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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 ...

taken by the wind by tom clausen

05 Thursday Apr 2018

Posted by Tom Clausen in americana, cemeteries, close up details, Ithaca, nature, poems and photos, puddles, reflections, spring, Wabi Sabi, water reflections

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the wind
must have carried
the little flag
from a grave to a puddle
at the cemetery gate…

 

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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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tree dreams by tom clausen

19 Monday Mar 2018

Posted by Tom Clausen in americana, close up details, Ithaca, nature, paths, poems and photos, puddles, reflections, spring, tanka, Wabi Sabi, water reflections

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so many chances
in a day
to say something to you,
but here it is
growing late

 

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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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springing by tom clausen

19 Monday Mar 2018

Posted by Tom Clausen in americana, clouds, fields, Ithaca, landscapes, nature, poems and photos, puddles, reflections, spring, sun, Wabi Sabi, water reflections

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this back road drive
past so many places
along the way
what is it in these hills
just beyond my reach

 

brook beside our house with Late afternoon sun sparkling .. parts of the creek are still frozen and the open water goes under ice in places but was running nicely this afternoon... 3-19-
clouds covered it but were just thin enough that you could look right at the disc of the sun which looked quite a bit like the moon...3-19-17
clouds covered it but were just thin enough that you could look right at the disc of the sun which looked quite a bit like the moon..
clouds covered it but were just thin enough that you could look right at the disc of the sun which looked quite a bit like the moon.3-19-17
clouds covered it but were just thin enough that you could look right at the disc of the sun which looked quite a bit like the moon...3-19-17-
clouded sun
reservoir sun sparkles ...
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winter conversation by tom clausen

29 Monday Jan 2018

Posted by Tom Clausen in americana, clouds, haiku, hills and mountains, Ithaca, lakes and rivers, landscapes, nature, parks, paths, poems and photos, puddles, reflections, snow, sun, sunsets, trees, Wabi Sabi, winter

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mid winter…
it does not matter
what we talk about

 

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hawk photo is one I took on Maple Ave. on a winter walkabout a year ago... 1-28-16
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winter on the redbuds
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the leaning takes on a life-long aspect...-

winter reflections by tom clausen

23 Tuesday Jan 2018

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

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from Carlos Castanada

All paths
are the same,
leading nowhere.
Therefore, pick
a path with heart!

 

 

leaves frozen at the surface of a pond in the Cornell Botanic Garden... each one had absorbed the sun just enough to open a bit of space around itself... 1-22-17.
leaves frozen at the surface of a pond in the Cornell Botanic Garden... each one had absorbed the sun just enough to open a bit of space around itself... 1-22-17..
Beebe Lake opening in the ice... 1-22-17
tree in a puddle...
leaves frozen at the surface of a pond in the Cornell Botanic Garden... each one had absorbed the sun just enough to open a bit of space around itself... 1-22-17
leaves frozen at the surface of a pond in the Cornell Botanic Garden... each one had absorbed the sun just enough to open a bit of space around itself... 1-22-17-
ice breaks open for reflections...
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Beebe Lake reflection through the melting ice
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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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