empty salad bowl
too beautiful to eat
these flowers
© Xenia Tran
chive blossom
in every flower seed
a promise sings
© Xenia Tran
With love from Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Camera: Panasonic Lumix FZ200, Settings: f/5, 1/2000 s, ISO 100 with DMW-LC55 lens.
We are deeply honoured and delighted that the first haiku of this sequence and another haiku from our blog, Garden Buddha, have been featured as part of the World Haiku Series 2019 organised by the Akita International Haiku Network, together with a Japanese translation by Hidenori Hiruta.
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Lovely flowers and a beautiful colour 💕xxx
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Thank you Cathy, a few have appeared in our garden next to the veggie patch and I will harvest some seeds for next year :o) xxx
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Beautiful photos!
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Thank you for your kind words! 🙂
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Such a beautiful blossom. 😀
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Thank you Cee! 🙂💖 xxx
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Fabulous photography, Xenia, and such a vibrant colour! And it’s a chive blossom! And the haiku are fabulous too! hope your week has started well. 🙂 xxx
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Thank you so much for your kind words Kim! The chive blossoms are so lovely and edible too. Many people use them in salads and pasta dishes and they are said to have a delicate onion flavour. I have not eaten them yet, maybe one day! Hope you are having a great week too! :o) xxx
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Too beautiful, indeed!
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Thank you Amy! 🙂💖 xxx
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💖 xxx
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Vivid color, beautiful photos.
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Thank you for your kind words 🙂🌺
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Your first haiku gave me a huge smile 🙂
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Thank you Helen, so glad you enjoyed the haiku! 🙂💖 xxx
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Awesome haiku set Xenia and your photos … as always so beautiful.
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Thank you so much for your kind words Kristjaan 💜
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Gorgeous!
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Thank you Sara! 🙂💖 xxx
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Brilliant color. I have to agree with Frank. I didn’t know the would blossom so beautifully. Donna
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Thank you so much for your kind words Donna 🙂💖
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You are welcome.
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