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Tuesday
18Nov

When You Look

When you look through the lens, you may find...

the weariness reserved for little girls up way past their bedtime,

the beauty of innocence,

the sweetness of waiting,

a new Alice in Wonderland ready for a new world, a new Queen, a brave new adventure,

a too long forgotten, tender lost part of you, waiting to be claimed once again.

Oh the things you will find, when you look through the lens.

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What are you finding when you look through your lens today? Tell us all things simple and true in the comments today, and don't forget links to your unique point of view.

 

Comment41 Comments |
DateTuesday, November 18, 2008 | AuthorJen Lemen | in

Reader Comments (41)

Such a beautiful image. I see 'hope' and 'wonderment' in her eyes.
And thru my lens - I see the colors fading:
http://bravo.unisonplatform.com/~marciesc/index.php?showimage=592
November 18, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterMarcie
thru my lens i see warmth and happyness...
you can see http://www.flickr.com/photos/23206424@N07/3039982803/
and also http://esterdaphne.blogspot.com/2008/11/herbie-hancock-in-bologna.html

the pictures in your site are just amazing!!!!
November 18, 2008 | Unregistered Commenterkosenrufu mama
After learning a little more about my camera, I started seeing my front yeard a little differently.

http://lifesignatures.wordpress.com/2008/11/15/vivid-setting/
November 18, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterPuna
what a sweet image Jen.

my silver friend from Monday with words to ponder:
http://www.redorgray.com/2008/11/always-present-by-redorgray-on-flickr.html
November 18, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterELK
I watch my child discover the stories that have preceded him:

http://www.mamaofletters.com/Site/The_Focal_Point/Entries/2008/11/17_Your_Great-Grandmother’s_Swan.html
November 18, 2008 | Unregistered Commentershelli
I look forward to a super picture from you guys everyday!!! You never let me down! This shot today is fabulous!
I see beauty of a "growing life!"

http://www.photoblog.com/abbeyh13/
November 18, 2008 | Unregistered Commenterabbey
I love the expressive eyes! To me, the eyes tell the whole story. It doesnt matter if it is human or animals, capture the eyes and you capture the soul. My post today is titled, Eye,Eye,Eye

http://pixels-n-pen.blogspot.com/
November 18, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterJean M Fogle
She is such a beautiful child.
Today I see the city...through the lens of a country girl.

http://shouldhavebeenacowgirl.wordpress.com/
November 18, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterSandi
I see my heart on the outside, peering within, searching....

www.giftsofthejourney.com/Elizabeth_Harper-Gifts_of_the_Journey/Daily_View/Entries/2008/11/17_Church_Light_-_Cornwall_.html
November 18, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterElizabeth Harper
This is what I saw through my lens this morning and I'm not liking it at all

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mondaysmemories/3041131378/
November 18, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterTerri
poor baby - she does look sleepy. lately, though life is a series of sad events - like Anne Frank, I still believe in an overall goodness (and perhaps the possibility of miracles).

http://flickr.com/photos/charlaneg/3032910914/
November 18, 2008 | Unregistered Commentercharlane
I am seeing life in a different country: http://amysahba.blogspot.com/2008/11/why-i-am-never-coming-back-home.html
November 18, 2008 | Unregistered Commenteramy
i was allowed into a little girl quiet time last night.... http://www.theinspiredfamily.com

http://www.flickr.com/photos/tlcpix/
November 18, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterTracy
i see my daughters gorgeous red hair, in all it's NATURAL beauty. (she usually straightens it)

http://spreadingwings08.blogspot.com/2008/11/autumn-hair.html
November 18, 2008 | Unregistered Commenterspread your wings
i want to see what they are seeing.

http://3yrplan.typepad.com/photo_du_jour/
November 18, 2008 | Unregistered Commentermargie
Today I see a lot of loveliness out there:
http://juliealvarez.blogspot.com/2008/11/beckoning-of-lovely.html
November 18, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterJulie Alvarez
Just a few short weeks ago I saw this
http://www.flickr.com/photos/laurohunt/2983940747/
The other day I saw through his eyes
http://www.flickr.com/photos/laurohunt/3026943410/
November 18, 2008 | Unregistered Commenterclaudia
I see a fun story, spoken in pictures.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mightymarce/3039626987/
November 18, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterMarcy
LOVE this, everything about it, the words are so true, you can see anything, it's just as you interpret it.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/i_love_photography/3040527661/
November 18, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterEmily
I see the simplicity of frost on a fence, the harbinger of a cold northern winter (and there is a simple beauty in it)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/27458974@N00/3041519814/
November 18, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterDiane Schuller
I see the last of fall...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/hismuse/3034063396/
November 18, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterRobin
Through the lens___
Reality___
and much, much more,
language and skill
are the limits.
November 18, 2008 | Unregistered Commenterjfrancis
Oh Jen, what a beautiful post and a beautiful girl!

Here is my almost thirteen year old beautiful girl:

http://planetmfiles.com/2008/11/18/things-simple-and-true/
November 18, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterGayle
Lately I've been feeling like I'm running out of things to take pictures of. I needed inspiration! And then I saw it: http://umbrellablog.com/photography/macro-day-challenge-open/
November 18, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterJamie
Thank you for asking. I am looking for signs of "life" in the otherwise dreary month of November.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3027/3038032127_37bc797993.jpg
November 18, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterJodi Renshaw
What a beauty!

Mine is full of depth...so to speak...

http://whatwouldwandado.blogspot.com/2008/11/im-sure-there-is-double-entendre-in.html
November 18, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterWanda
sometimes I see loneliness...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/itchypony/2923544588/
November 18, 2008 | Unregistered Commenterchristy kintzel
I see a longing in this girl's eyes. She had been involved in bitter divorce of her parents.. and those eyes were telling me how she feels.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/hliza/2652258388/

And how my little girl is trying hard to hold back her emotion.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/hliza/2973607270/

And Jen, those eyes you captured is a true nature wonder!
November 18, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterHLiza
I see moments in time... always to be remembered and never forgotten
November 18, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterNatasha Roos Photography
this is how i feel today, a bit twisted & tied...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/girl_seeking_grace/3042222974/
November 18, 2008 | Unregistered Commenteremily
she is the epitome of beautiful !
November 18, 2008 | Unregistered Commenterbeth
I see my daughter longing to go outside and pick up leaves in the freezing cold...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/28688751@N04/3041786343/
November 18, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterLaura P
beautiful face!
Through my lens I see water droplets turned into prisms by the winter sunlight.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/10751420@N07/3042700162/in/photostream/
November 19, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterSuvarna
I just found your site, and I absolutely love it. Thank you for such an inspiring place, and for inviting so much thought. As I went for a walk today I was thinking about the many paths of opportunity we have to choose from, how things change in unexpected ways and there are turns and forks in the road we might never have expected. All through it, we have the steady voice of our hearts to guide us.

My post earlier today:

http://breatheasme.com/2008/11/18/taking-steps/
November 19, 2008 | Unregistered Commenterjoanne
It's true. When you raise your camera to your eye you see so much more. I have learnt so much by looking through the lens...
http://divingforpearls.typepad.com/my_weblog/2008/11/man-of-wood.html
November 19, 2008 | Unregistered Commentermaz
Time has stopped...
http://www.missboule.com/?p=247
November 29, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterMiss Boule

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