THROUGH THE LENS 18

Through the lens I am seeing beyond the mist.


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'Through the glass darkly' for:

Black and White Weekend link







Wharf pilings reflecting on harbor at Cape Ann MA for:

Weekend Reflections link




Fish Town girl sketch for:

Sunday Sketches

Adding to Issa's Haiku to make a Tan Renga for:

Carpe Diem Haiku Kai link



Beautiful Sun Set Sky on Cape Ann MA after the storm for:

Sky Watch Friday link





A Tribute to my Assistant ArtMuse Dog ~ a haiku also for:

Haiku My Heart

Haiku Friday




Coast Guard on Cape Ann MA for K ~ 'Keeping Order' for:

  'Little Dinghies' at the ready for:

Alphabe Thursday

Little Things Thursday



Light reflecting through the clouds on Cape Ann MA ~ Weather has been rather strange
this summer but it hasn't snowed yet, gratefully. Sharing with:

Black and White Wednesday

Schooner anchored in Cape Ann MA harbor ~ sharing with:

Our World Tuesday


Haiku 'ala Issa' sharing with:

Carpe Diem Haiku Kai





We are wishing you the best in each day. xoxo

Your posted comments are cherished. thanks ^_^







QUOTE TO PONDER: 'Nature is painting for us, day after day, pictures of infinite beauty if only we have the eyes to see.'
~ John Rushkin

HOUSE HOLD HINT: 'To keep squirrels from eating your garden plants, sprinkle the plants with cayenne pepper. It doesn't hurt the plants and the squirrels will keep away.'



Comments

  1. Ah, I do love the boats and the water!! Great shots for the day, Carol! Hope you have a great week!!

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  2. Great photos. I especially like the one with the light reflecting down on to the water. I wonder why the schooner in the first photo is at anchor but with one sail still up?

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  3. I laughed when I read it hadn't snowed yet! Don't tempt Mother Nature like that. lol

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  4. Though 20 years living aboard have made boats less romantic to me, you have reached me and made me smile at pleasant rocking at the rope's end on a Summer day. Nicely!


    ALOHA from Honolulu
    ComfortSpiral
    =^..^= . <3 . >< } } (°>

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  5. Wonderful foggy photos, they look so soft and beautiful. Beautiful haiku too and thanks for the tip about the squirrels!

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  6. Your haiku is beautiful, Carol as are your photos of the beauty you see everyday!...:)JP

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  7. I love where you live as you always have beautiful view of the harbor!

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  8. Carol, beautiful scenic shots of the harbor and the boats. Lovely images, enjoy your new week!

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  9. Hari OM
    One can never tire of such views! YAM xx

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  10. Hi,Carol. Your first photo is very beautiful. I like your Haiku very much. Thanks for sharing.

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  11. Very pretty as always. I'm glad it hasn't snowed yet - that would be quite an event, even at my elevation!

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  12. Every day can be a holiday as your Rushkin quote suggests. :)

    Thanks for your visit :)

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  13. Through the lens, we see what we have not seen.

    That inspires.

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  14. I love the schooner. So sleek, And I love your Haiku, "Little ones snuggles in safe..." making snuggle plural was perfect!

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  15. A beautiful haiku in response on the one by Issa ... your photos are again gorgeous.

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  16. Those pictures look alive! I would sit and stare all day...Lucky little one in the haiku,,,

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  17. Oh, I always LOVE the pretty Cape Ann MA harbor of yours♡♡♡ Yes, I'm fun of your Haiku, Carol(^_^)ï½–

    Sending you Lots of Love and Hugs from Japan, xoxo Miyako*

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  18. Wonderful shots. I would like to be in that boat.

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  19. Harbours and boats are always a good source of images.

    I was a bit surprised by how bright some of the doors that I found in Hampstead were - so that's why I photographed them!

    Cheers - Stewart M - Melbourne

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  20. The quote and the picture that follows are walking hand in hand...

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  21. The dinghies are cute. They look like ArtMuseDog's toys! :-)

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  22. Great shots and you haiku captures the stormy day and move to safety so well.

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  23. The schooner is wonderful. I bet that is fun to ride. Great photos.

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  24. I really hope it doesn't snow for you this summer. Even in England it rarely snows in the summertime.

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  25. Great photos ......love the colours in the last one.

    Have a great week!
    Ruby

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  26. Well, hi Carol and artmuse dog!
    Maureen and Josephina Ballerina (Artmuse Cat) here. Thank you for your sweet comments about Little Gracie's Little Surprise. Now I am visiting you blog back, and, I must say, I LIKE it! Let's visit more often, shall we?
    :) m & jb

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  27. Especially loved that first photo.

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  28. Nice photographs. Love the quote.

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  29. beautiful, makes me want to head for the coast....

