2023 Favourites

a honey bee flying towards st john's wort flowers

Sofia at Lens Artists invites us to share our favourite images from 2023 and I am delighted to share those you liked the most, season by season.

Winter

fishermen's cottages in the snow with a haiku by Xenia Tran

Evening Snow was your favourite post in Winter, followed by She Sparkles, Owl Song, When Time Stops, Winter Sun and Second Chances.

close up of Mathiola Incana Alba seen from above
photo haiku by xenia tran with an image of snow-covered clematis seed
close up of snowdrops in the morning sun
close up of frozen daisies in the garden
close up of a smiling senior black and white border collie with a ball

Spring

flowering currant lit up by the afternoon soon

The tanka sequence Light in the Shadows was the most popular post in Spring, followed by Moonless Sky, Small Blue Wonders, Wildflowers, Double Daffodils and Still Waters.

green aurora with haiku by Xenia Tran
Glory of the Snow in the sun after a rain shower
haiku by Xenia Tran and image of a gable end ruin of an old cottage on a cliff top overlooking the sea
macro shot of double daffodils with raindrops
cottage seen through the trees on the opposite shore of the loch

Summer

close up of salad burnet flower and seeds with a haiku by Xenia Tran

Salad Burnet was the most popular post in Summer, followed by Rhubarb Harvest, Forget Me Nots, House Martins, Last of the Scabiosa and Purple Toadflax.

close up of emerging rhubarb with a haiku by Xenia Tran
Photo-haiku by Xenia Tran with image of forget-me-nots
house martins building a nest under the eaves
a green veined white butterfly feeding on the last of the pincushion flowers
a white tailed bumblebee flying between wildflowers

Autumn

a sculpture of Robert Burns sitting and writing on a bench in the forest

The Birks of Aberfeldy was the most popular post in Autumn, followed by Rowan, Mirrors in the Water, Framing the Flow, Tunnel of Light and Where Two Rivers Meet.

close up of a branch of a rowan tree with berries
snowy mountain peaks and a pine forest above the loch and reflected in the water
a small waterfall with two branches, captured with a low shutterspeed
photo haiku by Xenia Tran with a spherical image of cherry blossom
a river flowing around a wooded island in the centre of a small town

midnight ceilidh –
clinks of glass
and whisky-kisses
even the cats stop
to hear the fiddler play

© Xenia Tran

Ribbons Winter 2023: Volume 19, Number 1

2023 was a wonderful year for the traditional music scene in Scotland, and we leave you with a performance by Mànran performing Òran Na Cloiche at the 2023 Hoolie at the Hydro:

Warm-hearted thanks to all our fellow bloggers for hosting challenges and prompts, for sharing your own creativity here and for visiting and leaving so many lovely comments.

We wish you all a wonderful Wednesday and a peaceful rest of the week,

with love from Xenia and Bria xxx

Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.

Lens-Artists Weekly Photo Challenge #281: Favourite Shots of 2023

Author: Tranature - quiet moments in nature

The stories, poems and photographs on Tranature are the original creative work of Xenia Tran, inspired by the natural surroundings of the Scottish Highlands.

54 thoughts on “2023 Favourites”

    1. Thank you so much for your kind words dear Tina and for hosting this lovely challenge throughout the year too 💖 xxx

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    1. Thank you so much for your kind words dear Anne and you do have great taste! A happy and healthy year to you and yours too! ❤💫 xxx

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    1. Thank you so much for your kind words dear Cathy 💖 Wishing you a blessed rest of the day too and much love back from our house to yours 🤗💕🐕 xxx

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  19. Wonderful selection of our favourites. I think we picked well and you presented them so beautifully. It was a good year, wasn’t it? A better one for you and yours. It’s a pleasure to be able to share your walks.

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    1. Thank you so much for your kind words dear Sofia, you truly picked well and it was a wonderful year for photography. Wishing you and yours an even better one as well and thank you so much for hosting this lovely challenge too 💖 xxx

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  20. Wonderful Seasonal Photos of
    Scotland Dear Xenia And
    Traditional Scottish

    MuSiC At Play
    To Enjoy too With
    Your New Found

    FRiEnD Bria With Paws
    And Lit Up Eyes For a
    New Forever Home

    With SMiles

    Wonderful
    2024 Year
    Coming to
    You All with
    LoVinG Peaceful
    BLeSSinGS All to Come..:)

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    1. Thank you so much for your kind words and good wishes dear Fred 💜 Wishing you and Katrina a blessed, happy and healthy 2024 too! 🤗💖💫

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  21. A brilliant collection Xenia. Photos, poetry and music. I feel like I have caught up with some of your life I missed when i went away from Blogging. And thanks for Manran, wild Celtic sounds.

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    1. Thank you so much for your kind words dear Denis and lovely to hear you enjoyed the sounds of Manran too 😊🎶

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