The water is still very low at low tide after a long hot Summer. Mallards and ducklings swim in the remaining flow, others climb on to islands of stones in the river. A seagull chick on the opposite bank watches the ducks. His parents are higher up, keeping an eye on their offspring. The goosander, who normally likes her own space, joins the others when swans return.
a warm sky
salmon are waiting downstream
for rain to come
© Xenia Tran
With love from Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Camera: Canon Powershot SX60 HS, Settings: f/5.6, 1/200 s, ISO 250.
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It’s a duck fest! 🦆😉 xxx
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Haha, thank you Cathy! 😀🦆💖 xxx
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Loveliness from beginning to end—prose, poetry, photos.
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Thank you so much for your kind words dear Laurie 🙂💖 xxx
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This must be quite a sight to see! The photos are wonderful, Xenia.
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Thank you so much for your kind words dear Lois, it was amazing to see! 😀💖🦆 xxx
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All those birds and the salmon downstream – your haibun is so full of life, Xenia!
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Thank you Kim, it is so lovely to see them thrive 🙂💦🦆 xxx
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Let us hope for good rain for you and for us.
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Thank you Rupali, we hope the rain will come to all those places where it is needed 🙂💦💖 xxx
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That elusive rain! Have you had some yet? 🙂 🙂
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Thank you Jo, we had some light rain and could do with a lot more! 🙂💦💖
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We had loads last weekend but it’s still a bit muggy. 🙂
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Hope the muggyness lifts soon! 🙂
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