Merry Christmas!

I am posting a few photos of hearts I have spotted lately....the photo above is of a pine cone I found on the trail and it has a tiny, tiny heart on the right hand side of it. Can you spot the heart on the birch tree? A week or so ago I dropped my prescription glasses on the trail. I had walked further than the daily walk the dogs and I take, trying to get in more exercise. Somehow I managed to drop Java Bean's leash and off he went...I thought my glasses were long gone when I discovered I had dropped them during the Great Doggy Chase! And Java Bean didn't get very far and is safe and sound. I spent four more days going over where I thought the glasses might have fallen, Mark spent one day looking as well. Finally on the fifth trip through the woods I found the glassses, lying in the mud on the trail! But walking further and further each day has made me want to walk a bit more so good came out of losing my glasses! From now on I will keep them in my zippered pocket, not on top of my head as usual....We have had a couple of very small snowstorms, no more than an inch at the most. The berries along a portion of the trail are just beautiful this year, there are bushes and bushes everywhere showing off their beautiful color. The snow adds a nice touch I think.The dogs and I always stop by a small pond and when the weather is warmer Buddy likes to grab sticks from the brook. This time of year I like to stop and watch the brook flow along...I just snapped the bubbles "for the fun of it".And of course a heart appeared after the first snow....This tiny tree reminds me of a snowflake...I just love this snowflake tree!One frosty morning I spotted this heart on the ground....Another snow heart on a small tree....This heart from a tree stump is awesome!

Christmas Eve I will have all three of my children here along with their significant others and of course my mom and Mark. We will have our Christmas together and I am beside myself with happiness! We have a busy Christmas day with Mark's family in the morning, a late afternoon gathering at my sister's home and dinner with family friends...definitely can see a diet in my future! I wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a wonderful New Year to all!