Wordless Wednesday: Ceanothus Buzz

Ceanothus Blue Sapphire

Close up of a honey bee preparing to land on Ceanothus Blue Sapphire
Close up of a honey bee feeding on Ceanothus Blue Sapphire

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.

Wordless Wednsday

Cee’s Flower of the Day

CMMC: June Close Up or Macro

Haiku: Glint

seals sunning themselves on a sand bar

the glint
of a decommissioned rig
– spring ocean

© Xenia Tran

The Asahi Shimbun, 19 May 2023

a bank of shingle and the rolling waves of the firth beyond

We are taking a short break on this blog and will be back on Wednesday 7th June.

You can still find us active on our sister blog tomorrow and Monday.

Wishing you all a wonderful Wednesday and a peaceful two weeks,

with love from Xenia xxx

Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.

Weekend Sky #101

Lens-Artists Weekly Photo Challenge #250: Skyscapes or Cloudscapes

CMMC: May Alphabet – Any Word with an i (rig, shingle)

Wordless Wednesday: A New Nest

close up of a male swan on the river
a female swan on her nest in the river

It is lovely to see the young swan pair back on the river with a new nest.

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

with love from Xenia xxx

Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.

Wordless Wednesday

Haiku: Queen Bee

close up of a honey bee feeding on lavender

queen bee –
in spring’s waters
a new humming

© Xenia Tran

The Asahi Shimbun, 5 May 2023

purple lavender in bloom

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.

Cee’s Flower of the Day

CMMC: May Color – Imperial Purple

Wordless Wednesday: Periwinkle Pollen

macro of white tailed bumblebee feeding on a periwinkle flower
macro of white tailed bumblebee feeding on a periwinkle flower

It was lovely to see this white tailed bumblebee collect pollen from a periwinkle flower.

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.

Wordless Wednesday

CMMC: May Close Up or Macro

Wordless Wednesday: Still Waters

close up of stones lining the loch shore
macro shot of stones on the edge of a stream

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.

Wordless Wednesday

Jez Braithwaite’s Water Water Everywhere #173

Lens-Artists Weekly Photo Challenge #246: Still Life

Haiku: Double Daffodils

macro shot of double daffodils with raindrops

double daffodils –
the shape of a journey
in the rain

© Xenia Tran

macro shot of raindrops on and within a double daffodil

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.

Cee’s Flower of the Day – Double Daffodil

CMMC: April – Pick a Topic from my Photo (Flowers)

Wordless Wednesday: Small Blue Wonders

Close up of Anemone Blanda Blue with raindrops
Scilla siberica after a rain shower
Glory of the Snow in the sun after a rain shower

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.

Wordless Wednesday

Lens-Artists Weekly Photo Challenge #244: Glowing Moments

CFFC: Anything Small

Cee’s Flower of the Day

Wordless Wednesday: White-Tailed Bumblebee

close up of a bumblebee hovering near flowering currant
close up of a bumblebee feeding on flowering currant

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.

Wordless Wednesday

Cee’s Flower of the Day

CFFC: Found in Nature

CMMC: April Close Up or Macro

Haiku: Moonless Sky

green aurora over the Moray Firth

moonless sky –
the clouds clear
for green aurora

© Xenia Tran

Autumn Moon Haiku Journal Volume 5:1, Autumn/Winter 2021-22

northern lights over the Moray Firth through the clouds

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.

Weekend Sky #93

Lens-Artists Weekly Photo Challenge #242: New Experiences