evening snow
one by one she packs
the bare branches
© Xenia Tran
The Asahi Shimbun, 30 December 2022
Wishing you all a wonderful Wednesday,
with love from Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Lens-Artists Weekly Photo Challenge #232: Looking Back
Jez Braithwaite’s Water Water Everywhere #161
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Wow, the snow is so beautiful in your village! Stay warm.
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Thank you so much for your kind words dear Monika 🧡 Hope you are staying warm too where you are and much love back from our house to yours 🤗💕🐕 xxx
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It’s snowing to beat the band today. Good day to stay inside and snuggle with the pooches.
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🤗💕🧡💕 xxx
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Beautiful words and photo. Still wishing for snow here.
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Thank you kindly dear Denise, hope you will be able to enjoy some snow soon too 💙 xxx
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Beautiful! Snowing today here in Denver, Colorado.
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Thank you kindly dear John, hope you are keeping safe and warm too! 😊
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What a lovely village you live in, a beautiful winter wonderland, Xenia!
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Thank you so much for your kind words dear Kim, hope you are enjoying the snow where you are too! 💜 xxx
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The snow is staying up on the mountains at the moment, we are currently enjoying Vancouver’s famous early spring-like days and have snowdrops making an appearance here and there…
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Brrrr…. Lovely though
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Thank you kindly dear Karina 💙
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Cold yesterday, hot and humid today, rain through the weekend. I would take that lovely snow over all of our varied weather.
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Thank you kindly dear Lois, hope the weather will get better for you soon 💜 xxx
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Lovely snowy village scenes Xenia 🙂
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Thank you kindly dear Brian 😊
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It looks beautiful, Xenia. Very peaceful and pristine. Stay warm amd have a peaceful rest of the week 💕🤗🐕xxx
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Thank you so much for your kind words dear Cathy 🧡 Hope you are all staying warm too and much love back from our house to yours 🤗💕🐕 xxx
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It snowed again ovenight and everywhere looks very pretty. An at home day, I think 😉 Much love to you all 💕🐕💕xxx
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Thank you Cathy, an at home day sounds like a good plan 😉 💕🐕💕 xxx
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Just lovely. I love those snows when each branch is iced. You expressed this eloquently.
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Thank you so much for your kind words dear LuAnne 💜 We usually have very little snow here on the coast and it is so lovely when it stays on the branches 💙 xxx
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love the the photo of the beach Xenia. So tranquil.
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Thank you kindly dear Donna 💜 xxx
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A dusting of snow makes everything beautiful! ❤
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Thank you kindly dear Eliza, it truly does! Hope you are staying warm too 🧡 xxx
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We’re having such a mild winter, a rarity here!
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Winter always makes everything look so pretty. I especially like how the houses snuggle in the snow.
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Thank you kindly dear Laurie, they look so cosy here in Winter 💜 xxx
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What a beautiful snowy village scene, and your haiku fits perfectly. I found myself searching for Misty’s footprints in the snow! 😀 Thanks as always for sharing your world with us, Xenia. Enjoy that evening snow! 🙂
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Aww thank you so much for your kind words dear Mike, Misty’s footprints are next to mine as she’s always on the lead when we walk through these streets 🐾💛🐾 Wishing you a blessed day too and much love back from the snowy Highlands 💜
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Oh, I wanted to add I’ve just picked up Sharing Our Horizon and Between Heather and Grass and I’m excited to experience them! 🙂
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Aww thank you kindly dear Mike, wishing you happy reading! 💖
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Beautiful, Xenia! I’m happy we are avoiding it for now 🙂
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Thank you kindly dear Sophia, I hear there’s warmer weather on the way for the weekend too 🧡
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Beautiful wintry scenes, Xenia ❄️ No snow here, just ice 🥶 Hope you guys are staying warm & toastie 🔥
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Thank you so much for your kind words dear Jez, hope you are staying safe and toasty too! 🔥
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Hi Xenia, happy sunday. Your village is quaint, so lovely. And of course you Haiku stunning as are you photos. Much love
Bella
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Thank you so much for your kind words dear Bella and a happy Sunday to you too! 🤗💖💫 xxx
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Beautiful pictures and beautiful Haiku
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Thank you so much for your kind words dear Daniel 😊
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Beautiful pictures.
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Thank you kindly dear Blaise 😊
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