Xenia Tran's Blog, page 16

Haiku: Smiles

smiles …to give and receivethese blessings © Xenia Tran Wishing you all a wonderful Wednesday and a peaceful rest of the week, with love from Xenia and Bria xxx Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr. Xingfu Mama’s Whatsoever is Lovely Challenge 2024 Week 11 Weekly Prompts Wednesday Challenge: Smiles Jez Braithwaite’s Water Water Everywhere … Continue reading "Haiku: Smiles"

Silent Sunday: St Patrick’s Day Blessings

Wishing you all a blessed St Patrick’s Day and a peaceful new week, with love from Xenia and Bria xxx Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr. Silent Sunday Becca’s Sunday Trees #525

Tanka: Spring Sun

Cairngorms National Park

Silent Sunday: Thanking the Mother Tree

Cairngorms National Park

Haibun: What Walks With Us

We toe-test the path before stepping off the grass. Most of it feels fine, with here and there some slippery patches. Switching off my torch, my eyes adjust to the dark. There is a glow above the dunes that could be a diffusion. The marram grass, part-covered in snow, gives off a light of its … Continue reading "Haibun: What Walks With Us"

Silent Sunday: Composed by Light and Wind

This week John Steiner at Lens-Artists invites us to consider using shape, form, texture, and light to compose our images. As someone who clicks from intuition rather than thought, I discovered that my subconscious frequently considers these elements when taking a photo. Thank you John for carrying this awareness to my door! Wishing you all … Continue reading "Silent Sunday: Composed by Light and Wind"

Tanka: Too Wild for Blue

too wild for blueto paint a clear horizonrolling wavescarry our dreamsour stories from afar © Xenia Tran Laurels #1, February 2024 We are deeply honoured and delighted that the above tanka was published in the inaugural issue of Laurels, the Tanka Society of America’s new members-only online journal. Warm thanks to Richard L Matta for … Continue reading "Tanka: Too Wild for Blue"

Silent Sunday: Sacred Pine

Cairngorms National Park

Tanka: Lochan Uaine

Cairngorms National Park

Musical Sunday: Sounds from the Edge

We can hear a babbling brook, Bria’s paws on the stones, splashing in the water … … the gentle surf, the tide rolling in, a few oystercatchers in the distance … … the traditional music, that is part of our landscape, continues to inspire today’s musicians too: Wishing you all a blessed Sunday and a … Continue reading "Musical Sunday: Sounds from the Edge"