morning glory
a seagull chick stretches
one leg , one wing
on the unlit rooftop
where she will learn to fly
© Xenia Tran
Wishing you all a blessed Sunday and a peaceful week ahead,
with love from Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Camera: Canon Powershot SX60 HS, Settings: f/5.6 – 1/160 s – ISO 100, f/5.6 – 1/400 s – ISO 200 and f/5.6 – 1/500 s – ISO 200.
Frank J Tassone’s Weekly Haikai Challenge #153: Morning Glory
Bird Weekly Photo Challenge #12: Seagulls
Rag Tag Daily Prompt: Posture
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What wonderful photos Xenia! The stretching pose is just WOW! Your poem fits the prompt perfectly. Happy Sunday to you! 🙂
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Thank you so much for your kind words dear Lisa and for hosting this lovely challenge. A very happy Sunday to you too! 🤗💖
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You are very welcome and again welcome to Bird Weekly! We have a lot of fun sharing our finds. 🙂
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So sweet, Xenia! That cute little face in the last photo: “Did I do it right?” Such great captures.
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Thank you so much for your kind words dear Lois, she’s such a sweet chick and she could probably tell from my smile that I thought she was doing a great job stretching 🧡 xxx
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Fantastic images! The stretching is priceless.
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Aww thank you dear Sandy 🧡 xxx
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My pleasure, Xenia.
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Nice shots. The young gull has a lot of world yet to explore!
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Thank you kindly dear Christine, hopefully she’ll soon be able to begin that journey 💜
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Sweet images, Xenia, esp. that last one. ❤
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Thank you kindly dear Eliza, she’s such a sweet young bird 🧡
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Nice images, but the words get it exactly right.
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Thank you kindly dear Laurie 💜 xxx
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She looks like she’s smiling at you, thinking, “You get it!!!”
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Thank you kindly dear Martha, I think she could tell how I admired her spirit 💜 xxx
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Lovely images, visual and written. I hope she flies far.
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Thank you so much for your kind words dear Jane, I hope she’ll fly far too 🙂💜
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She looks the type 🙂
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😁💜 xxx
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Beautiful poem and photos! She is strutting her stuff for your photo!! :>) Have a great day!
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Haha, thank you so much for your kind words dear Dwight, a wonderful day to you too! 🤗
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Fabulous:)
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Thank you kindly dear Karina 🙂💜
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Perfect tanka to go with your amazing photo!
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Thank you so much for your kind words dear Eugenia 🧡
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What lovely images to accompany your tanka. I’ve never seen a young seagull. This one is really sweet! ❤
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Thank you so much for your kind words dear Colleen 🧡 They’re very sweet and it’s lovely to watch them practise and learn how to fly 💜 xxx
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They’re so cute! Your photos are marvelous!
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Thank you kindly! 🧡
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That’s lovely, seagull chick Pilates 💜
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Thank you kindly 💜
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Reblogged this on Frank J. Tassone and commented:
#Haiku Happenings #2: Xenia Trans’ latest #tanka for my current #Haikai Challenge!
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Thank you so much for the reblog Frank! 🤗💖 xxx
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Cute! I like the details about the bird.
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Thank you kindly dear Jenna 💜
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Brilliant photos, Xenia 💚 Don’t know how I missed this! Have a wonderful weekend 💕🐕💕xxx
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Thank you so much for your kind words dear Cathy, I’d missed a few from Lisa’s roundup too! A wonderful weekend to you and Finn as well from all of us here 🤗💖🐕 xxx
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Thank you 🤗💚🐕xxx
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Beautiful!
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Thank you kindly dear Dolores 💜 xxx
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