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  30. Beautiful harbor shots.

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  31. Snow in Summer? I guess no snow is good news, it looks a perfect summer to me, writing this from the depths of our winter :)
    Wren x

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  32. Wonderful shots, as always! Love the schooner!

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  33. beautiful pictures!!! it looks so peaceful there!

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  34. Beautiful vignettes of life upon the water.

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  35. The harbor looks so lovely and relaxing!

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  36. Those boats in the water give me such a sense of serenity. And of course, Artmusedog is just the bees knees.

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  37. These are all beautiful shots. I love the pastel sky in the first shot.

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  38. beautiful schooner! Isn't just amazing how everyone trusts each other with their little dinghies!. {:-D

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  39. Not only is that a beautiful sky but you live in an amazing place.

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  40. Beautiful post, Carol! Such a picturesque harbor!

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  41. Lovely skies!
    http://amitaag.blogspot.in/2014/07/skywatch-fluffy.html

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  42. Amazing views and skies! Gorgeous!

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  43. Love the cool muted tones of your skywatch!!!

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  44. I love the softness of the white vignette around your images. It makes your scenic shots even more peaceful looking, as if you need any help in relaxing when staying at these places ~ beautifully, gorgeous! I wish I could be there. :D Happy SWF, Carol!

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  45. Beautiful sky and beautiful pictures!

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  46. Always wonderful words and photos. Especially like to think of the little one snuggling safely as the thunder rolls by.

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  47. Your many blessings are evident. I am full of gratitude as well.

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  48. I just love all your seascapes! It's something I never get to see, so I love visiting here. It's been a strange weather summer here too. Don't say that "s" word.

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  49. Beautiful Carol. My favorite line, "rock of tiny soul." Have a lovely weekend.

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  50. Great photos, and great haikus! "Being and living well swirling in circles"...that is great!

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  51. I enjoyed all your haiku. They are lovely!

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  52. I always leave your blog relaxed after seeing those beautiful pictures and photos. Thanks.

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  53. To find a perch to rest in is one of life's greatest blessings!

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  54. what a sweet haikufor your sweet art muse! I always enjoy your photos of the water. I just wish that I lived close to a lake or pond.

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  55. I really liked the photo and haiku of the foggy harbor. So peaceful and serene.

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  56. Your lovely harbour photos make meI feel like I've had a visit to the Cape! Love the haikus in honour of your ArtMuse Dog, snuggling in safe, providing love and devotion.

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  57. Through the lens is a spectacular offering. Pics and haiku form great combination. Wonderful write Carol!

    Hank

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  58. Beautiful shots, Carol and I like the life boat. It is taking a quiet break :)

    (BTW-the cayenne pepper doesn't work with the squirrels around here)

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  59. Wonderful photos of the harbor... I like water reflection of the boat...Beautiful scenery...

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  60. LOVE the old wharf pilings shot! nice!

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  61. A beautiful post!
    My b&w contribution: http://hanshb.wordpress.com/

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  62. Beautiful captures! I love the double rainbow! The old wharf is so cool. I always enjoy visiting! Thanks for sharing.

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  63. "A Creative Harbor" has been included in our A Sunday Drive for this week. Be assured that we hope this helps to point even more visitors in your direction.

    http://asthecrackerheadcrumbles.blogspot.com/2014/08/a-sunday-drive.html

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  64. Nice pictures!

    And can't help myself - "however, moose are know for their fondness for cayenne pepper"

    Cheers - Stewart M - Melbourne

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  65. I love your wharf shot especially. Lots going on in that photograph.

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  66. I enjoyed your photos today! The fish girl is great! Happy Sunday!

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  67. Beautiful photographs, the first two especially are filled with such drama. Wonderful haiku poems too, I especially love the one about artmuse dog!

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  68. Beautiful series. Love your b&w images!.. Visiting from The Weekend in Black and White

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  69. Your blog is always such a haven. I love your Fish Town Girl, as well as that intriguing shot of the pilings. Blessings to you and muse dog!

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  70. love your fishtown girl sketch! Happy SS!

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  71. I enjoy nature more and more as I age. Youth is wasted on the young.

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  72. Wow. You have so many great photographs and illustrations. I like the second one best. The linear features and reflections are great.

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  73. Carol, your little fish town girl sketch is so adorable. So sweet! :) Your photos are always so uplifting, too. Thank you for sharing. :)

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  74. Such lovely photos and the Fish Town girl sketch is so sweet!

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  75. Perfect captures of sea coast village joys! We are in Valdez AK right now ... Much of the same spirit. Our kind of place too!

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  76. your creative harbor is a constant comfort.
    xo

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  77. I might need some assistance in keeping order this week!

    Please send that little boat my way!

    ha!

    Thanks for a klever link for the letter K.

    a+

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