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Haiku: Mirror, Mirror

mirror, mirrorthe face of the seain all its colours © Xenia Tran For those of you who remember our recent feature of my haiku red berry tea in Denise Fontaine-Pincince’s beautiful new anthology Tea – all the time it takes, fellow poet Gregory Piko has just posted a lovely review here. Wishing you all a … Continue reading "Haiku: Mirror, Mirror"

Silent Sunday: Findlater Castle

We resisted the temptation to head across to the promontory, as it can be risky at the best of times and the wind was very strong. 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 Weekly Prompts Weekend Challenge: … Continue reading "Silent Sunday: Findlater Castle"

Tanka: Golden Rings

Cairngorms National Park

Silent Sunday: Pyramidal Sacrifage

Cairngorms National Park

Tanka: Empty Now

empty nowthis tiny housethat gavetwelve generations of crowsgreat neighbours © Xenia Tran Each in Our Own Way, Tanka Society of America 2024 Members’ Anthology We are honoured and delighted that the above tanka has been included in Each in Our Own Way, Tanka Society of America 2024 Members’ Anthology: Warm thanks to Michele L Harvey … Continue reading "Tanka: Empty Now"

A Mellow Meander

Cairngorms National Park

Wordless Wednesday: Hawthorn Blossom

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 Xingfu Mama’s Whatsoever is Lovely Challenge 2025 Week 22 Flower of the Day

Silent Sunday: Happy 12th Birthday Sweet Bria

I am so grateful Bria and I are both still here to celebrate this special day. Happy birthday sweet girl! Here’s to many more joyous walks together along our sparkling shores 🐾💛🐾 Wishing you all a blessed Sunday and a peaceful new week, with love from Xenia and Bria xxx Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited … Continue reading "Silent Sunday: Happy 12th Birthday Sweet Bria"

Wordless Wednesday: Quiet Reflections

It’s been a while since we shared some music, and here is a lovely instrumental piece by the wonderful Canadian songwriter and musician Jesse Cook: 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 … Continue reading "Wordless Wednesday: Quiet Reflections"

Haiku: Silt and Sand

silt and sand –a cormorant feeds her chickson the island © Xenia Tran 14th Yamadera Basho Memorial Museum English Haiku Contest Selected Haiku Submission Collection. With warm thanks to the Yamagata City Culture Foundation and Yamadera Basho Memorial Museum for selecting the above poem and including it in the 14th Yamadera Basho Memorial Museum English … Continue reading "Haiku: Silt and Sand"