Wordless Wednesday: New Growth

close up of a pine cone resting on moss
macro shot of moss emerging between fallen needles

Wishing you all a wonderful Wednesday,

with love from Xenia xxx

Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.

Wordless Wednesday

CFFC: Things People Grow

Wordless Wednesday: Textures of Autumn

The Hermitage

close up of one side of an old packhorse bridge in autumn
an old packhorse bridge spanning a river in the heart of an autumnal forest

Wishing you all a wonderful Wednesday,

with love from Xenia xxx

Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.

Wordless Wednesday

Weekly Prompts Wednesday Challenge: Autumn

CFFC: Texture

Wordless Wednesday: Marvellous Mosses

close up of sphagnum moss growing on a tree stump
macro shot of moss growing on top of a dead branch

We are taking a short blogging break to enjoy the fine weather and will be back on Wednesday 21 September 2022.

Wishing you all a wonderful Wednesday and a blessed week ahead,

with love from Xenia xxx

Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.

Wordless Wednesday

Weekly Prompts Weekly Colour Challenge: Greenish

CMMC: September Close-Up or Macro

Wordless Wednesday: Natural Twists

curled red autumn leaves in the rain
macro shot of delicate lichen

Wishing you all a wonderful Wednesday,

with love from Xenia xxx

Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.

Wordless Wednesday

CFFC: Twisted or Squiggly

Silent Sunday: Magic in the Detail

macro shot of hydrangea lace with raindrops
close up of hydrangea lace resting on leaves and moss
macro shot of hydrangea lace with raindrops
macro shot of hydrangea lace with raindrops

Wishing you all a blessed Sunday and a peaceful week ahead,

with love from Xenia xxx

Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.

Settings: f/5.6 – 1/125 s – ISO 320, f/1.8 – 1/4000 s – ISO 640, f/1.8 – 1/1600 s – ISO 220, f/3.5 – 1/80 s – ISO 100 and f/3.5 – 1/100 s – ISO 100.

Silent Sunday

Lens-Artists Weekly Photo Challenge #146: Focusing on the Details

Haiku: Treasures

macro shot of green shoots growing through moss with raindrops

wet snow on green leaves
their newness just beginning
to shape itself

© Xenia Tran

macro shot of aindrops on a young green shoot

Wishing you all a blessed Sunday and a wonderful week ahead,

with love from Xenia xxx

Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.

Camera: Panasonic Lumix FZ200, Settings: f/3.5 – 1/40 s – ISO 200.

Frank J Tassone’s Weekly Haikai Challenge #127: Waters of Spring

Lens-Artists Weekly Photo Challenge #85: Treasure Hunt

Tuesday Photo Challenge: Gentle

a fallen tree with the trunk split in two, covered in moss and resting beside the pine trees

gentle rain
life still blooming
on fallen trees

© Xenia Tran

a tree stump covered in moss and surrounded by brown fern
close-up shot a tree stump covered in moss and surrounded by brown fern

With love from Xenia xxx

Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.

Camera: Panasonic Lumix FZ200, Settings: f/2.8, 1/80 s, ISO 100, f/3.2, 1/60 s, ISO 200 and f/3.2, 1/80 s, ISO 200.

Dutch Goes the Photo Tuesday Photo Challenge: Gentle