I am deeply honoured to share Haiku and Photo Haiku as part of the World Haiku Series 2020, in respect of the 326th anniversary of Matsuo Bashõ’s passing and in respect of all the souls who lost their lives to COVID-19. A warm-hearted thank you to Mr Hidenori Hiruta for his beautiful Japanese translations and for creating this wonderful series.
The haiku and photo haiku I offered were all created during the pandemic. Please visit Akita International Haiku Network for the full post.
We are now taking a short blogging break and will be back on Sunday 3 October 2021.
Wishing you all a sparkling Wednesday and a great week ahead,
with love from Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Sunday Stills: All That Is Gold
Cee’s Flower of the Day
Word of the Day Challenge: Sparkling
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Beautiful weather for a break. Take care, Xenia. Love to you, Eivor and Pearl.
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Thank you kindly dear Lois, fingers crossed the weather will hold 🌞🍂 Wishing you, Parker, Piper and Pumpkin a beautiful week ahead too! 🤗🧡🐈 xxx
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Lovely, lovely photo! Have a wonderful break. We sure do need them from time to time.
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Thank you so much for your kind words dear Laurie, hope you are enjoying your break too! 🤗💖 xxx
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So inspiring lines and grace wishes 👏👍🏻😊🌷
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Thank you so much for your kind words dear Thattamma, wishing you a blessed day too! 🤗💜🙏
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Most welcome and same Wishes dear friend 🌹 🙏🏼❤️🌹
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🤗💚🌺💚🙏
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I love how you’ve captured the macro hard at work.
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Thank you so much for your kind words dear Freda 💛
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I always adore your beautiful photography, Xenia. These coneflowers with the lovely bees pollinating them, just make my day to see all that lovely gold. Glad you connected with Sunday Stills this week. Enjoy your wee break, and see you in October.
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Thank you so much for your kind words dear Terri and for hosting this lovely challenge 💛 Wishing you a wonderful week ahead too and see you in October! 🧡🙋♀️ xxx
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Beautiful photos for today and for gold 😀 😀
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Thank you so much for your kind words dear Cee! 💛
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Lovely flowers and visitors! Wishing you a relaxing and enjoyable break with optimum weather. 🙂
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Thank you so much for your kind words dear Eliza, we’re hopeful the weather will hold 💛🙏 Wishing you a wonderful week ahead too! 💜🌞 xxx
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Perfectly titled. Lovely
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Thank you kindly dear Karina! 💛
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Beautiful photos. Great choices
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Thank you so much for your kind words dear Kirstin 💛
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