fenced off
a highland cow feeds
near the clan stones
© Xenia Tran
Presence #73, July 2022
Cee invites us to connect to the present moment and Anne invites us to share our photographic groove. Connecting in a present moment to take a closer look and reflect on what I see runs like a thread through all my writing and photography.
Both haiku and photographs help me to pause and capture these moments and sometimes, such as in this case, the present moment connects me to a poignant moment in the past.
The above haiku is another one from my Culloden series, which has just been published in the July 2022 issue of Presence.
The header image is one I have shared before in a Silent Sunday post called Moorland Grazing. There was a timelessness about the scene that made me pause, reflect and sit down to write for a while.
Wishing you all a wonderful Wednesday,
with love from Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Lens-Artists Weekly Photo Challenge #211: What’s Your Photographic Groove
CFFC: Connects You to the Present Moment
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Beautiful post Xenia! Pausing and capturing moments is a great groove. Enjoying the present is a special gift especially in today’s world. Thanks for joining in!
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Thank you so much for your kind words dear Anne and for hosting this lovely challenge! 💜 xxx
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Beautiful post Xenia. you’ve stated (and shown) your groove perfectly!
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Aww thank you so much for your kind words dear Tina! 💛 xxx
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Such a lovely post, Xenia 🤗 Photography is a great way to be in the present moment 💚 Much love to you all 💕🐕💕xxx
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Thank you so much for your kind words dear Cathy 💚 Much love back from our house to yours and please give sweet Flynn a gentle pat from us all 🤗💕🐕 xxx
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Thank you, Xenia 🤗 and sending a gentle pat for Misty 💕🐕💕xxx
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Thank you Cathy and Misty says thank you too 💕🐕💕 xxx
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Poignant… lives never forgotten. ❤
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Thank you kindly dear Eliza 💜 xxx
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It most definitely is a timeless scene. Oh so perfect for this week. Thanks Xenia for playing 😀
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Thank you so much for your kind words dear Cee and for hosting this lovely challenge 💛
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Eliza and I are frequently on the same wave-length: Poignant is what came to my mind, too. Congrats yet again on your poetry.
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Thank you so much for your kind words dear Laurie! 💜 xxx
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Beautiful posting Xenia. It is very important to be in the present moment for the sake of our well-being
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Thank you so much for your kind words dear Mary Anne 💜
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Beautiful photos Xenia, capturing those still serene moments. Sending love and peace. 💗
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Thank you so much for your kind words dear Miriam and much love back from our house to yours 🤗💖 xxx
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Ah, the shaggies. That is a beautiful tartan!
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Thank you kindly dear John! 😊
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Beautiful dear Xenia, I am sending my love too, Thank you, nia
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Thank you so much for your kind words and your love dear Nia, wishing you a blessed day too and much love back from our house to yours 🤗💕🐈 xxx
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Beautiful post Xenia! Pausing and capturing moments is the greatest groove.
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Thank you so much for your kind words dear Ann-Christine! 💜 xxx
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Lovely
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Thank you kindly dear Karina 💛
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My first thought were, can I just sit down there and take in all the quiet moments with you. Donna
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Aww thank you kindly dear Donna, you can always sit here with us and take these quiet moments in too 💜
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A haunting image-poem pairing. And that magnificent critter!
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Thank you so much for your kind words dear Ju-Lyn! 💜 xxx
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