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Silent Sunday: Quiet Contemplation

Cairngorms National Park

2023 Favourites

Sofia at Lens Artists invites us to share our favourite images from 2023 and I am delighted to share those you liked the most, season by season. Winter Evening Snow was your favourite post in Winter, followed by She Sparkles, Owl Song, When Time Stops, Winter Sun and Second Chances. Spring The tanka sequence Light … Continue reading "2023 Favourites"

Silent Sunday: Where All Paths Meet

Cairngorms National Park

Haibun: After the Ceilidh

Along the loch shore people and dogs are enjoying the winter sun, some of the snow has already melted. There is banter and plenty of laughter, strangers greeting one another like long lost friends. Bria is making friends too, both canine and human. There is something here that connects us all and mother nature is … Continue reading "Haibun: After the Ceilidh"

Haiku: Clarsach Concert

clarsach concert –in a ring of lanternswinter wood © Xenia Tran The Bamboo Hut, Issue One, 2023 We are deeply honoured and delighted that the above haiku, first published in The Bamboo Hut, has subsequently been included in Fractured by Cattails, The Haiku Society of America Members’ Anthology 2023. A warm-hearted thank you to the … Continue reading "Haiku: Clarsach Concert"

Haibun: Second Chances

We meet Bria for the first time on Friday afternoon, in the sensory garden of the shelter. At ten-and-a-half years young, she drops a ball at my feet and is still playful. I throw the ball and she brings it back with a smile on her face. In the background, other dogs are barking and … Continue reading "Haibun: Second Chances"

Tanka: Treasuring Thoughts

treasuring thoughtsand bringing them homewhere mentors gothe flicker of a mothlights a new candle © Xenia Tran Ribbons, Fall 2023: Volume 19, Number 3 Wishing you all a magical Wednesday and a peaceful rest of the week, with love from Xenia xxx Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr. Weekly Prompts Weekend Challenge: Contemplate Lens-Artists … Continue reading "Tanka: Treasuring Thoughts"

Haiku: Winter Sun

winter sun …he promises wherehe’ll scatter my ashes © Xenia Tran Autumn Moon Haiku Journal Volume 7:1, Autumn/Winter 2023-24 Wishing you all a wonderful Wednesday and a peaceful rest of the week, with love from Xenia xxx Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr. Lens-Artists Weekly Photo Challenge #278: Unique Your Daily Word Prompt: Crisp … Continue reading "Haiku: Winter Sun"