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leaves adrift…by tom clausen

23 Wednesday Oct 2019

Posted by Tom Clausen in autumn, haiku, leaves, nature, poems and photos, ponds, reflections, trees, Wabi Sabi, water reflections

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fall colors-
into the lake
one thought after another

 

leaves adrift...

going back by tom clausen

23 Wednesday Oct 2019

Posted by Tom Clausen in autumn, clouds, gorges, haiku, Ithaca, nature, poems and photos, water reflections

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going back to sleep
with hopes
for another dream …

 

going back to sleep with hopes for another dream ...

a place to rest by tom clausen

21 Monday Oct 2019

Posted by Tom Clausen in autumn, clouds, haiku, Ithaca, nature, parks, poems and photos, ponds, reflections, water reflections

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autumn quiet-
a place to rest
your mind

 

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the beauty by tom clausen

19 Saturday Oct 2019

Posted by Tom Clausen in americana, autumn, haiku, Ithaca, landscapes, nature, poems and photos, ponds, Wabi Sabi, water reflections

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the beauty
after the beauty
after the beauty…

 

Sapsucker Woods pond views 10-10-18-.

reservoir dreams by tom clausen

10 Wednesday Apr 2019

Posted by Tom Clausen in clouds, gorges, haiku, Ithaca, nature, poems and photos, reflections, spring, trees, water reflections

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reservoir dream…
finding a way out
of the deep end

a look at clouds and sky at rest in the still water at the 2nd dam reservoir today 3-25-18

shallow puddle by tom clausen

04 Tuesday Dec 2018

Posted by Tom Clausen in americana, close up details, clouds, poems and photos, puddles, reflections, summer, water reflections

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clouds in a puddle in a neighbor's driveway...

la push at low tide by tom clausen

16 Sunday Sep 2018

Posted by Tom Clausen in close up details, haiku, nature, ocean imagery, parks, poems and photos, sea shore, summer, water reflections

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my childhood
takes me back …
tidal pool

 

 

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frog lives by tom clausen

19 Tuesday Jun 2018

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

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frog pond…
one leap of faith
after another

 

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in the quiet of the evening my thoughts return to you.
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frog pond- so many leaps of faith
frog pond...
frog pond.-
frog pond-
frog twangs off and on around the little pool... 6-6-16
frog eyes just above the water line ...
frog eyes looking back...
frog floats on the surface...
frog holding on
frog in a frog pond...
frog in a small puddle pond off Pine Tree Rd...
frog in puddle off Pine Tree Rd.
frog life -
frog life today... watching and waiting
frog life
frogs sunning at the large pond at the Cornell Botanic Gardens 11-2-16..
frogs sunning at the large pond at the Cornell Botanic Gardens 11-2-16-
frogs sunning at the large pond at the Cornell Botanic Gardens 11-2-16--
frogs sunning at the large pond at the Cornell Botanic Gardens 11-2-16---
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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...
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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
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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
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