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turtle lives by tom clausen

19 Tuesday Jun 2018

Posted by Tom Clausen in close up details, haiku, nature, parks, poems and photos, ponds, reflections, spring, turtles, water reflections

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old snapper
the time it takes
to surface again

 

 

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turtle time on a lily pad...
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heron watch by tom clausen

14 Thursday Jun 2018

Posted by Tom Clausen in birds, close up details, haiku, Ithaca, lakes and rivers, nature, parks, poems and photos, ponds, spring, water reflections, waterfalls

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watchful waiting…
wind ruffles
the heron’s stillness

 

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Ithaca Falls with still life heron patiently waiting... 5-30-17.
Ithaca Falls with still life heron patiently waiting... 5-30-17-
Ithaca Falls with still life heron patiently waiting... 5-30-17..
Ithaca Falls with still life heron patiently waiting... 5-30-17...
Ithaca Falls with still life heron patiently waiting... 5-30-17...-
Ithaca Falls with still life heron patiently waiting... 5-30-17
heron wading in a pool off Fall Creek in Stewart Park and saw it make attempt after attempt to catch fish and perhaps it was but I could not tell for sure... 5-30-17.
heron wading in a pool off Fall Creek in Stewart Park and saw it make attempt after attempt to catch fish and perhaps it was but I could not tell for sure... 5-30-17..
heron wading in a pool off Fall Creek in Stewart Park and saw it make attempt after attempt to catch fish and perhaps it was but I could not tell for sure... 5-30-17-
heron wading in a pool off Fall Creek in Stewart Park and saw it make attempt after attempt to catch fish and perhaps it was but I could not tell for sure... 5-30-17--
Heron with fish 4-12-16 at Sapsucker Woods
Heron with fish 4-12-16
Heron with fish at Sapsucker Woods 4-12-16
heron fishing at Stewart Park- 3-23-17
Heron 4-12-16 Sapsucker Woods
Heron 4-12-16
Heron at Sapsucker Woods 4-12-16
heron fishing at Sapsucker Woods
heron fishing in a stream so focused on what it was catching that it paid no or little attention to me...Renwick Woods - Fuertes Bird Sanctuary at Stewart Park 3-23-17
heron fishing in a stream... and it was so focused on what it was catching that it paid no or little attention to me...Renwick Woods - Fuertes Bird Sanctuary at Stewart Park 3-23-17.
heron fishing in a stream... and it was so focused on what it was catching that it paid no or little attention to me...Renwick Woods - Fuertes Bird Sanctuary at Stewart Park 3-23-17
heron fishing in a stream...Renwick Woods - Fuertes Bird Sanctuary at Stewart Park 3-23-17
Heron gaze 4-12-16
heron in reflection

mind reflection by tom clausen

19 Thursday Apr 2018

Posted by Tom Clausen in americana, close up details, Ithaca, leaves, nature, parks, poems and photos, ponds, puddles, reflections, spring, tanka, trees, Wabi Sabi, water reflections, winter

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my wife asks
what it is I want-
there it is, that question
not even I
can answer

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Sapsucker Woods pond reflection...
Sapsucker Woods pond reflection loop...
Sapsucker Woods logged into a dream...
reflection from Sapsucker Woods boardwalk through woodland back waters. 3-27-17
reflection photo from Sapsucker Woods boardwalk through woodland back waters. 3-27-17
reflection from Sapsucker Woods boardwalk through woodland back waters. 3-27-17.
reflections at apsucker Woods main pond reflections... 3-27-17
reflection at apsucker Woods main pond reflections... 3-27-17
reflection -Sapsucker Woods main pond reflections... 3-27-17
reflection overlays of bare trees in standing water big puddles with their treasury of leaves in Sapsucker Woods 3-27-17.
reflection overlays of bare trees in standing water big puddles with their treasury of leaves in Sapsucker Woods 3-27-17..
reflection overlays of bare trees in standing water big puddles with their treasury of leaves in Sapsucker Woods 3-27-17...
reflection at Sapsucker Woods ...

spring heart by tom clausen

03 Tuesday Apr 2018

Posted by Tom Clausen in birds, close up details, gardens, haiku, Ithaca, landscapes, nature, paths, plants, poems and photos, ponds, reflections, spring, water reflections

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sitting in the sun
not even trying
to figure anything out

 

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goldfish galore by tom clausen

03 Tuesday Apr 2018

Posted by Tom Clausen in americana, close up details, haiku, Ithaca, nature, parks, poems and photos, ponds, reflections, spring, water reflections

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spring sun
good enough
right where I am

 

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always now by tom clausen

19 Monday Mar 2018

Posted by Tom Clausen in clouds, haiku, Ithaca, landscapes, nature, parks, paths, poems and photos, ponds, reflections, spring, sun, trees, Wabi Sabi, water reflections

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spring wind
the aerobics
for trees

 

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late light by tom clausen

06 Wednesday Dec 2017

Posted by Tom Clausen in americana, autumn, fields, gardens, haiku, hills and mountains, Ithaca, landscapes, nature, parks, poems and photos, ponds, reflections, sun, trees, Wabi Sabi, water reflections, winter

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late light
a rush of feelings
for now

 

 

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still colors by tom clausen

06 Wednesday Dec 2017

Posted by Tom Clausen in americana, autumn, clouds, fields, gardens, haiku, hills and mountains, Ithaca, landscapes, nature, parks, paths, poems and photos, ponds, reflections, sun, trees, Wabi Sabi, water reflections, winter

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autumn stillness
she says Hi
I say Hi

 

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december light by tom clausen

06 Wednesday Dec 2017

Posted by Tom Clausen in americana, close up details, clouds, fields, gardens, Ithaca, landscapes, nature, parks, paths, poems and photos, ponds, reflections, trees, Wabi Sabi, water reflections, winter

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december light…
as i walk around
these aspirations
to keep busy
doing nothing

 

 

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trance by tom clausen

27 Wednesday Sep 2017

Posted by Tom Clausen in americana, close up details, fields, flowers, haiku, Ithaca, landscapes, leaves, nature, parks, paths, plants, poems and photos, ponds, summer, sun, trees, turtles, water reflections

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late summer…
the trance of sun
on lily pads

 

 

late summer... the trance of light on lily pads
this quiet reach of trees and light...
in bundled bunches a mess of milkweed seeds ready to go....-
flowerfull display...
walking alone- submerged logs come to light ...
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