THROUGH THE LENS 30

Through the lens provides me time to enjoy the beauty of the moment. Always a wonderful feeling to 'be' in the 'now.'

(scroll down for link you want as I add photos and haiku frequently all week and weekend) thanks!

Haiku with prompt ~ 'helpful - reprise ~ sharing with:


Carpe Diem Haiku Kai




'Remembering card from my son as a little boy ~ see inside of card below : sharing with:

Corazon Remembering



Inside of the above card from my son Sean ~ xoxox



Lobster Buoys reflecting on Manchester MA harbor ~ sharing with:


Weekly Top Shot


A Heron 'strutting its stuff' in Manchester MA harbor ~ sharing with:

Camera Critters

Saturday Critters


New England is experiencing a Nor'ester ~ Thus the photo through my window of rain, wind and evern some sunlight ~ Weather has been very strange ! Sharing with:

Sky Watch Friday






Mushrooms for an online mushroom friend and sharing with:


Friday Photo Journal




W for Wood ~ Look closely and you will see that this is a log of wood and the white part is nature's creation of 'old wood' on the log ~ sharing with:


Alphabe Thursday





'On the Beach' ~ Artmusedog, my assistant, (not her real name) leaves her signature on her favorite beach, sharing with?





Haiku ~ 'prompt' ~ 'longing' sharing with:


Carpe Diem Haiku





This is exactly how the trees were growing 'over' the Ipswich River ~ sharing with:


Black and White Wednesday





'O' for On the Hunt ~ my little assistant on the beach doing what comes naturally : sharing with:



My blog is lacking a little color so am adding this for one of my 'sharings' ~ I always love the old dead tree still standing amongst the healthy growth. Of course ~ the ocean is a deep blue and the sky another shade of beautiful blue. Sharing with:


Our World Tuesday


We are wishing you the best in each day.


Your posted comments always add delight to the blog and us. Thanks!






QUOTE TO PONDER: 'The journey is the reward.'
~ Chinese proverb

Comments

  1. Artmuse is a cute assistant.. The first shot is lovely, a gorgeous view of the water.. And I love the doggie paw prints.. Have a happy week!

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  2. Oh, we all love Artmuse, Carol! And I always love your captures for the day!! Thanks as always for sharing your world!! Hope you and Artmuse have a great new week!!

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  3. What beautiful photographs! I especially love artmuse dog's signature paw marks...

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  4. Oh, the little paw prints really are appealing … the sand looks like a snowy white canvas.

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  5. Great photos - again the one of the sea is my favorite - beautiful with the bushes and dead tree above the water. "Ipswich river" - I wonder where that name came from first - we have an Ipswich city not far from here.

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  6. Oh, those eyes on your doggie. My little yorkie is at my daughter's home while we are away, and I miss her terribly!

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  7. Beautiful photos, Carol! Love the shot for My World, just beautiful!

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  8. I love the little paw prints in the sand. Lucky you to had her for your inspiration,

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  9. Lovely shots. I especially like the one of your little dog companion walking along the beach :-)

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  10. Another pretty set of photos. Of course, it's always a joy to see Artmusedog.

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  11. Wonderful collection of images.

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  12. Sweet shots of your dog and that wood!

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  13. By the way, word verification is on. I think Blogger has automatically changed everyone's settings as every single Blogger blog I've visited today has word verification on.

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  14. I love these photos, and your assistant's signature



    ALOHA from Honolulu
    ComfortSpiral
    =^..^=

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  15. Beautiful photos and cute little dog :) Wishing you a very nice day!

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  16. Hari OM
    I love that AMD 'starred'!!! This was a lovely post, a little different and love shines through. YAM xx

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  17. Great photos as always. I love the reflections in the b&w of the river. Have a great week!

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  18. It makes my day to see your beautiful photos and read your haikus Carol. And of course that sweet Artmuse dog is just too cute!

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  19. I know I love to feel my paws in the sand. My tracks aren't quite as cute though.

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  20. Testing that verification is off ~ thanks

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  21. You always find such interesting things to photograph - I always feel better after visiting you.

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  22. Thanks for sharing all those beautiful photos.! Your dog is so sweet!
    Have a great week!
    Wil, ABCW Team

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  23. Such a sweet looking dog "on the hunt"!

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  24. lovely shots, especially the river

    ROG, ABCW

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  25. Hi! Many beautiful photos! I like your assistant dog's photo very much. Your dog is very cute and I feel your deep love to this dog. Thanks for sharing.

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  26. Your dog is adorable! -Great shots - all of them!

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  27. Lovely photos all. Like the pink vest on aartmuse dog! Nice seascape shot as well.

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  28. Your photos are exquisite and your haiga truly has the feel of longing and loss. I find autumn carries that quite strongly.

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  29. I like the lines the trees create in your black and white shot.

