Tranature – quiet moments in nature – Page 50

Haiku: Lit up by Dew

close up of tree buds with pearls of morning dew and silk strings from a spider

lit up by dew
the spider’s silk breathes
pearls and rainbows

EarthRise Rolling Haiku Collaboration 2018

spider's web in blooming gorse, covered in pearls of dew

Wishing you all a wonderful weekend,
with love, Xenia xxx

Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.

We are delighted that two haiku posted on this blog, Floating Swan and Sweet Starling, appear in EarthRise Rolling Haiku Collaboration 2018 – Year of the Bird. A very big thank you to Jim Kacian and the Haiku Foundation for featuring my poems and putting this beautiful edition together.

Carpe Diem Spring Retreat 2018: The Light of the World

Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge: Lines

Daily Prompt: Notable

Haiku: Wandering Clouds

four male mallard ducks swimming through a pond

splash of water
clouds wandering
across the pond

tree-lined pond with a bird hide across the water

With love from Xenia xxx

Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.

Carpe Diem Spring Retreat 2018: The Light of the World

Twiglet #73: Splash of Water

Daily Prompt: Bestow

Daily Prompt Weekly Photo Challenge: Lines

Haiku: Every Feather

a duck 'photobombing' a swan in the centre of the image with a big smile

behind these eyes
curtains of light
in every feather

a brown and white duck with dark green head smiling at the camera

With love from Xenia xxx

Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.

Carpe Diem Spring Retreat 2018: The Light of the World

Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge: Prolific

Haiku: The Day’s Light

beach at sunset with light reflected in tidal pool

the day’s light
leaving every colour
in our heart

sunset over the Moray Firth with purples and orange colours reflected in the water

We wish you all a very happy Earth Day!

With love from Xenia xxx

Carpe Diem Spring Retreat 2018: The Light of the World

Daily Prompt Weekly Photo Challenge: Rise/Set

Daily Prompt: Partake

Haiku: Spring Pond

swan gliding across a pond with spring buds in the foreground

spring pond
the sound of thoughts
flying away

swan prooning himself on a quiet pond in spring

With love from Xenia xxx

Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.

Carpe Diem Spring Retreat 2018: The Light of the World

Daily Prompt: Authentic

Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge: Prolific

Wordless Wednesday: Peaceful Morning

With love from Xenia xxx

Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.

Paula’s (Lost in Translation) Thursday Special: Zoom in, Zoom out

Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge: Awakening

Wordless Wednesday

Haiku: Sweet Starling

starling on the ledge of a wooden birdfeeder looking at the camera

sweet starling
how many hearts
fly with you

EarthRise Rolling Haiku Collaboration 2018

starling eating peanuts from a birdfeeder

With love from Xenia xxx

Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.

We are delighted that the above haiku and Floating Swan appear in EarthRise Rolling Haiku Collaboration 2018 – Year of the Bird. A very big thank you to Jim Kacian and the Haiku Foundation for featuring my poems and putting this beautiful edition together.

Carpe Diem Spring Retreat 2018: Light of the World

Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge: Prolific

Haiku: Floating Swan

swan (cob) floating on the river with dancing lights

awakening
this light of the world
floating swan

EarthRise Rolling Haiku Collaboration 2018

swan paddling the river with his left leg and resting his right leg on his back

With love from Xenia xxx

Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.

We are delighted that the above haiku and Sweet Starling, appear in EarthRise Rolling Haiku Collaboration 2018 – Year of the Bird. A very big thank you to Jim Kacian and the Haiku Foundation for featuring my poems and putting this beautiful edition together.

Carpe Diem Spring Retreat 2018: The Light of the World

Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge: Awakening

Daily Prompt: Glimmer