Valentine's Day

'Tis not Valentine's Day yet, but I found something special on that I wanted to share. I always wondered, ever since childhood, why on earth we use the image of a "heart" that has little to no resemblance to our actual human heart to display the affections of the heart, in particular, love. I found the answer to my question today, by this beautiful photograph of two Valentine swans I found on the The Guardian website. The caption goes as follows: "A pair of mute swans at the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust at Slimbridge in Gloucestershire begin their elaborate courtship display by making the classic heart shape with their necks as a sign of their affection".

So now we know, it is not just some cheesy image that we give when we draw hearts, it is an image God created to show love between swans, one of the most beautiful creatures in the world.