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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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forest shadows by tom clausen

19 Monday Mar 2018

Posted by Tom Clausen in americana, close up details, haiku, hills and mountains, landscapes, nature, paths, poems and photos, snow, spring, sun, trees, Wabi Sabi, winter

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waking
from one dream
into another…

 

 

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springing by tom clausen

19 Monday Mar 2018

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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 blue by tom clausen

28 Sunday Jan 2018

Posted by Tom Clausen in americana, close up details, gorges, haiku, ice, Ithaca, lakes and rivers, landscapes, nature, parks, poems and photos, snow, sun, trees, Wabi Sabi, waterfalls, winter

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winter blue
composing myself
for now …

 

Ithaca Falls looked today...1-28-15--
Wind sculpted snow just off Cayuga Lake in Stewart Park 1-28-15... and a bike tread and a footstep of snow left stuck on the paved path...
Wind sculpted snow just off Cayuga Lake in Stewart Park 1-28-15... ..and a little snow person out on the ice...
Wind sculpted snow just off Cayuga Lake in Stewart Park 1-28-15...
Willow in the wind at Stewart Park today-1-28-15... the breeze coming off the lake was really intensely cold but there were ice fishermen out there and two people flying gigantic kites-
Ice on the gorge wall near Ithaca Falls 1-28-15--
Ithaca Falls 1-28-15--
Ithaca Falls 1-28-15..
Ithaca Falls 1-28-15.
Wind sculpted snow just off Cayuga Lake in Stewart Park 1-28-15... and a bike tread
Wind sculpted snow just off Cayuga Lake in Stewart Park 1-28-15... and a footstep of snow left stuck on the paved path...
near zero- just rabbits and crows...

patches of blue by tom clausen

25 Thursday Jan 2018

Posted by Tom Clausen in americana, close up details, clouds, haiku, Ithaca, landscapes, nature, poems and photos, trees, Wabi Sabi, winter

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between clouds…
a few moments to contemplate
what it all means…

 

 

 

clouds with patches of blue showing through a few moments to contemplate what it all means...
Cornell clocktower for whom the bell tolls...
cloud profiles
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Cornell- cloud pattern over Sage Hall...
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cloud stretch
clouds overhead ...
Cornell clocktower clouds
cloud mottled sky from College Ave. -1-25-17
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winter portraits by tom clausen

24 Wednesday Jan 2018

Posted by Tom Clausen in americana, close up details, fields, haiku, Ithaca, landscapes, nature, poems and photos, snow, sun, trees, Wabi Sabi, winter

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a few moments
to contemplate …
what winter means

 

 

cattail frozen into the pond ice
winter coat by the falls
winter red berries
winter sculpture
winter on Cascadilla Creek
winter teasel
winter across thew street too
winter at our house
winter evergreens
winter stand
winter fence ...
winter old railroad bed...
winter on the redbuds
winter in our back yard ...
winter in oiur front yard...
sun burst through the clouds at the fence line by the horse barn along Pine Tree Rd from 1-22-15

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!

 

 

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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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aftermath by tom clausen

06 Wednesday Dec 2017

Posted by Tom Clausen in autumn, close up details, fields, haiku, Ithaca, landscapes, nature, plants, poems and photos, sun, Wabi Sabi, winter

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in the field…
the holdouts
aftermath

 

 

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the aftermath of another season in the field ...
the aftermath
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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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