Red warms the heart...

soothes the soul.....

calms the mind.....

feels like home.....

and at same time,

it can be 

the perfect 

color.

Like that 

mug, warming with 

freshly boiled water,

as the coffee steeps in the french press... 

or the cardinal that smiles at you from afar....

only to suprise you with his strange cross-beaked bite....

forgive the fuzziness....

this was taken with a long lenses,

but I just couldn't resist the 

beak....normal for him, but disconcerting for me...

And then 

there is this guy...

who appears to be giving me a rather rude 

gesture....but in reality, I caught him 

with 

"his pants down", so to speak...
but check out his
red cap!

We are thawing out around my town...

but there are still piles of snow and ice around in shady spots...

Red

catches my eye...

and reminds me that my favorite holiday is coming up!

Valentines Day is 

just around the corner.

Do you send Valentines?

Do you make them?

Do you receive them from the people you love?

Would you like to?

I absolutely adore making 

Valentines, and have stocked up this year on supplies.

I will document some crafty stuff this coming week,

and will post it.

If you make Valentines,

please share!

I would love to see what you do....

Perhaps you would be willing to post photos, too!

and then come back here and let me know where to find you.

I should warn you,

as much as I enjoy the process, 

my Valentines are, well....

sort of basic,

elementary,

uncomplicated,

but

they 

are filled

with 

LOVE!

smiles......