love is everywhere : by leslie lindell

i don't think i could be more thrilled to share this project with you on pecannoot today. when leslie lindell sent it over, i got a little choked up looking through the photographs, because i just think her project, love is everywhere, is just so beautiful.

leslie says: "i have been photographing found and accidental heart shapes for over two years. i feel they are a message to me, a reminder, every time I find them."

"it started with the collecting of heart shaped rocks at the beach. i decided to document some of them. then it seemed hearts started to appear everywhere. the only rule I have set is for them to be naturally occurring and/or accidental to count (i have bent the rules a tad here and there, though :).

once i gave this a name it slowly became more and more of a gentle reminder to me. a kind of nudge from the universe reminding me to breathe, that everything will be ok, to remember to pay attention to the little things. even the bin of tomatoes at the supermarket :)"

just look at these images! it makes me a little weepy to think of leslie out there noticing and documenting these heart shapes that most of us likely pass right over.

how different would our lives be if we were looking for signs of love rather than focusing on the negative aspects of our experiences?

you can see all of the images from leslie's project in her flickr stream (i just chose some of my favorites to post here-- there are many more!) and also scoop them up in her etsy shop.

all of leslie's beautiful photographs can also be seen on her website, as well as her blog.

{and i highly suggest reading this touching post on her blog about the dandelion love photo above, as well as this post.}

*thank you, leslie! your project just astounds me.*

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have a great weekend everyone!