HeartBeat

Happy Blogday

It's Blogday and you know what that means. I could not stop at five...
• tomdog's buzznet blog Clever Massachusetts dad, runner, photographer, poet and I do not know what else, but I get a kick.
• michael knobs blog
Quirky and good. Michael also sells books of his drawings.
• tara whitney's blog I've never met this fellow photog but I'm terribly impressed with her work. It's all heart, and so are her posts.
• Chocolate & Zucchini Yummy and exotic.
• The Creative Journey by Karen Winters is a brainfeast.
• Trevor's Blog Beautiful drawings and thought provoking posts from a creative who shares his stuff.

Okay okay just one more... I love Savage Chickens. And that, from my blog, Heartbeat, concludes my participation in Blogday. No more homework. Please.

Photograph o' the day: Charleston wrought iron gates...

...brought to you by blogging.

"Bloggers drink a lot of wine. They’re smart, opinionated and wired. The like to spread idea-viruses. They like to be part of something. They’re an utterly wonderful demographic... This conversation is just beginning." - Hugh Macleod

And what a grand conversation it is!

Forgiveness

Forgiveness is the fragrance the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it. –Mark Twain

You just have to forgive all the time. Worth it, though.

Practicing what I preach, here's Irma...

Secret Warning: He ran quickly with a sound like raindrops & left his handwriting in all the secret places. I found this one underneath the big yellow rock in the garden. It said this: watch out for the little black dog. It can smell when you've had hot dogs.

– Brian Andreas

Irma is old, deaf, blind in one eye and inefficient in the other. She can however smell and wag. All you need in a dog, really.

Stars

No distance of place or lapse of time can lessen the friendship of those who are thoroughly persuaded of each other’s worth. – Robert Southey