Into this Heart

01-24-1015- Into This Heart by Teri H Hoover©
for my friend Sharmon

The Cascades Trail, Pembroke, VA 1-2015

We stand reaching.

Leaning in

into this heart.

The tentative heart waiting

to arise unshackled

from the detritus. 

We stand reaching 

Even in our sleep

we are reaching.

 For my friend Sharmon

Late Summer Musings

Shine the Divine- I Heart Macro week 18 Sunday Whirl #128- September 22, 2013
 

 

 The late summer shadows in the alley behind my house.

Though summer is making way for autumn, my dill plants are celebrating with an exuberance of seeds.

 These seeds will dry and fall to the ground, ready for their winter rest. 

Still and quiet, waiting without distress for the warmth of spring.

 So I will curve into autumn.

The Huckleberry Trail- Blacksburg, VA- September 2013

In honor of friend and fellow blogger Laura Hegfield  Shine the Divine

I took this photo with my cell phone the other afternoon -

 when I downloaded the image it reminded me of Laura's image on her blog.

It reminded me of her inspiration that always awaits me when I visit.

 AND then of course there are hearts-

 Finland 2013

Light

Linking with Bonnie at Pixel Dust Photo Art,   ,Studio Waterstone~ I Heart Macro 

  ,ABC Wordless Wednesday ,Our World Tuesday ,Wordless Wednesday NC Sue,, ,and Tina's Pic Story "wordless Wednesday".

A heart covered in hardware is going to dance in the light.

Lane Stadium, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg VA 12-2011

The light is bigger than all my shadows.

Love's Divine by Seal

As George said, "A heart of light."
 

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Photo Fun Wednesday-unpaused

Please scroll down for this weeks challenge entries.
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It is when time moves without my added effort. Days pass through the haze of sleep deprivation or pain meds. Last week slipped by due to a visit from my two sisters and a niece and nephew. My nephew needed to come down for his college orientation, he will attend Virginia Tech at the end of August. (so exited!)

Anyway here we are in week 5 after surgery for a torn rotator cuff.  I find myself here at 3 AM due to my shoulder screaming to change positions despite prescription sleep aids and pain meds- so I apologize if anything is amiss in this post----one handed typing is still quiet challenging. I am progressing steadily and even did a photo shoot with mt niece last week. It felt great to shoot a little bit again. I hope each of you are well.

Backyard Garden, Blacksburg, VA-July 24,2012

I took this macro while waiting for my niece to change outfits- I love the bit of the sundial on the right. The red flower is called a cardinal flower-and my humming birds love them. It hides a little up-side-down-heart, to the very left.

This photo contributed to:

I heart macro Sunday-Studio Waterstone

weekend flowers # 55
Macro Monday~at Lisa's Chaos 
 wordless wednesday 
 Random Hearts~Guest Heart Thursday 
 Photo Art Friday- Pixel Dust blog

Flower Art Friday~Photos by LeAnne  
 It is a small world after all

The sky above the Blacksburg Library 

This photo contributed to:

 Tina's Pic Story~A Piece of Heaven

Here are a few photos of my photogenic niece -

I cannot wait until I can shoot all the time again.

Unchecked

From my writing blog...

Wordle#61-Sunday Whirl-06-17-2012 

Unchecked  by Teri H Hoover

Latch the chest to
spare the heart.                                                                        

Strike a pose to 
blend the currents.

Refrain from racket to
draft the temper.

Trace the string to
crack the code. 

Cracked codes- check
Traced strings- check
Drafted tempers-check
Refrained rackets- check
Blended currents- check
Poses struck-check

The spared heart...

living in the latched chest-

is not living at all.

I seem to be whirling around heart work this week. Whirling is such a good word. Have a wonderful Sunday everyone.

The words for the Sunday Whirl are: blend, latch, chest, current, draft, string,crack, spare, temper, refrain, racket, trace

Refilling my Heart

 Contributed for Take Word Challenge- Floral

Front Yard Garden, Blacksburg Va- June 15. 2012

 "It is because our hearts leak and we forget that we are loved."

Thankfully they are replenished simply by loving.  

Photo Fun Wednesday!

Happy Wednesday Everyone-

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Busy like a bee ... here are a few of the photos I have played with this week-

The photos are for the following challenges:

I heart macro Sunday - (But it is I Heart Macro Wednesday for me!)
Random Hearts Guest Heart Thursday 
Black and White Wednesday 
Round Robin Photo Challenges -FUN FUN FUN

Kitchen Table, Blackburg, VA

I heart macro Sunday

Last week I posted a really nice photo of an open amaryllis... this week it is a photo of that same flower before it opened.

