elle est tombée par hasard
Comme arrivée de nulle part
Elle m’a fracassé la tête
Et je me suis senti tout bête.
Je n’ai pas pu léviter
C’est la théorie de la gravité
Elle m’a regardé elle m’a dit
Moi je suis la Pomme de Cœur
Si tu veux un peu de douceur
Alors je t’annonce la couleur
Dans ma tête tout est chamboulé
J’en ai été retourné
Elle me poursuit jour et nuit
Pas un moment de répit.
C’est grave, vite mais sans thé au riz,
Je veux croquer, ô malheur
Cette damnée Pomme de Cœur
Je veux passer bien des heures
Avec cette satanée Pomme de cœur
Envie, jolie, folie…Pomme de Cœur
09-APR-2007
Love is where you find it, when least expected // Robert M. Walls
"Follow your heart with the wisdom of your head.
Love from your heart, yet choose love with your head.
Hold on with your heart, yet give space with your head.
Keep no time in your heart, but give patience with your head"
23-AUG-2003
Heart in a dish by Stefano Finazzi
Some years ago i've shot this pic of my soap without any reason.
Now I know that's for your gallery of hearts...
13-APR-2007
Chain of Hearts // By Laryl
Laryl is a grand mother (already)
I am sure she has a heart big like the planet.
Recently, Laryl made this chain of hearts
to hang in her granddaughter's room and she was kind enough
to share this with all of us too.
The idea of an image of love hanging in the corner
of a bedroom's child makes me warm inside.
The chain of hearts is just that,
shared instants of love...
And Laryl...
this is a brilliant way to
illustrate the chain of hearts ;)
"Memories are sewn together with heartstrings"
Tatting is the creating of handmade lace
by looping and knotting thread with a small shuttle
to make decorative pieces such lace edgings,
table covers and pretty collars.
Made by my Mom, this tatted heart
is a fine example
of her beautiful talent, patience and love.
19-JAN-2009
Kismet...
Kismet...
In a rare moment
The face of love is revealed
drink then and live forever
07-FEB-2008
Nellie....cette nuit
Since yesterday (February 10th)
Mother has finally a room in the hospital!
After 4 long days in the hallway of ER...
I am disgusted by the way they treat old people here.
Our (provincial) government is only oriented towards rich people...
Federal is not at all better!
Nellie says Hi....
I can never resist, when it is the "first" snow
to make my heart on the rearview window of Nellie.
A small tradition between me and Nellie.
That happened Saturday morning, when the sky was still
dark, had to go to work, so, another ONE DAY week-end.
Difficult to really rest under those conditions.
Perhaps eventually i will not have to slave on Saturdays like this.
I so wish for better in a near future...
25 mars 2007
Au Coeur du Visage - par Jean Degarie
In the heart of your face - by Jean Degarie
Note de Claudia:
D'accord, il faut peut-être se tenir sur la tête,
à la Cirque du Soleil mais bon...
Je crois qu'il faut voir au-delà de l'image.
Une image qui reflète aussi l'esprit de la galerie.
Je vois dans ce coeur que nous possédons "tous",
caché derrière notre visage,
je vois donc dans cette image la base des oeuvres d'un artiste sculpteur
qui veut rendre ses oeuvres fidèles à la réalité,
car il prends le temps d'étudier l'anatomie,
je vois dans cette image
peut-être l'outil d'apprentissage d'un chirurgien maxilo-facial...
Ce coeur fait partie de nous tous
et j'avais oublié que j'avais un coeur...
aussi dans le visage :).
Mais grâce à Jean
et à son épouse
qui ont fait la photo pour la galerie "ce matin"...
je me souviendrai
quand je serai triste
et je sourirai...
J'ai un coeur...au coeur du visage!
Delicatesse dans le geste...
Je ne sais pas comment Christian s'y est pris pour celle-ci! Genial!!
Si petit soit-il... c'est doux au bout de mon doigt
02-JAN-2010
A heart
Just there.
Il neigeait sur un coin de mon pays...
21-AUG-2008
Let the children
20-AUG-2008
A discrete note... on the side of a step.
A step among many others...
Tall rusted cathedral stairs that need repair.
Sunset whispers...
The warm colours of the sun
meeting with the cool colours of the moon
Sharing a same horizon...
5 juin 2007
Gentle rain...
A walk in my mini forest
and there
it was...
A pond in a heart shape
Each drops of water falling
made beautiful little circles
on the surface of the water
The rain was warm
and soft
Like tears
rolling down a cheek...
But
they did not
taste
salty...
L'Ange gardien
Un cadeau du coeur...de Stephane
A drawing from Patrice Ninon
Patrice was a dear friend of mine,
living in Brest.
He said one day, voilà Claudia, this heart is for you.
Patrice was a wonderful artist, a painter, a writer, a story maker.
He passed away two years ago, it was a real shock. You are not supposed to die this young.
Merci Patrice,
i will always remember you.
Update...
First, I have no clue who made that wonderful picture.
I am adding it to my international gallery of hearts to which you are welcome to submit your own heart images.
You can see that the credit is ALWAYS given to the owner of the image...when I know who is the creator.
Now, for the ones among you who know me (and the ones who perhaps wish to know me) and what is happening now, here is an update...because I truly feel we are a family and your good vibes...help.
UPDATE...
Bonjour ALL :-),
I am a bit weak...still after yesterday's surgery.
Unfortunately, for reasons I am not sure I understood yesterday, surgery was shortened on Wednesday, something happened, the doctor had to leave and another one had to kind of continue... AND, They did not do what they were supposed to do in the first place :-((.
We will know ONLY in 14 days if they have to....remove more tissue or not.
Until then, a terrible waiting game...
I am so....scared.
The bandages on my leg (skin removed for head graf) are not holding at all...
Going back later today to hospital so they can fix this in a better way...
Thank you SO MUCH EACH AND EVERYONE of you for your words, support...and your friendship.
Super hug to you all and....merci beaucoup.
Love
Claudia xx
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LATEST UPDATE..........for my amazing friends
The pathology result: cancer is gone.
Now, i have to undergo another test to see if the infiltration left some...metastasis.
I am waiting for a date for that exam...
I will be able to truly breathe freely once i know there is nothing more to worry about...
Can't wait for that moment and again, thank you all for your warm support and thoughts.
Love You all xxx