seaweed
on rippled sand
a beach ball
still holds the space within
its funky colours
© Xenia Tran
Take 5ive 2024, Inclusivity Issue
Wishing you all a wonderful Wednesday from the warm and sunny Highlands and a peaceful rest of the week,
with love from Xenia and Bria xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Xingfu Mama’s Whatsoever is Lovely Challenge 2024 Week 19
Word of the Day Challenge: Summer
meditating
on soft grass
a white feather
tickles my arm
to fall awake again
© Xenia Tran
Take 5ive 2024 – Inclusivity Issue
Beltane Blessings and a wonderful Wednesday to you all,
with love from Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Xingfu Mama’s Whatsoever is Lovely Challenge 2024 Week 17
CMMC: May Close Up or Macro
Word of the Day Challenge: Orientation
ah how we dance
to the Celtic rock
of Wolfstone …
this tapping with my feet
is soothing my old bones
© Xenia Tran
This landscape reminds me of Wolfstone’s beautiful Gillies and we often play this in the car on our journey here:
Wishing you all a blessed Sunday and a peaceful new week,
with love from Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Weekly Prompts Weekend Challenge: One Day
Lens-Artists Weekly Photo Challenge #297: Music for my Eyes
Rag Tag Daily Prompt: Entertain
The Hermitage
If your mind is not clear, you must ask a tree or the sky to help you. Then the tree or the sky will give you a good answer ~ Zen Master Seung Sahn
Storm Kathleen has rolled through the area, bringing heavy rain and leaving the river Braan in spate. The sound of water cascading over stone is invigorating, the sight of small rainbows in the spray a joy to behold.
Spring grass and young trees are growing between moss and rocks. Birds sing their stories into each moment.
Nineteen months have passed since we last visited The Hermitage. Part of me feels as if we never left, as its magic continues to travel with me.
I make a bee-line for a small clearing between the taller trees, delighted to see the wooden bench is still there. My husband offers to hold my camera as I softly settle down, with Bria settling beside me.
gazing
at the crowns of Douglas fir
a mandala
of blue and green
in nature’s temple
© Xenia Tran
Wishing you all a blessed Sunday and a peaceful new week,
with love from Xenia and Bria xxx
Photograph of Bria and Xenia by Paul Tran, all other photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Becca’s Sunday Trees #529
Word of the Day Challenge: Play
Cairngorms National Park
spring sun –
her light in cumuli
still on the mountain
a man chants Buddha’s name
among eternal snow
© Xenia Tran
Ribbons, Spring/Summer 2023: Volume 19, Number 2
Wishing you all a wonderful Wednesday and a peaceful rest of the week,
with love from Xenia and Bria xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Xingfu Mama’s Whatsoever is Lovely Challenge 2024 Week 10
CFFC: Interesting Perspectives
too wild for blue
to paint a clear horizon
rolling waves
carry our dreams
our stories from afar
© Xenia Tran
Laurels #1, February 2024
We are deeply honoured and delighted that the above tanka was published in the inaugural issue of Laurels, the Tanka Society of America’s new members-only online journal. Warm thanks to Richard L Matta for selecting my poem and putting this beautiful edition together.
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.
Xingfu Mama’s Whatsoever is Lovely Challenge 2024 Week 8
Jez Braithwaite’s Water Water Everywhere #210
Weekly Prompts Wednesday Challenge: Moving On
Cairngorms National Park
Lochan Uaine –
heavy rain swallowed
our beach
from new angles we see
how wind ripples the water
© Xenia Tran
Wishing you all a wonderful Wednesday and a peaceful rest of the week,
with love from Xenia and Bria xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Xingfu Mama’s Whatsoever is Lovely Challenge 2024 Week 7
Weekly Prompts Wednesday Challenge: Inspiration
CMMC: February Pick a Topic from my Photo (Water, Green, Brown, White)
gorse and pine
a splash of green
in winter
ah how the simplest joys
magnify each moment
© Xenia Tran
Wishing you all a wonderful Wednesday and a peaceful rest of the week,
with love from Xenia and Bria xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Xingfu Mama’s Whatsoever is Lovely Challenge 2024 Week 5
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Green
Cairngorms National Park
a glimpse
of castle ruins
in a frozen loch
once worn and not forgotten
this cloak of heroes
© Xenia Tran
Wishing you all a wonderful Wednesday and a peaceful rest of the week,
with love from Xenia and Bria xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Xingfu Mama’s Whatsoever is Lovely Challenge 2024 Week 3
Rag Tag Daily Prompt: Worn
frost melts
on the forest trail
our dog
is playing with a branch
covered in soft lichen
© Xenia Tran
Wishing you all a wonderful Wednesday and a peaceful rest of the week,
with love from Xenia and Bria xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Xingfu Mama’s Whatsoever is Lovely Challenge 2024 Week 2
Weekly Prompts Wednesday Challenge: Weather
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