Wishing you all a blessed Sunday and a peaceful week ahead,
with love from Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Lens-Artists Weekly Photo Challenge #172: A Day of my Week
Silent Sunday: Quiet Spaces
Tag: meditation
Haiku: Falling Petals
falling petals
he finds his mother
behind the rain
© Xenia Tran
Working with pastels has been a hobby for many years and in my younger years my pieces were on display in cafés, art centres and at a local hospital.
My poems are mostly inspired by real-life experiences and sometimes by a dream or meditation. The above haiku was inspired by a dream and I tried to re-create the moment that sparked the poem in this painting.
I am deeply honoured and delighted that this poem was awarded an Honourable Mention in the International Section of the 2020 Haiku Invitational at the Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival. A big thank you to judges Agnes Savich, Beth Skala and Gary Hotham for selecting my poem and many congratulations to all the winners.
The above haiku was subsequently featured in the World Haiku Series 2020, facilitated by the Akita International Haiku Network with a beautiful Japanese translation by Mr Hidenori Hiruta. A warm-hearted thank you to Mr Hiruta for including this poem in respect of the 326th anniversary of Matsuo Bashõ’s passing and all the souls of those who lost their lives to COVID-19.
Wishing you all a wonderful Wednesday,
with love from Xenia xxx
Photographs and original art (soft pastel on glass paper) by Xenia Tran.
Word of the Day Challenge: Hobby
Haiku: A Small Fish
disappearing
in the heron’s mouth
a small fish
© Xenia Tran
It is a treat to see how patient herons are when using these trusted old methods to catch a new meal every day.
At the same I felt for the small fish and said a few prayers for him and his family.
Wishing you all a blessed Sunday and a peaceful week ahead,
with love from Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Camera: Panasonic Lumix FZ200, Settings: f/3.2 – 1/2000 s – ISO 100.
Lens-Artists Weekly Photo Challenge #99: Old and New
Rag Tag Daily Prompt: For Our Good
Haiku by Issa
the life of a snail
he goes to bed and gets up
just the way he is
– Issa
Watching this snail move through our garden I had to think of Issa’s haiku and thought I’d share it with you here.
Wishing you all a blessed Monday and a peaceful week ahead,
with love from Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Camera: Panasonic Lumix FZ200, Settings: f/3.5 – 1/160 – ISO 100 and f/3.5 – 1/125 s – ISO 100.
Sunshine’s Macro Monday #43
Haiku: Lunaria Annua
spring leaves
the space in my heart
a new fountain
© Xenia Tran
These images of the lunaria annua in our garden were taken on 5 April, 15 April and 23 April respectively.
Wishing you all a blessed Sunday and a peaceful week ahead,
with love from Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Camera: Panasonic Lumix FZ200, Settings: f/3.5 – 1/200 s – ISO 100, f/3.5 – 1/1000 s – ISO 100 and f/3.5 – 1/100 s – ISO 100.
Lens-Artists Weekly Photo Challenge #94: Home
Cee’s Flower of the Day
Silent Sunday: Simple Beauty
Wishing you all a blessed Sunday and a peaceful week ahead,
with love from Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Camera: Panasonic Lumix FZ200, Settings: f/4 – 1/200 s – ISO 100, f/2.8 – 1/100 s ISO 200 and f/4 – 1/160 s – ISO 100.
Lens-Artists Weekly Photo Challenge #91: Simplicity
Haiku: Pond Meditation
these memories
leaning across the pond
in the leaves
© Xenia Tran
We’re delighted that this haiku is featured in Haiku Dialogue – Willow and Intro to Poet’s Choice, Troutswirl, The Haiku Foundation Blog, 31 July 2019. A very big thank you to Kathy Munro for putting this edition together.
Wishing you all a wonderful Tuesday,
with love from Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Settings: f/2.8 – 1/40 s – ISO 200, f/4 – 1/60 s – ISO 200 and f/3.4 – 1/200 s – ISO 400.
Sunday Stills: The Essence of Zen
Word of the Day Challenge: Gesture
Haiku: Garden Buddha
light rain
around the buddha’s feet
a sea of diamonds
© Xenia Tran
With love from Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Camera: Panasonic Lumix FZ200, Settings: f/3.5 1/100 s – ISO 100, f/3.5 – 1/80 s – ISO 200 and f/3.5 – 1/50 s – ISO 200.
Nancy Merrill’s A Photo A Week Challenge: Meme-worthy Photos
Rag Tag Daily Prompt: Iridescence
We are delighted that the above haiku has been included in the Haiku Foundation’s EarthRise Rolling Haiku Collaboration 2019. Our haiku Celtic Mist and A Drop of Bliss are also included. A very big thank you to Jim Kacian and The Haiku Foundation for featuring my poems and putting this beautiful edition together.
We are deeply honoured and delighted that the above haiku has subsequently been featured as part of the World Haiku Series 2019 organised by the Akita International Haiku Network, together with a Japanese translation by Hidenori Hiruta.
Haiku: Winter Solstice
in mist
twice the sunlight
on solstice day
© Xenia Tran
Wishing everyone in the Northern Hemisphere a Happy Winter Solstice, everyone in the Southern Hemisphere a Happy Summer Solstice and everyone who celebrates Christmas happy Holidays!
We are taking a short blogging break and will be back next week.
With love from Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Camera: Canon Powershot SX60 HS, Settings: f/6.3, 1/1000 s, ISO 200, f/5, 1/1000 s, ISO 160 and f/4, 1/1000 s, ISO 125.
Frank J Tassone’s Weekly Haikai Challenge #65: Solstice II
Rag Tag Daily Prompt: Solstice
Lens-Artists Weekly Photo Challenge #25: Reflections
Wordless Wednesday: Welsh Poppy Meditation
With love from Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Cee’s Photography: Flower of the Day
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