Wishing you all a wonderful Wednesday,
with love from Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Camera: Canon Powershot SX60 HS, Settings: f/6.5 – 1/160 s – ISO 400, f/6.5 – 1/160 s – ISO 200 and f/5.6 – 1/160 s – ISO 400.
Jez Braithwaite’s Fan Of … #81
Thursday’s Special: Pick a Word 2020-2 (Volte Face)
harvest moon
climbing a pylon
in the night sky
© Xenia Tran
Thank you again for all your good wishes before we went on our blogging break and we hope you had a good week too.
These images were taken a couple of nights ago when the moon had a lovely glow.
Wishing you all a wonderful Wednesday and happy moon-gazing when we see the full moon tomorrow,
with love from Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Frank J Tassone’s Weekly Haikai Challenge #158: Harvest Moon
Word of the Day Challenge: Sustain
Thursday’s Special: Pick A Word 2020-2 (Lunar)
We’re enjoying an Indian Summer. Here and there some leaves are changing colour, a few float along the stream into the pond. The only cygnet that remains is showing his first white feathers. His parents have changed their plumage too. The sun travels lower through the sky, wrapping our world in warmest light.
one last wave
before the muddy roads
autumn equinox
© Xenia Tran
Wishing you all a beautiful Sunday and a happy September Equinox tomorrow.
With love from Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Camera: Canon Powershot SX60 HS, Settings: f/5 – 1/30 s – ISO 200, f/4 – 1/250 s – ISO 160 and f/4 – 1/400 s – ISO 200.
Frank J Tassone’s Weekly Haikai Challenge #105: September Equinox
Paula’s Thursday’s Special: Pick a Word in September (Yr 4) – Avian
Sunday Stills: Signs of Autumn
Peacock Butterfly
ready to paint
september’s butterflies
in the garden
© Xenia Tran
We’re delighted that this haiku is featured in Haiku Dialogue: Poet’s Choice, artist studio, Troutswirl, The Haiku Foundation Blog, 18 September 2019. A very big thank you to Kathy Munro for putting this edition together.
With love from Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Camera: Panasonic Lumix FZ200, Settings: f/4 – 1/400 s – ISO 100, f/4 – 1/500 s – ISO 100 and f/4 – 1/1250 s – ISO 100.
Sunday Stills: Favorite Sport or Hobby
Paula’s Thursday’s Special: Pick a Word in September (Yr 4) – Fluttering
Word of the Day Challenge: Love
light rain
the stillness she adorns
ladies bonnet
© Xenia Tran
The Ladies Bonnet flower is also known as Columbine or Aquilegia.
Wishing you all a wonderful weekend,
with love from Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Camera: Panasonic Lumix FZ200, Settings: f/2.8 – 1/250 s – ISO 100, f/2.8 – 1/320 s – ISO 100 and f/2.8 – 1/400 s – ISO 100.
Carpe Diem #1728: Columbine
Cee’s Flower of the Day
Paula’s Thursday’s Special: Pick a Word in August Yr 4 – Adorned
Lens-Artists Weekly Photo Challenge #60: Framing the Shot
Thank you for all your good wishes before we went on our Summer break, we hope you all enjoyed your week too!
I’ll be catching up on my reader and wish you all a wonderful Wednesday!
With love from Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Camera: Panasonic Lumix FZ200, Settings: f/4.5 – 1/1250 s – ISO 100, f/4.5 – 1/1250 s – ISO 160 and f/4.5 – 1/2000 s – ISO 160.
Lens-Artists Weekly Photo Challenge #54: Detail
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Close-Up of Flowers
Thursday’s Special: Pick a Word in July (Y4) – refulgent, nuances
Rag Tag Daily Prompt: Gratitude
tranquility
a mallard duck basking
in the sun
© Xenia Tran
With love from Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Camera: Panasonic Lumix FZ200, Settings: f/2.8 – 1/1600 s – ISO 160 and f/2.8 – 1/1000 s – ISO 160.
Carpe Diem #1638: Tranquil
Nancy Merrill’s A Photo a Week Challenge: Sunshine
Paula’s Thursday’s Special: Pick a Word in April Y4 (resplendent, alluring)
water falls
between growing leaves
the pure land
© Xenia Tran
Wishing you a very happy Monday and a wonderful new week,
with love from Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Camera: Panasonic Lumix FZ200, Settings: f/3.5 – 1/80 s – ISO 200 and f/3.5 – 1/125 s – ISO 200.
We are delighted that the above haiku has been included in the Haiku Foundation’s EarthRise Rolling Haiku Collaboration 2019. Our haiku Celtic Mist and Garden Buddha are also included. A very big thank you to Jim Kacian and all at the Haiku Foundation who helped put this project together.
Carpe Diem #1622: Kumano Kodo … CD Imagination
Paula’s Thursday’s Special: Pick A Word In March Y4 (inversion, circuitous)
With love from Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Camera: Panasonic Lumix FZ200, Settings: f/2.8 – 1/60 s – ISO 200, f/2.8 – 1/50 s – ISO 200 and f/2.8 – 1/60 s – ISO 400.
Paula’s Thursday’s Special: Pick a Word in January Y4 – Lofty
Rag Tag Daily Prompt: Balance
Dutch Goes the Photo Tuesday Photo Challenge: Growth
With love from Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Camera: Canon Powershot SX60 HS, Settings: f/6.5 – 1/320 s – ISO 400, f/6.3 – 1/320 s – ISO 500 and f/6.3 – 1/320 s – ISO 400.
Paula’s Thursday’s Special: Pick a Word in January Y4 – Scintillating
