Art By Linda's Lensography
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Delve into the mind and thoughts of Lensmaster *ArtByLinda*
Hmmmm, can you say addiction? I am definately addicted to Squidoo! "They" know it too, they even give you a link to push called "Squidoholics, check in here".
What other website allows you to (FOR FREE) build a website, or lens as we call them. On anything you want, they encourage you to put as many photo's, content, and information as you want. And they even PAY YOU to do it!
So I am bearing my soul to all of you, and showing you on this lensography, what exactly my addiction has created!
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I hope you enjoy the ride!
PS: Make a lens of your own here and get your own paycheck each month!
My Hero, My Father
My World War II Hero, my Father
People have asked me, which of your lenses do you enjoy the most.
I have to say hands down it is this one, this is about my father, Harold Leo Means. A man that I truely admired as a human being, a husband, a father, a World War II hero.
He was one of those men that lived through some amazing times, during the great depression, world war II, he had many struggles during his life, many hardships, and sorrows (He lost his mom when he was a young teenager, father not around). And yet you would never ever know that he had been through those hard times, because there was not a bitter bone in his body. He chose to see the bright side of things.
He was one of the most intelligent person I have ever met, self educated, and brilliant, with a heart of gold to go with it. He taught me that there is good in all people, that some you may just have to dig a little deeper to find it, but it is there.
This lens stands alone in content, and is very special to my heart.
I give you, my father, my hero!

My Favorite Lens
Lenses about well...Me
I think all of my lenses reflect things about me, but there area few that stand out about the rest.
One your looking at now, my lensography. The other is my Bucket List. I've added a third here, because it is one of my bucket list items that I have now checked off. We went to Canada! Read all about our trip and see the gorgeous photos we took
I've added my lens about how Squidoo paid for my daughters wedding dress.
And a must read to learn about me is "My secret love"!
Travel lenses related to my "Bucket List"
I love exploring more about the places that I dream of traveling to.
It is my goal to make a lense about the things I accomplish on my "Bucket List" too!
A few more lenses related to my Bucket List
A few more lenses related to my Bucket List
My Art Lenses
The World of Art
I didn't know it but I have always been an artist.
When I was young I thought I had no talents, but I see the world just a little differently. My daughter once said she never really truely "saw" a sunset until she experienced them with me. Because she would look at them and say "ooh pretty" then look away. When we started walking together, I would bring point out the beautiful colors and how each second it was changing, the feeling that you experience in your heart as God unfolds the beauty of a sunset to you, is like no other. He truly is the greatest artist of all, and I am grateful to be allowed to "see" the beauty in the world that surrounds us.
I love trying to recreate those feelings I feel, after witnessing the beauty of wildlife and nature, with my paintbrush.

My Art Lenses
My Travel Lenses - Exploring Oregon
My absolute favorite place to vacation is the Oregon Coast.
Honestly it is my husband and my dream to someday retire there. There is no better life I could think of than being able to see the ocean every day from your balcony, to hear the waves crashing down, to walk on the beach.
It is my dream, so share in my dream and experience some of Oregon with my in these lenses.

My Travel Lenses - Exploring Oregon
Sporting lenses - Oregon
I include these lenses in my Oregon Group, because that is where I found an interest in them.
Watching the windsurfers along the Columbia River, the people flying the kites on the beaches of the Oregon Coast, or bicyclist we see traveling the many beautiful highways in Oregon.
My Animal and Nature Lenses
I have always had a love of animals and an appreciation for their beauty.
I love to study them, and learn about them.
The beauty of nature just leaves me in awe at times.
In these lenses I share the knowledge of what I have learned about animals and nature.
I do hope you will enjoy learning about them with me

My Animal and Nature Lenses
I love Animals, these animals are threatened or endangered species
Animal Calendars and Gifts for the Animal Lover
Animal Calendars and Gifts for the Animal Lover
Dog Breed Gift Lenses
More Dog Breed Gifts
More of Man's Best Friend
Shop for your favorite dog breed
Womans Best Friend too
Food and Fun - What a Great Combination
Honestly a lot of my lenses are created for me and my family. When we have information we often have to look up or fun things we like to play with, I like to put them in one place.
My favorites in TV and Literature
My favorite television show is Lost, our whole family loves it. So I had to create a lens about it, and check back through the links there to see when the darn thing will air again...I'm lost without Lost.
Ask any one in my family who my favorite author is, and they will tell you, "Dean Koontz". I love the way he captures you from the start, and keeps you held there through the entire novel, leaving you with a warm fuzzy feeling at the end, but wanting more.

My favorites in TV and Literature
My Idaho Lenses - Where I live
Idaho is very dear to my heart, as it is where Home is.
These are some of the places in Idaho, I would like to share with the World.
Just can't get enough of Idaho
My Shopping Lenses
These are lenses that I have created to help people find great buys on items they may need, including myself. I often shop from my own pages.
When anything sells, I get a royality for my charity and myself!
Happy shopping!
Affiliate Shopping Lenses
A few more Affiliate Shopping lenses
My Hobby Lenses
I love Geocaching, it is a great treasure hunt, more about the hunt than the treasure. My son loves transformers. Which is how these two lenses came to exist. Enjoy!
Are you addicted yet - How to build your own lens and Promote it
I noticed a need for people just starting out that knew they wanted to build a lens, and just didn't know where to go from the idea stage and a place to promote your lens, to the Secrets of the Giants and Creators of Squidoo. Here they are!
Great Things on Squidoo - This is my Blog
Fetching RSS feed... please stand byThis is where you get to leave Your Thoughts

I hope you enjoyed your travel through my lenses, and how each of them came to be.
Thanks for stopping by, please leave your thoughts here.
Linda
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SaintFrantic
Oct 7, 2011 @ 10:06 am | delete
- You put some hours in each of them.Thanks for sharing them with us
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clouda9
Dec 13, 2010 @ 12:35 am | delete
- Linda you have such an impressive list of wonderful and diverse pages. Of course my faves of yours are the ones that include your art stuff :)
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WhiteOak50
Sep 20, 2010 @ 1:33 pm | delete
- Fantastic Lensography!! Actually I was looking though your lens to see if you were the one who made the black squid. I am using it on one of my lens and wanted to give credit to who created because I forgot. I think it was you though. Could you let me know if you get a chance please..
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thesolowriter
Feb 23, 2009 @ 1:09 pm | delete
- told you I'd come over from Facebook and check out your lenses! Once I got here, I realized I've viewed many of them already and commented (as they are excellent!). Will view some of the ones I've not seen on this pass. Glad to know you! -- Tammie Dooley
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tandemonimom
Jan 15, 2009 @ 1:03 am | delete
- Great lensography, so MUCH to look at! Congrats on Giant!
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