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  30. Hi Carol and Art ~~ I hadn't known of 'old wood' as you have it here. Interesting.
    Also the Ipswitch brought up memories of when I lived in New Hampshire.
    I loved Artmuse's footprints, I have Katrin's on my post today for the "W" word.
    ..

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  31. Really loved your response to longing -- great artwork too. :)

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  32. Lovely series! My favorite is the wood.

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  33. Sweet Artmuse assisting♡♡♡ I always LOVE your blogs color contrast and artistically written,Carol(^_^)ï½–
    Sending Lots of Love and Hugs from Japan, xoxo Miyako*

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  34. Great captures this week. Love the dog prints in the sand the best!!

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  35. I love Artmuse Dog's cute little vest...

    Great shots!

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  36. Fantastic piece of driftwood! Beautiful photos and haiku! Have a great end of the week!

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  37. You live in such a scenic place and your photographs are always wonderful. I wish I could learn to take pictures like you!

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  38. Loved your quote...so blogging is the reward? Somehow I think comments help too...Always enjoy my visit...have a terrific week♪ http://lauriekazmierczak.com/walnut-whirl/

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  39. Stellar haiku.. and your pictures are so adorable with your assistant.

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  40. Your dog is such a cutie pie!

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  41. I love your pooch, too! The footprints in the sand are adorable.

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  42. That shot through your window is absolutely magical!

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  43. We had a day and a half of rain too, must have been your nor'easter. Lovely images.. Enjoy your evening and the weekend ahead!

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  44. Love the paw prints in the sand - sand prints are a fav of mine.

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  45. love your asistant!!! she is abasolutely adorable!

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  46. Lovely black and white shot. And the paw prints are just too cute!

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  47. These are great photos and I love Artmusedog's photo on the beach and the paw prints. I like the old wood also, so much I enjoyed in this post. Thank you Carol.

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  48. I love the photo of the storm. I'm just glad that I am not in the weather. I love your haiku.

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  49. Such a delight to share your weather in that amazing photo



    ALOHA from Honolulu
    ComfortSpiral
    =^..^=

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  50. i love the sparkle of the stars through the rainy window pain.

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  51. you know I meant window pane - right?! :-)

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  52. i like your sky shot! and cute pup footprints. :)

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  53. What a magical capture that first image is!

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  54. Love your sky picture, but the other once are also very beautiful !

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  55. A fantastic post ... so many lovely things to read and see!

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  56. What beautiful fall scenes! I love that first shot.

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  57. Oh, how I love that first photo. Makes we want to step right into the scene.

    =)

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  58. A delightful series of captures here Carol. The texture on the log and the mushrooms have particular appeal. Thank you for sharing. Happy weekend!

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  59. The mushrooms are calling me.

    Hello...........oooooo0000000OOOOOOOOO

    How are you?

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  60. That's a strange looking starry sky Carol - looks like you had wintry snow. Take care with those mushrooms now and don't let AMD near. The pink jacket is rather fetching and maybe too good for the beach and just for Sunday Best?

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  61. A lovely group of photos. I really like the perspective on the mushroom shot.

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  62. Love your assistant's pink coat and the elegant Egret. Have a great weekend.

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  63. Love the Heron and the fungi on the trees, and of course your dog.

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  64. I love the lobster buoy reflection! You know, it never occurred to me there might be lobsters in Manchester Harbor! Silly me!

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  65. Through the lens you capture a beautiful world and I'm grateful to you for sharing it. The last picture is beautiful, but I certainly did not think about this post as lacking in color up to then. Every picture is perfect.

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  66. Hello Carol, just stopping back again to say thank you for linking up, have a happy weekend!

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  67. I've been struggling to come up with strong black and white images but yours are excellent!

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  68. Love all your great photos...and your sweet little dog is so so cute.

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  69. Beautiful aspects in every pic, amazing images related to weather and nature. And so lovely quote. Love it! Have a great week ahead!

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  70. Beautiful post and two onderful haiku. The picture of the old dead tree resonated very well, too-

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  71. I love how the wood also looks like a feather, hard, soft, twisting, like our memories, lovely card from your son, heaertfelt xx

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  72. Thanks for your sweet words about my family, we had such fun picking our punkins. I love your assistant out on the hunt!! I too love the wood log.
    ann

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  73. LOVED these pictures! So calming for the eyes. My favorite is the one of Artmusedog's footprints. Adorable!

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  74. thank you for sharing your son's love,
    really touched my mothering heart.
    xo

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  75. The sigh in the night is just gorgeous ----- :)

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  76. Gosh so much I want to say this week - love the doggy prints in the sand, we've had weird weather this week also and I have been reflecting back on my son's work from school days too, we are definitely on the same wavelength and planet this week Carol! Love the Chinese proverb too!
    Hugs
    Wren x

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  77. What a gentle departure...nicely penned and your photo is stunning!

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  78. Such cards are priceless memories.

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  79. Lovely post with great photos. Your card from your son is precious.

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