the glint
of a decommissioned rig
– spring ocean
© Xenia Tran
The Asahi Shimbun, 19 May 2023
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.
Lens-Artists Weekly Photo Challenge #250: Skyscapes or Cloudscapes
CMMC: May Alphabet – Any Word with an i (rig, shingle)
queen bee –
in spring’s waters
a new humming
© Xenia Tran
The Asahi Shimbun, 5 May 2023
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
double daffodils –
the shape of a journey
in the rain
© Xenia Tran
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)
moonless sky –
the clouds clear
for green aurora
© Xenia Tran
Autumn Moon Haiku Journal Volume 5:1, Autumn/Winter 2021-22
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 #242: New Experiences
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.
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
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
Wishing you all a wonderful Wednesday,
with love from Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
CFFC: Things People Visit
Cee’s Flower of the Day
fiddles and bows
an old man bends his tune
the highland way
© Xenia Tran
The Bamboo Hut, Issue One, 2023
In the spirit of the poem and Amy’s prompt, we are also delighted to share an instrumental piece by Scottish musician Jonny Hardie, inspired by his visit to Goa:
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 #236: East meets West, North meets South
Your Daily Word Prompt: Kinship
owl song –
mother’s hair as white
as the field
© Xenia Tran
The Bamboo Hut, Issue One, 2023
Wishing you all a wonderful Wednesday,
with love from Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Lens-Artists Weekly Photo Challenge #234: Messages
CMMC: February Close Up or Macro
lone hiker
his red scarf flaps
in the wind
© Xenia Tran
haikuKATHA Issue 15, January 2023
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with love from Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Rag Tag Daily Prompt: Recharge
Tranature 
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