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peru walk about by tom clausen

25 Friday Nov 2016

Posted by Tom Clausen in haiku, lakes and rivers, landscapes, nature, Peru, poems and photos, trees

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art, haiku, nature, Peru, photography, photos, poetry, travel

these wings…
carrying on high
above
the Andes

 

peru-another-view-of-huascaran-every-day-while-we-were-in-huaraz-and-exploring-the-region-this-mountain-and-the-neighboring-mountains-provided-a-changing-presence-as-clouds-light-and-weather-came
peru-the-beautiful-high-altitude-waters
chinancocha-lake-3800-meters-12467-feet-just-above-yungay-in-the-ancash-region-i-did-walks-around-huaraz-and-day-trips-to-yungay-llanganuco-lakes-and-to-carhuaz-and-caraz-two-other-cities-ne
peru-butterflies
peru-clear-winged-butterfly-on-way-to-agusacalientes
peru-another-pretty-butterfly-on-the-day-3-hike-from-challhuay-to-la-playa-10-11-14
peru-here-is-a-caterpillar-waiting-for-wings
peru-huascaran-the-highest-peak-in-the-peruvian-andes-at-6768-meters-22205-ft-photo-from-the-site-of-the-old-city-of-yungay-which-was-buried-by-a-massive-avalanche-that-occurred-on-5-31-70-after
along-the-ride-to-the-hydroelectric-plant-we-passed-two-huge-openings-in-the-mountain-side-where-an-amazing-amount-of-water-was-pouring-forth-here-is-one-of-them-10-12-14
arriving-in-la-playa-as-was-the-pattern-the-whole-trip-i-was-following-casey-who-set-a-quick-pace-and-was-not-pausing-for-photos-most-of-the-time-or-needing-a-rest-break-most-of-the-time
peru-railroad-bridge-on-the-way-to-aguascaliente
peru-banana-trees
peru-end-of-the-dirt-road-at-a-hydro-electric-plant-begin-to-walk-the-rail-line
peru-valley-from-challhuay-to-la-playa-that-we-walked-a-path-and-dirt-road-through
pack-horses-being-unloaded-and-as-soon-as-everything-was-removed-there-was-an-ecstatic-session-of-rolling-and-going-upside-down-and-looking-absolutely-relieved-to-be-free-of-the-load-carried-all-day
peru-challhuay-hostel-and-campground-for-groups-crossing-over-the-salkantay-pass-and-doing-the-trek
peru-hostel-view

altitude by tom clausen

27 Saturday Aug 2016

Posted by Tom Clausen in clouds, landscapes, Peru, poems and photos

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art, beauty, dreams, haiku, journey, lakes, light, mountains, nature, Peru, photography, poetry, reflections, scenery, sky, South America, summer, time, travel, water, witness

 
mountain lake
my thoughts
in the  wind

 

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chavin by tom clausen

24 Wednesday Aug 2016

Posted by Tom Clausen in landscapes, poems and photos, Wabi Sabi

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art, beauty, design, details, dreams, found art, Inca, light, mountains, nature, Peru, photography, poetry, reflections, remote, ruins, South America, stairs, stairway, stone, stone work, summer, sun, tanka, time, timeless, travel, wabi sabi, walking, witness, zen

stairway
always
now…

 

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on the road by tom clausen

16 Saturday May 2015

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haiku, moving, on the road, poetry, senryu, travel

the load tied down-
her painted toe nails
on the dashboard

runaways by tom clausen

01 Friday May 2015

Posted by Tom Clausen in landscapes, Mexico, poems and photos, trains

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freight hopping, Guadalajara, haiku, kids, life, Los Mochis, Mazatlan, Mexico, on the road, photography, poetry, railroads, riding the rails, runaways, trains, travel

blue sky-
nothing constructive
to offer
hopping a freight with me two runaways from Los Mochis

hopping
a freight with me
two runaways
from Los Mochis

Mexico 1978-freight hopping kids near Guadalajara

1978

Mexico 1978-freight hopping kids asleep in gondola

puebla buick by tom clausen

01 Friday May 2015

Posted by Tom Clausen in Old Vehicles, poems and photos

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haiku, Mexico, old cars, photography, poetry, Puebla, street scenes, travel

bike ride
as fast as I go
the moon on the water
Puebla Mexico 1978 my bicycle leans against the old Buick

Puebla Mexico 1978
my bicycle leans against
the old Buick

chiapas by tom clausen

01 Friday May 2015

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huipils, Mexico, on the road, past life, photography, poetry, riding, rural life, summer, travel, village life, water, wells

not sure who
is more shy,
but a banana
for each one
for the photo

Chiapas girls on the way to the well

Chiapas girls
on the way
to the well

terraces by tom clausen

09 Thursday Apr 2015

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Inca, mountains, Peru, photography, Pisac, poetry, ruins, South America, terraces, travel

another day
avoiding it
the sun

terraces follow the contours around the mountain

terraces
follow the contours
around the mountain

packed to go by tom clausen

06 Monday Apr 2015

Posted by Tom Clausen in poems and photos

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photography, poetry, travel

a measure
of the night’s cold
our cat’s affection
ready to leave Squirrel cat poses next to my pack

ready to leave
Squirrel cat poses
next to my pack

transience by tom clausen

03 Friday Apr 2015

Posted by Tom Clausen in poems and photos

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Huaraz, mountains, Peru, photography, poetry, tanka, temperal, travel

how ironic
coming to love
this life and world
and at the same time
letting it all go…
 

mountain ridge the clouds too come and go...

mountain ridge
the clouds too
come and go…

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