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Wordless Wednesday: Echoes of Eigheach

Wishing you all a wonderful Wednesday from Loch Eigheach and a peaceful rest of the week, with love from Xenia xxx Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr. Wordless Wednesday Xingfu Mama’s Whatsoever is Lovely Challenge 2025 Week 35 Jez Braithwaite’s Water Water Everywhere #278

Heather Mountain

The wild does not have words. The unwritten pages spread themselves out in all directions – Thomas Tranströmer One day this August, we embarked on a journey that, only a year ago, would not have seemed possible. Shiehallion had been calling me for some time and the day had come to climb this mountain, at … Continue reading "Heather Mountain"

Wordless Wednesday: Rippled by the Wind

Loch Laidon

Tanka: Bees Hum

bees humfrom toadflaxto foxgloveslowly the garden she tendsgrows wild at the edges © Xenia Tran Laurels #4 We are deeply honoured and delighted that the above tanka was published in Laurels #4 in August 2025. Warm-hearted thanks to Jackie Chou for selecting my poem and to the team at Laurels for putting this beautiful edition … Continue reading "Tanka: Bees Hum"

Wordless Wednesday: Between Loch and Stream

Loch Laidon

Silent Sunday: Circle of Friends

We are taking a short blogging break before the weather turns and will be back on Wednesday 20 August 2025. Wishing you all a blessed Sunday and peaceful week ahead, with love from Xenia xxx Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr. Silent Sunday Flower of the Day Rag Tag Daily Prompt: Meet

Wordless Wednesday: Ythan Estuary

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. Wordless Wednesday Weekly Prompts Colour Challenge: Brown Xingfu Mama’s Whatsoever is Lovely Challenge 2025 Week 31 Jez Braithwaite’s Water Water Everywhere #275

Haiku: Silent Vigil

Glen Affric National Nature Reserve

Wordless Wednesday: Joy in the Shallows

While her friends are happy to swim and go in deep, Bria loves to paddle in the shallows. 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. Wordless Wednesday Xingfu Mama’s Whatsoever is Lovely Challenge 2025 Week … Continue reading "Wordless Wednesday: Joy in the Shallows"

Flowers in Motion

One day, two years ago, we were suddenly blessed with Salad Burnet in our garden, sprouting from seeds that had been carried here by the wind. The leaves are delicious as a herb and have a slight cucumber-like flavour. The plant’s latin name is Sanguisorba minor, and relates to its ancient medicinal use for staunching … Continue reading "Flowers in Motion"