Xenia Tran's Blog, page 12

As Seasons Paint the Garden

Ann-Christine at Lens-Artists invites us to share What’s in a Garden this week. In the header image, we can see the first red berries on the Hypericum, with the last of the blackcurrant ripening in the blurred background. The first apples are growing sweetly on the tree … … while we realise there are still … Continue reading "As Seasons Paint the Garden"

Tanka: An Ebbing Tide

an ebbing tideguides us in kelp-waysdusted with sandher arms welcome the skybefore the sea’s return © Xenia Tran We are deeply honoured and delighted that two of my haibun, Spiegelzee and Windstil, have been included in the first ever Haibun Anthology in Dutch: With warm thanks to Luc Barbé for selecting my poems and putting … Continue reading "Tanka: An Ebbing Tide"

Silent Sunday: Common Knapweed

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Haiku: A Small Flavour

a small flavourof river and sea …hot-smoked salmon © Xenia Tran The Asahi Shimbun, 19 July 2024 One day, not long after we moved to the Highlands, a kind neighbour said she’d give us a whistle the next time the fish van came through the street, and highly recommended we try the hot-smoked salmon. We … Continue reading "Haiku: A Small Flavour"

Silent Sunday: Pear Blossom

Wishing you all a blessed Sunday and a peaceful new week, with love from Xenia xxx Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr. Silent Sunday Becca’s Sunday Trees #544 Cee’s Flower of the Day

Cleopatra Hill by Vicki Miko and Xenia Tran at Spillwords.com

I am deeply honoured and delighted that Cleopatra Hill, a collaborative tanka sequence written with my dear friend Vicki Miko, was published on Spillwords yesterday (Vicki’s tanka are in italics). Spillwords.com presents: Cleopatra Hill, a poem by Vicki Miko and Xenia Tran, artist & photographer who lives and works in … Source: Cleopatra Hill by … Continue reading "Cleopatra Hill by Vicki Miko and Xenia Tran at Spillwords.com"

Thank You for the Love

The year’s wheel has landed at that happy time where we share the love and donate proceeds from Sharing Our Horizon and Between Heather and Grass to some of our favourite charities: We are delighted to be able to donate £150 to Children with Cancer UK (CWCUK) this year with the proceeds of Between Heather … Continue reading "Thank You for the Love"

Silent Sunday: Looking Out to Sea

Wishing you all a blessed Sunday and a peaceful new week, with love from Xenia xxx Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr. Silent Sunday Xinfu Mama’s Pull Up a Seat Challenge 2024 Week 29 Lens-Artists Weekly Photo Challenge #308: Perfect Pairs

Haiku: Hare in the Grass

hare in the grass –he catches my gazewhere the wind changes © Xenia Tran Autumn Moon Haiku Journal Volume 7:2, Spring/Summer 2024 The magical patterns created by the waves, sun and stones in the shallows of the loch reminded me of the beautiful instrumental Shallow Edge by father and son Dougie and Jamie MacLean from … Continue reading "Haiku: Hare in the Grass"

Silent Sunday: Feeding on Fading Lavender

Wishing you all a blessed Sunday and peaceful new week, with love from Xenia xxx Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr. Silent Sunday Cee’s Flower of the Day Rag Tag Daily Prompt: Lavender