Tanka: Red Rose

a red rose
how grandmother blushes
when she sees him
after all these years his voice
the longest in her mind

© Xenia Tran

Ribbons, Spring/Summer 2021: Volume 17, Number 2

When my grandmother moved into a retirement home she met her first True Love (from High School) at the breakfast counter and it felt as if they’d never been apart.

He placed a red rose on her breakfast plate each morning and they had one blissful, love-filled year together before he passed away.

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 #154: One Photo Two Ways

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Wordless Wednesday: Cherish the Rose

macro shot of the centre of a red rose with raindrops
macro shot of the top left segment of a red rose with raindrops

We are taking a short blogging break and will be back next Wednesday.

Wishing you all a blessed day 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 – 1/125 s – ISO 100, f/3.5 – 1/60 s – ISO 100 and f/3.5 – 1/80 s – ISO 100.

Wordless Wednesday

Lens-Artists Weekly Photo Challenge#101: One Single Flower

Cee’s Flower of the Day

Rag Tag Daily Prompt: Cherish

Wordless Wednesday: Raindrop Rose

macro shot of a red rose covered in raindrops
macro shot of a red rose covered in raindrops

Wishing you all a wonderful Wednesday,

with love from Xenia xxx

Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.

Camera: Panasonic Lumix FZ200, Settings: f/4 – 1/80 s – ISO 100 and f/4 – 1/125 s – ISO 100.

Wordless Wednesday

Sunshine’s Macro Monday

Cee’s Flower of the Day