Valentine's Day 2013 edition of Flickr Favourites

{1939 ~ dovima_is_devine_II}


{Valentine's Day (from Good Housekeeping, February 1947) ~ sugarpie honeybunch}


{Happy Valentine's Day! ~ such pretty things}


{1941...kisses giving ~ x-ray delta one}


{Alva Crowhurst Valentine's Card ~ Port Hope Archive}


{Arthur Saron Sarnoff 1951 ~ Art & Vintage}


{Valentine Cake Truffles 1 ~ thecurvycarrot}

{1940s for my beloved sweetheart vintage Valentine card ~ Christian Montone}


{S'mores Valentines portrait ~ LittlePumpkinsPhotography}


{Pucker up (Valentine's photo of actress Raquel Torres) ~ carbonated}



{All images above are from Flickr. To learn more about a specific image, please click on its title to be taken to its respective Flickr page.}

♥ ♥ ♥

Tomorrow marks the intentional day of love, a time when those who are gripped by the spirit of amour (or even the mere notion of it) revel in the plethora of red hearts, romantic gestures, long stemmed roses, and boxes of chocolaty sweets.

As a lifelong fan of love and romance, I cannot help but adore Valentine's Day (perhaps I should mail it a punny card informing it of such ). At the same time though, I'm completely aware that it's not everyone's cup of tea (or should I say, flute of pink champagne).

As such, I won't drone about how delightful I think February 14th is, but I couldn't let this day of passion slip past tomorrow without sharing a handful of the Flickr images that I've been passionate about myself as of late. These images are beautiful, charming, and chocked full of the festive spirit that embodies St. Valentine's Day, and should appeal to one and all, no matter if you're a conversation heart die-hard or if you'd prefer that the calendar bypassed the fourteenth completely this month.

After all, whether your mind is filled with daydreams about a particular someone or you're blacklisting the notion of a day devoted to love entirely, I think it's a safe bet to assume that if you're reading this post, you have a pretty deeply rooted passion for vintage and that alone should be enough to help you enjoy taking a gander a few wonderful Flickr images on this, the eve of Cupid's busiest day of the year.

However you spend tomorrow (Tony - a fellow lover or love - and I will be spending every last moment together, complete with romantic gifts and a home cooked dinner), I hope that you have an absolutely beautiful Valentine's Day and that you get to enjoy being with someone you care deeply about, whether they're your significant other, a relative, or a cherished friend.

Happiest wishes and much love to you all, for a marvelous Valentine's Day!