queen bee –
in spring’s waters
a new humming
© Xenia Tran
The Asahi Shimbun, 5 May 2023
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with love from Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Cee’s Flower of the Day
CMMC: May Color – Imperial Purple
double daffodils –
the shape of a journey
in the rain
© Xenia Tran
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with love from Xenia xxx
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Cee’s Flower of the Day – Double Daffodil
CMMC: April – Pick a Topic from my Photo (Flowers)
It was a treat to see Grecian Windflower (Anemone Blanda Blue), Siberian Squill (Scilla siberica) and Glory of the Snow (Chionodoxa Forbesii) glowing in the sun after a heavy rain shower.
Wishing you all a wonderful Wednesday and a peaceful rest of the week,
with love from Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Lens-Artists Weekly Photo Challenge #244: Glowing Moments
CFFC: Anything Small
Cee’s Flower of the Day
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with love from Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Cee’s Flower of the Day
CFFC: Found in Nature
CMMC: April Close Up or Macro
grey walls
a grey polished floor
reflecting
our movements
the jangling keys
doors
opened and locked
by strangers
behind us a free world
turns grey and disappears
female prisoners
scan my face, my eyes
while being open
it is hard not to look
at what I can see
how blue
the light around the mother
who hurt
her child’s abuser
tears running down her cheeks
we talk and listen
to each prisoner’s song
first in rows
then in a circle
a pink light glows
© Xenia Tran
Ribbons, Winter 2023: Volume 19, Number 1
More than twenty years ago, I ran a series of workshops in a women’s prison that linked the chakra system and its colours to meditation practice. The first session in this series inspired the above sequence.
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with love from Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Cee’s Flower of the Day
Lens-Artists Weekly Photo Challenge #241: Spring
Weekly Prompts Midweek Challenge: Wait
Mathiola Incana Alba
she sparkles
from the inside out
incana alba
© Xenia Tran
May women all over the world always be free to sparkle and live their lives in peace.
To celebrate International Women’s Day, we’re sharing a video of the talented Danish trio Stundom, who recently performed their beautiful piece Stjerner i Par (stars in pairs) on BBC Alba:
We are taking a short blogging break and will be back on Wednesday 22 March 2023.
Wishing you all a peaceful week ahead,
with love from Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Lens-Artists Weekly Photo Challenge #239: Finding Peace
Cee’s Flower of the Day
when time stops
towards the sea
snowdrops
© Xenia Tran
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with love from Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
CFFC: Things People Visit
Cee’s Flower of the Day
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with love from Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Cee’s Flower of the Day
Weekly Prompts Weekend Challenge: Treasure
cherry blossom
the whole of the moon
turns pink
© Xenia Tran
haikuKATHA Issue 10, August 2022
With warm thanks to Terri Hale French for her invitation to create haiku incorporating a song title.
The song that inspired my haiku was The Whole of the Moon by The Waterboys:
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with love from Xenia xxx
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Cee’s Flower of the Day
Calystegia silvatica
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with love from Xenia xxx
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Cee’s Flower of the Day
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