Key West Cemetary, Key West Florida April 2, 2012

A sad little photo, taken on one of my early morning walks in Key West, Florida. You may need to click on the image to enlarge it, just to see this heart in the dark.

 Random Hearts Guest Heart Thursday 

Key West Cemetery, Key West FL

 I thought this might fit the "Black and White Wednesday theme- but then I thought - since it is my first time doing this challenge I should add a "real" black and white image-

 

 My son and daughter-in-law... what posers.

 for Black and White Wednesday

 

 Seasons of the Home Quilt Store Heber, Utah

 Round Robin Photo Challenges -FUN FUN FUN

I love taking photos, it is fun. I love buying fabric, it is fun. While on vacation this past spring, I took this image of the funky light while shopping for fabric.  And that word again was:  

FUN!

And just one more heart...I was cutting a lemon for my water a while back -

Kitchen Counter 

there was a lemon heart for Guest Heart Thursday

Hope everyone is having a good May- ( May is one of my busies months for photography.. So blogging takes a back seat- hope to visit you all very soon!)

Pausing...

Three Muses Challenge-"Couple" March 7, 2012

Guest Heart Thursday- March 9, 2012

Park City, Utah -March 3, 2012

A couple of clouds in a winter sunset-

leave just enough room for a sunny heart.

Even the clouds pause sometimes.




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Relief

relief
 
by Teri H Hoover

I recall yesterdays empty blue sky of unrelenting perfection,

relief is found in the white wisps

like the graffiti on my heart.

Blacksburg VA- June 30, 2011

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Turning towards July-with a ready heart - 

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Wholeheartedly

Driveway, Blacksubrg, VA- April 4, 2011

Well no doubt about it 

I have been a bit reclusive 

and down in the dumps

Spring is a time of transition and I have been feeling out of synch- I just want to be bloomed already. I am feeling a bit ragged and unbloomed.  How is it I walked through the waiting of winter- but am impatient in spring?

Maybe it is I feel like spring can't make up its mind.

To be fair there have other factors-that  darn writing forum-Writing our Way Home has tempted me into my second month long writing endeavor and there has been a lot of  tilling of the soil, so to speak.  Or maybe it is because my husband is "somewhere other than here" (to quote Jimmy Buffet) and won't return until May.  And the 4 year anniversary of the awfulness that took place in my beloved Blacksburg; the tragedy at Virginia Tech.  I went to the vigil on Saturday night with a friend and was moved to tears - again.  Tears of  sadness yes- but tears of hope. And love for the resilience of the human heart.  It takes strength to grieve even after all this time.  It takes hope to walk away and live.

We stand with each other letting go and holding on.

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And we choose to bring light -
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click for short You Tube video
Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA- April 16, 2011

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 and blessing.

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So I am reminded to walk in faith, breathing in the balance.

Letting God make all things new again.

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Today I was on my 2 mile circle and brought my behemoth camera with me. Five pounds of digital bliss.  Pepper the dog of dogs - trained into submission can walk unleashed for much of the walk; while I happily photograph to my hearts content.  My two gig card filled!! I am very exited to process these photos! But first I had just few more from last week- including the one at the top of this post.
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The photo at the top of this post -did you see the lovely surprise ? 

I have hinted at it several times within this post.   

The hole in the clouds is the shape of a heart.

And I never saw it until today.

Wholeheartedly

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Blessings- may all the holes in your heart only be a place for more love.

xo teri

Home is Where the Heart Is

Vienna. Austria- Feb 10, 2011

Sporadic connectivity

With myself

Two weeks

My heart finds it still contains 

my home

Although I have so much to write about I am functioning on 2 hours sleep in 24 hours. Suffice to say - wow what a trip!  Any suggestions on how one catches up in the blogging world?  The 300-500 photos? Re entry will be interesting,   There is a cultural hodge podge in my head after visiting 3 different countries; along with the simmering awareness that the world kept spinning, throwing dictators off their guard with tweet of a twitter. 

The snow has all melted- but my pond is still frozen.

And I have lots of  laundry.

Can I be Certain?

Huckleberry Trail, Blacksburg, VA-Dec 5, 2010

If I were sure

My feelings would not wander.

And harsh winds would never blow.

If I were certain

My heart could be of one mind.

And the world would not ask why.

God walk with me in my wanderings, 
where the harsh winds blow.

Focus my heart on you-
making the words I speak bring your grace. 

With you I may be certain.