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Tanka: A Little Girl

a little girldances and dancesin pink swirlsthe notes of a violinwrap themselves around me © Xenia Tran Songbirds Online 2025 Waka Anthology We are deeply honoured and delighted that the above tanka has been included in the Songbirds Online 2025 Waka Anthology. Warm thanks to the editorial team for selecting my poem and putting this … Continue reading "Tanka: A Little Girl"

A Blanket of Resilience

This week, Anne at Lens-Artists invites us to share images that symbolise resilience. We are surrounded by mountains who watch over us and can show us how to tap into our own inner strength … … and the challenges we face can become stepping stones to a wiser, more compassionate and loving way forward, enabling … Continue reading "A Blanket of Resilience"

Wordless Wednesday: Peruvian Lily

Astroemeria

Looking Back in Gratitude -Your Favourite Posts of 2024

As we begin 2025, we look back in gratitude at the year that was. Warm-hearted thanks to all of you walking along with us here, to our fellow bloggers who share their journeys with us too and to all the prompt and challenge hosts who inspire and help us focus on a particular topic. As … Continue reading "Looking Back in Gratitude -Your Favourite Posts of 2024"

Silent Sunday: Love and Light

Cairngorms National Park

Music, Gifts and Baubles

Heartfelt thanks to our dear blogging friends at Live, Laugh, Bark for sending Bria these beautiful gifts from across the Pond: It is that special time of year to give thanks for all the love and friendships and spend time with loved ones. We are especially grateful for sweet Bria, who walked into our lives … Continue reading "Music, Gifts and Baubles"

Haiku: Winter Solstice

winter solsticecrepuscular rayslight up the bay © Xenia Tran Wishing all our friends in the northern hemisphere a magical Winter Solstice, and a happy Summer Solstice to our friends in the southern hemisphere too. With love from Xenia xxx Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr. Rag Tag Daily Prompt: Winter Solstice Hammad Rais’ Weekend … Continue reading "Haiku: Winter Solstice"

Haiku: Scattering Ashes

scattering asheshow your starsfollow the stream © Xenia Tran Autumn Moon Haiku Journal Volume 8:1, Autumn/Winter 2024 With warm thanks to Astrid Endreescu and Kristin Lindquist at Autumn Moon Haiku Journal for selecting the above haiku and putting this beautiful edition together. We are also deeply honoured and delighted that my haiku Falling Leaves has … Continue reading "Haiku: Scattering Ashes"

Our Last Little Getaway of the Year

For their final challenge of the year, the Lens-Artists team invites us to share photographs taken in 2024, that we’ve not yet shared for a challenge. As luck would have it, we had an opportunity to return to Gamrie for a few days in early December … … where it was much quieter this time … Continue reading "Our Last Little Getaway of the Year"

Haiku: Ossian’s Stone

Ossian’s stonein the shade of the treeanother story… © Xenia Tran The Asahi Shimbun, 6 December 2024 We are honoured and delighted that the above haiku, inspired by a journey to the Sma’Glen in August of this year, has been published in The Asahi Shimbun on 6 December 2024. Warm thanks to David McMurray for … Continue reading "Haiku: Ossian’s Stone"