Saturday, June 6, 2009

Hearth
In common historic and modern usage, a hearth (pronounced /hɑrθ/) is a brick- or stone-lined fireplace or oven used for cooking and/or heating. Because of its nature, in historic times the hearth was considered an integral part of a home, often its central or most important feature: its Latin name is focus. This concept has been generalized to refer to a homeplace or household, as in the terms "hearth and home" and "keep the home fires burning."

Earth (pronounced /ɝːθ/ (help·info))[10] is the third planet from the Sun, and the largest of the terrestrial planets in the Solar System in terms of diameter, mass and density. It is also referred to as the World and Terra.[note 3]
Home to millions of species,[11] including humans, Earth is the only place in the universe where life is known to exist.

The heart is a muscular organ in all vertebrates responsible for pumping blood through the blood vessels by repeated, rhythmic contractions, ...comes from the Greek καρδιά, kardia, for "heart.
The heart has long been used as a symbol to refer to the spiritual, emotional, moral, and in the past also intellectual core of a human being. As the heart was once widely believed to be the seat of the human mind, the word heart continues to be used poetically to refer to the soul, and stylized depictions of hearts are extremely prevalent symbols representing love.

Art is the process or product of deliberately arranging elements in a way that appeals to the senses or emotions. It encompasses a diverse range of human activities, creations, and modes of expression, including music and literature.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

2 comments:

  1. what a wonderful name for your blog . . it's meaningful and inspirational! and the high line looks beautiful! chanda will be jealous that you've visited . . she has been wanting to cross the yellow construction tapes for a month now! i love your blog and i love your photos . . . . : )

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  2. Lucien wanted to add hear and ear! Let's go to the high line this week.

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