Through the Lens Day by Day

Through the lens I rest in the moment.  Through the lens everything is beautiful. carol



Even the rural marshes are beginning to have Fall colors appear for Rurality Blog Hop link.



'U' ~ Under the Umbrella for Alphabe Thursday link



One of the few working fishing boats left on Cape Ann MA for:
 Happy Blue Monday and Water World Wednesday links


Haiku for Carpe Diem Haiku link.



Few tourists around now on Cape Ann MA ~ Gull seems to know it is time to 'rest'.
for Our World Tuesday link.








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Comments

  1. lovely photos, love the picture of the marsh. Enjoy your week.

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  2. Beautiful fall color and love..love the water..Michelle

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  3. I like that umbrella shot. You can almost always find some good shots around a harbour!

    Cheers - Stewart M - Melbourne

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  4. Carol,your town looks straight out of Murder She Wrote.......without the murder of course!
    I like very much the rural marches image and haiku.

    Have a lovely week,
    Ruby

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  5. Hi Carol,

    As soon as I leave this comment, I'll fix your defective link. (You placed my blog's address instead of yours!)

    Thanks for sharing your blues.

    Happy Blue Monday!

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    1. Thanks Sally ~ ^_^ ~ My faux pas ~ happens when I 'rush' ~

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  6. So beautiful!!! All of the photos.

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  7. Fantastic shots, Carol! And the quote is an awesome one "It is always possible!" So true!

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  8. I wonder who Lisa Ann II was? I'd love a boat named after me...wouldn't you?
    It's a fantastic entry for Happy Blue Monday ;D

    That is one cute pooch by the way ^..^

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    1. I have no way to find that answer ~ but thanks for asking ^_^

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  9. Hi! Beautiful photos as usual. I like your second Haiku very much. Thanks for sharing.

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  10. The boat has wonderful name. Interesting blues you've shared here.
    Thanks for visiting :)

    http://www.1sthappyfamily.com/2013/10/sunday-morning-at-kencana-park.html

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  11. To live near the sea....But my favorite picture is the blue umbrella!

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  12. Your haiku words are lovely and that blue umbrella is some shade of blue. Stunning!
    Sue xx

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  13. Lovely photos! Especially I like the photo of the blue umbrella! It´s unique!

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  14. The water is such a great place to get pictures, isn't it??? These came out great. :)

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  15. The umbrella is great for Blue Monday too! Great pics -- love the boats!

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  16. everything is so beautiful through the lens...isn't it?

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  17. Something about a harbour!
    Cheers from Cottage Country Ontario , ON, Canada!

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  18. That umbrella shot is amazing! Lovely blue colors.

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  19. Love the Lisa Ann II -she looks so cheerful in blue:) Your capture of the marshes is beautiful!

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  20. Wow... 5* post! Your keyboard image (great artwork), especially the rooftop is marvelous! Wonderful haiku, Carol!

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  21. The harbor scenes are great, but I really love the wonderful marsh, so colorful and pristine. And I enjoyed the haikus very much. That's a feeling I can get when playing music.

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  22. Love the boats on the water!! Great captures for the day, Carol! Hope you have a wonderful week!

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  23. All beautiful scenery but I especially like the boats and the harbor.

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  24. Wonderful captures, I really like the shot of the fishing boat. Beautiful scenery, the marsh is lovely too. Thanks for sharing your world. Have a happy week!

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  25. Lots of lovely blue in your photos! I love the umbrella!

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  26. Autumn coming to the marshes wasmy favourite photo.

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  27. I really enjoyed this post, wonderful photo's and two great haiku. If it's ok I love to use your first haiku for our upcoming Tan Renga month. Thank you for sharing ... Namaste.

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    1. Thank you Carol for granting me permission to use your haiku in our upcoming Tan Renga month. I am honored.

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  28. You are so blessed to live in such a beautiful place Carol! Happy Monday to you!

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  29. Love the pictures all... there is something intriguing to me about working fishing boats (The place we go most often on the Oregon Coast also doesn't have very many working boats any more, used to be many when we first started going there.) The haiku and your painting of the piano keyboard are wonderful.

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  30. magnificent photos carol, and your haikus are very poignant. If I lived by the water I'd be there taking it in no matter what the season.

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  31. A great series of blue shots.

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  32. Gorgeous musical haiku and love the hint of fall in the marsh ♥

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  33. Your photos are so beautiful!...Christine

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  34. Beautiful photos showing the segue to autumn! (And lovely haiku too!)

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  35. Beautiful shots on the water. I also always like your haikus.

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    1. Used play but alas, no longer ~ sometimes play with my guitar ~ ^_^

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  37. Hi Carol
    Isn't Lisa Ann 2 a great looking boat - I wonder whether there was a Lisa Ann 1?
    Love the seagull taking a rest - perhaps enjoying the last warmth of summer?
    Wrenx

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  38. Lovely blue shots!

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  39. Nice and beautiful photos! Have a good day!

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  40. Sweet music to you as those ivories are tickled!

    Eluding Ivory Poachers

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  41. I love looking at the marsh!

    Hazel

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  42. I particularly like the perspective of the umbrella shot!

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  43. Seeing your shots I wish summer was a bit longer.

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  44. although the tourists bring vibrancy and dollars, it must be nice to enjoy this time of rest (before the harsh winter!)

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  45. I like your haikus- both fabulous...like the fish boats too..I would love to see that in person.

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  46. Carol, again and again you capture all the beautiful things. I love it especially the blue umbrella.

    Hugs,
    Melody

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  47. Such relaxing shots - amid such beauty!

    Many thanks!

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  48. Carol, love your selections this week♫ My U: http://lauriekazmierczak.com/up/
    and my Rurality: http://lauriekazmierczak.com/happy-trails/

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  49. I love the soft quality of that first shot. The umbrella is so fun for the letter U.

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  50. I love the contrasting themes of music and quiet in your poems.

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  51. It is quite exciting seeing fall colors popping everywhere now. I am chasing the colors at the lake hoping I could get nice photos. ^_^

    Thank you for joining Water World Wednesday
    Kim,USA

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  52. Oh gee my soul really needs to be here right now! What a peaceful and beautiful place.

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  53. Sorry, I don't know what it is causing your blog to lock up the browser, (Mozilla Not responding). It took 10+ minutes to get to the comment form. 1 GB of space at times is showing in Task Manager. The slow page loading here is very unusual. Beautiful blog for what I was able to view. Only one other time have I experience such slow page loading was about photo sizing.

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  54. Carol, I love the colors of the marsh in the fall. Our marshes change colors as well. I can see them from my front porch.

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  55. Love your haiku. And the photos are wonderful.

    =)

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  56. Stunning... absolutely beautiful photos!

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  57. I really love the soft shadows under the umbrella!

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  58. Beautiful captures. The one of the marsh with the colors and the water is strikingly pretty. genie

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  59. That image for the letter "U" is unreal!

    Thanks for linking.

    A+

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