in dappled light
winter comes of age
snow deepens
her laughter lines in branches
her spirit in your eyes
© Xenia Tran
With love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Camera: Panasonic Lumix FZ200, settings: f/4, 1/125 s, ISO – 100 and f/2.8, 1/500 s, ISO – 160.
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Thank you for your kind words Michael :o)
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beautiful, both poetry and photos. Thanks!
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Thank you so much for your kind words Steph :o) xxx
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Beautiful words and images 💖 Much love to you all xxx
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Thank you for your kind words Cathy, much love to you and Finn ☺💖 xxx
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Thank you 🙂 xxx
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Wow! These would make beautiful Yuletide greetings cards – with the images on the outside and the verse on the inside! xxx
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Thank you Annabelle, that is a lovely idea for next year! ☺💖 xxx
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love this 😊
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Thank you! ☺🙋♀️
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Counting Blessings
First Snow
Where Frogs Are Sleeping
Serenity Glows
Acceptance
-Xenia Tran
With
Thanks
from me..:)
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Thank you my FRiEnD Fred and much love to you, Katrina and Yellow Boy too :o) xxx
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Reblogged this on Frank J. Tassone and commented:
#Haiku Happenings #5: Xenia Tran’s latest #tanka!
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Thank you so much for the reblog Frank! ☺🙋♀️
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My pleasure 😇
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The snow scene is beautifully captured, Xenia! 🙂 xxx
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Thank you so much Amy ☺💖 xxx
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Oh Xenia, wonderful photos and tanka! I love how you combined the acceptance theme with a deepening laughter and joy. I experienced this inside of me as a chuckle from nature. 🙂 So glad to contribute this to Forgiving Fridays tomorrow – I love your posts!! Blessings to you and Elvor and Pearl. Debbie
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Thank you so much for your kind words Debbie and it is a pleasure to share :o) Eivor and Pearl are taking all the snow in their stride and having fun with it! Love and blessings to you from all of us here :o) xxx
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Your words make winter so gentle – coming of age – and that picture of the glee makes my day. Dogs have a unique smile for those who see.
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Thank you Jilly, so glad you can see the smile! Winter can be the gentlest time of year when you wrap up warm, there is so much stillness and peace in the snows :o) xxx
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I grew up with much snow and cold. Moved south a long time ago. But I enjoy your peaceful words from afar! 😉
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☺🙋♀️💖 xxx
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Your images makes me long for some snow… to me it brings light to a dark time
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Thank you Björn, the snows bring a lot of light to the dark time here too :o)
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Peace and stillness pervades the words and pictures. Lovely.
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Thank you Paul, I love the stillness of walking in the snows :o)
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You have such a beautiful space to do just that.
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It is such a blessing :o) xxx
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Lovely capture of winter wonderland ~ Specially like this line: her laughter lines in branches.
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Thank you for your kind words Grace ☺💖 xxx
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Just beautiful, Xenia! I like seeing snow when I’m not living in it. 🌴 The dogs look enthralled with the winter wonderland!
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Thank you Shielagh, Eivor and Pearl are loving the snows! Enjoy the warm and have a wonderful weekend ☺💖 xxx
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I love the light on the snow. The second photo is snowing, how beautiful, and your cheerful tanks. Thank you, Xenia!
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Thank you so much for your kind words Miriam and we wish you all a wonderful weekend ☺💖 xxx
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You’re very welcome, Xenia! A wonderful weekend to you all 🙂 xox
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Thank you Miriam ☺💖🙋♀️ xxx
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You’re welcome, Xenia. 🙂 🙂 xox
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Definitely Christmas cards in the making! Lovely as always. 😀
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Thank you so much dear friend and have a wonderful weekend ☺💖 xxx
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The snow looks beautiful! It is way too warm here….
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Thank you dear Lois, hope you will get some relief from the warm and we wish you a lovely weekend ☺💖 xxx
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Nice! I can feel the chill and see the smile!
Dwight
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Thank you Dwight! ☺🙋♀️
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Hello. These stunning winter photos really are like Christmas cards. Have lovely weekend. xxxx
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Thank you so much for your kind words Kim and a lovely weekend to you, Buddy, Bossi, Jannie and Purdy too ☺💖🐕 xxx
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Magical, Xenia! I love the lines ‘winter comes of age’ and laughter lines in branches’. Have a wonderful weekend, Xenia! xxx
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Thank you so much for your kind words Kim and a wonderful weekend to you too! ☺💖🙋♀️ xxx
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Just fantastic – those doggies are a hoot – and a lovely verse..
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Thank you so much for your kind words Peter!☺🐾🐾
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Laughter lines in branches…I like that idea. (K)
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Thank you! ☺💖
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Let it snow!
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Haha, thank you Laurie! ☺⛄💖 xxx
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I like the snow’s laughter lines shown in branches.
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Thank you Frank! ☺🙋♀️
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Breathtaking photos of your Beauties in the snow. Wonderful poem, I like your description of winter, it’s perfect. 😀
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Thank you so much for your kind words E.C., hope you are having a lovely weekend ☺💖 xxx
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A wonderful mix of word and image.
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Thank you so much for your kind words Ros ☺💖
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Beautiful, snowy scenery! It looks like Pearl and Eivor spotted something fascinating on the other side of that fence. Love the Tanka.
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Thank you so much for your kind words Vicky, they were looking up at something before moving on – it may have been a bird of prey ☺💖 xxx
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Lovely—‘snow deepens her laughter lines in branches’…… and your images are sublime, as always. How can I tell who is who?
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Thank you so much for your kind words Vivian 💜 Eivor is the black (male) whippet and Pearl the blue (female)whippet/italian greyhound cross ☺💖 xxx
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Got it! The sight of them always brightens my day. They look so happy. Well done, you!
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Thank you Vivian, it so lovely to share this journey with them ☺🐾🐾
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Nice poetic and photo images :))
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Thank you Janice ☺💖 xxx
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I enjoy your posts but I especially like this poem. This line, “her laughter lines in branches” is lovely.
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Thank you so much for your kind words Ali ☺💖 xxx
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Just beautiful.
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Thank you Pamela ☺💖 xxx
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I love your line “her laughter lines in branches” – it expresses so much.
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Thank you so much for your kind words LuAnne, I love letting age express herself naturally :o) xxx
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Love it #. This is also to thank you for your so welcome response to my poem Meet My Great People.
Merry Christmas to you and Happy New Year.
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Thank you Herb, wishing you a blessed festive season and a very Happy New Year too ☺🎆
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