The sky and tidal pools are full of clouds, the wind is oh so cooling. Six weeks we prayed for this. A normal day to sniff and play, soft sand beneath our feet after the heatwave.
a butterfly
from flower to flower
between the dunes
© Xenia Tran
We wish you all a very happy Monday and a wonderful new week!
With love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Camera: Canon Powershot SX60 HS, Settings: f/5.6, 1/640 s, ISO 100, f/5.6, 1/800 s, ISO 100 and f/5, 1/1000 s, ISO 100.
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Lens-Artists Weekly Photo Challenge: Soft
Hi there, Eivor, Pearl and Xenia,
your soft impressions are simply stunning. The cloudscape at the end is outstandingly good!
Wishing you a wonderful evening,
The Fab Four of Cley Xx Xx
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Thank you so much for your kind words dear friends, a wonderful evening to you too from all of us here :o) xxx
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Aww… Beautiful landscape beach shots, they make me feel quite homesick… 🙂
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Thank you for your kind words Ruth, this place will always be with you in your heart :o)
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Beautiful images of Pearl and Eivor 💖 and a stunning sky and seascape xxx
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Thank you so much for your kind words Cathy, hope your week is off to a great start 🙂💖 xxx
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It’s getting better 🌤 🙂 xxx
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Wow! That bottom photo!!!! Amazing. Absolutely stunning.
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Thank you dear Na’ama! 🙂💖 xxx
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Lovely as always, friends. Cotton candy. Country fair fave.
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Thank you so much for your kind words Herb! 🙂🙋♀️
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That bottom picture is stunning!
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Thank you Laurie! 🙂💖 xxx
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Xenia, you know I love your photos of Pearl and Eivor but this week that closing capture is simply amazing! Lovely response 🙂
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Thank you so much for your kind words dear Tina and for hosting this lovely challenge 🙂💖 xxx
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the sand looks ever so soft in Eivor’s photo. Glad you are getting some relief from the heat, Xenia.
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Thank you dear Lois, it is a lot more comfortable with a bit of cloud and wind beside the water 🙂💖🐕 xxx
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The last photo is breathtaking, Xenia. I’m happy to hear that the clouds are there after the heat wave. Our temperature today is still 96 degrees F. I wish some clouds are coming our way. 🙂 ❤
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Thank you so much for your kind words Miriam 💜 The temperature has dropped from 30C to 21C and it is a lot more pleasant with the clouds – hope some will come your way soon too! 🙂💖 xxx
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You’re welcome, Xenia. 21C is more comfortable. Yes, I hope the temperature will drop soon! ❤ 🙂 xox
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stunning images – and so glad you found that day…
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Thank you Maureen, it is a big relief! 🙂💖 xxx
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More gorgeous photography, Xenia. If you produced a calendar, I’d buy one! And your haibun creates a beautiful image of its own. 🙂 xxx
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Thank you so much for your kind words Kim, one of my images featured in a charity calendar a few years ago and I am exploring viable and eco-friendly ways of producing something similar for other causes 🙂💖 xxx
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So true even for us. The clouds, the colours! life is beautiful.
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Thank you so much for your kind dear Rupali, life is truly beautiful 🙂💖🐕 xxx
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Rain is such a blessing after a long dry spell
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Thank you Suzanne, we are very grateful for every drop at the moment 🙂💖 xxx
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So lovely and beautiful 🙂 ❤
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Thank you so much for your kind words dear Annica 🙂💖🐕 xxx
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SMiLes Xenia.. our Grass
is Greening with long awaited
Rain too.. i captured a Rainbow
in the late evening
but i did not
keep
it for
i’m sure it
will come again..
like the Rain my FriEnd..
and on top of that i had already
walked half way to the Gym without
my smArt phone as that’s the only
place
i leave that
Rainbow and
Rain behind NoW too
As PArt of mY Hands and Mind2..:)
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Smiles Fred, glad you had some rain to green the grass and those rainbows will come again too :o) xxx
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SMiLes.. yes.. more
Colors coming..👨🎨
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I am glad you experienced somewhat a normal day for sniffing around! The heatwave in Stockholm lasted for far over a month…finally today they got rain and a more normal temperature.
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Thank you Helen, so glad to hear that the rain and normal temperatures have arrived in Stockholm too! 🙂💖 xxx
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Your photos are making your haibun a feast to read and re-read again.
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Thank you so much for your kind words Kristjaan 🙂💖 xxx
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