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late summer medley by tom clausen

07 Thursday Sep 2017

Posted by Tom Clausen in americana, close up details, gardens, haiku, Ithaca, leaves, nature, poems and photos, summer

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one cricket
calling out beyond
the rest

 

morning sun reaching our front door this morning... 9-7-12..
wild grapes
oak trees have been dropping a bumper crop of always neat looking acorns...
oak trees have been dropping a bumper crop of always neat looking acorns..
oak trees have been dropping a bumper crop of always neat looking acorns
grapes on the vine
wild grape vine
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beloved by tom clausen

06 Wednesday Sep 2017

Posted by Tom Clausen in americana, close up details, gardens, haiku, Ithaca, nature, poems and photos, summer, Wabi Sabi

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late summer-
the time between visits
with the beloved

late summer- the time between visits

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morning light by tom clausen

01 Friday Sep 2017

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Morning light around each spine...Wash. D.C. Botanic Garden 2014

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iris by tom clausen

28 Sunday May 2017

Posted by Tom Clausen in americana, close up details, flowers, gardens, Ithaca, nature, plants, poems and photos, spring

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so many things
to have opinions on
yet as I drive along
I don’t arrive
at any of them

 

iris photos from our back yard today-5-27-16 a

night fall by tom clausen

28 Sunday May 2017

Posted by Tom Clausen in americana, close up details, flowers, gardens, haiku, Ithaca, landscapes, leaves, nature, paths, plants, poems and photos, spring

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as night falls…
dreams that remain secret
from myself

as night falls... dreams that remain secret from myself

back home by tom clausen

28 Sunday May 2017

Posted by Tom Clausen in americana, bees, close up details, flowers, gardens, haiku, Ithaca, leaves, nature, poems and photos, spring

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bees
circling
back home

bees circling back home

lilac by tom clausen

27 Saturday May 2017

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the quiet faithfulness
again this year
lilac

 

the quiet faithfulness again this year lilac

poppy red by tom clausen

26 Friday May 2017

Posted by Tom Clausen in americana, close up details, fields, flowers, gardens, haiku, Ithaca, landscapes, nature, plants, poems and photos, spring

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spring in the air
so many false starts
in the heart

 

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graduation by tom clausen

26 Friday May 2017

Posted by Tom Clausen in americana, butterflies, close up details, flowers, gardens, haiku, Ithaca, landscapes, nature, paths, plants, poems and photos, reflections, spring

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hunting four leaf clovers
students discuss
their childhoods

 

 

Uris Clock Tower had a line of those waiting to climb the 161 steps to look out from Far Above Cayuga's Waters... 5-25-14
Cornell- Friends in the moment and maybe reflecting on four years arriving at the moment of now... on libe slope 5-25-14
Cornell- A family tossing a frisbee around on libe slope...yesterday 5-24-14
Cornell- mother and daughter on libe slope yesterday. 5-25-14
Tiger Wallowtail butterfly - old railroad bed 5-26-16
Cornell-Everywhere on campus there were families strolling in the pleasantness of the spring day. 5-25-14
Cornell Botanic Garden drive... Comstock Rd.
Cornell Botanic Gardens from Judd Falls Rd.
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American Horse Chestnut blossom in front of Mann Library 5-24-13
Plant Science back to green... 5-23-14
Ho Plaza- Cornell University 5-19-14
Cornell path 5-19-14
Ho Plaza Cornell 5-19-14
Cornell Olin Hall spring tree 5-19-14
Cornell - Ho Plaza -5-19-14
Owl woodwork in the Straight Memorial Room staircases... 5-19-14
Owl woodwork in the Straight Memorial Room staircases... 5-19-14-a
Owl woodwork in the Straight Memorial Room staircases... b
dogwood tree by Olin Hall on campus...5-19-14

zen garden by tom clausen

23 Tuesday May 2017

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Zen garden
a bird has left
a dropping

 

 

Zen garden

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