Wishing you all a wonderful Wednesday,
with love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Word of the Day Challenge: Silvery
Wordless Wednesday: Silver Linings
Tag: mountain trail
Haiku: Autumn’s Tail
old route
the wind on autumn ‘s tail
in flowing water
© Xenia Tran
Wishing you all a happy Monday and a peaceful week ahead,
with love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Camera: Panasonic Lumix FZ200, Settings: f/2.8 – 1/125 s – ISO 125, f/2.8 – 1/160 s – ISO 160 and f/2.8 – 1/80 s – ISO 125.
Lens-Artists Weekly Photo Challenge #125: Alphabet – Starting with A
Rag Tag Daily Prompt: Swish
Word of the Day Challenge: Spontaneous
Tanka: Magic Mountain
steep trails
my right shoe leans
against the left
there is another world
behind the smiling fairy
© Xenia Tran
Wishing you all a blessed Thursday and a wonderful rest of the week,
with love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Camera: Panasonic Lumix FZ200, Settings: f/2.8 – 1/200 s – ISO 100, f/2.8 – 1/160 s – ISO 100 and f/3.2 – 1/125 s – ISO 100.
Thursday’s Special: Pick a Word 2020-4 (Accessible, Craggy & Hallucinogenic)
Tanka Thursday: Lean
Twiglet #205: My Right Shoe
Your Daily Word Prompt: Ally
Wordless Wednesday: Peaceful Puddles
Wishing you all a wonderful Wednesday,
with love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Camera: Panasonic Lumix FZ200, Settings: f/2.8 – 1/80 s – ISO 100, f/2.8 – 1/125 s – ISO 100 and f/2.8 – 1/60 s – ISO 200.
Jez Braithwaite’s Water Water Everywhere #53
Your Daily Word Prompt: Peace
Haibun: Into the Pure Land
Cairngorms National Park
We’re climbing the trail where Winter still lives on the hillside. Snow laces between heather and grass, delightful in simple patterns. Every step brings a deeper awareness. An awareness of what matters most. Companionship, looking after one another, only ever taking what little is needed and giving plenty back. Walking here in the sun, it is love that anchors the way.
into the pure land
an immeasurable light
turning west
© Xenia Tran
We hope you are all safe and well.
Wishing you a very happy Monday and a wonderful week ahead,
with love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Camera: Canon Powershot SX60 HS, Settings: f/6.5 – 1/320 s – ISO 200, f/5.6 – 1/160 s – ISO 200 and f/4.5 – 1/2000 s – ISO 200.
Carpe Diem #1824: Yasaka-ji Temple
Rag Tag Daily Prompt: Delightful
Your Daily Word Prompt: Anchor
dVerse Poets: Open Link Night 262
Wordless Wednesday: Windows of the Soul
Cairngorms National Park
Wishing you all a wonderful Wednesday,
with love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Camera: Panasonic Lumix FZ200, Settings: f/2.8 – 1/125 s – ISO 160, f/2.8 – 1/125 s – ISO 100 and f/2.8 – 1/60 s – ISO 125.
Lens-Artists Weekly Photo Challenge #79: A Window with a View
Tanka Prose: Walking with Saigyõ
Matsuo Bashõ (1644-1694) is one of the world’s best known haiku poets and his work has been guiding me along a poetic journey that offers me a space to pause and breathe. He carried the poems of Saigyõ (1118-1190) under his arm and I was curious to read what Bashõ was reading. Saigyõ gazed at the moon and flowers in many different places. According to Gary Snyder, Saigyõ takes the moon into his mind and out again, opening a new way of seeing the universe.
It is something I can relate to, climbing this hill. I see the colours unfolding in echoes of moonlight and sun. There are still remnants of purple on the higher ground, where the heather was late to flower.
ancestral moon
autumn’s deep places
in our heart between
the green, gold and violet
mirrors everywhere
© Xenia Tran
This piece was inspired by Saigyõ’s Mirror of the Moon (translated by Gary Snyder, 1978). I love the way Saigyõ’s tanka can be read both as the lines fall on the page and in reverse order, something I love to aim for when writing my own tanka.
Wishing you all a magical Thursday,
with love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Camera: Panasonic Lumix FZ200, Settings: f/2.8 – 1/320 s – ISO 160, f/2.8 – 1/640 s – ISO 160 and f/4 – 1/400 s – ISO 160.
Becca’s Nurturing Thursday
dVerse Poets Meeting the Bar: Critique and Craft – Imitation Practice
Your Daily Word Prompt: Incorporate
Word of the Day Prompt: Glorious
Wordless Wednesday: Blessed Mountains
Cairngorms National Park
Thank you for all your good wishes before our short break! The weather has been very kind and it’s wonderful to see the colours slowly changing.
Wishing you all a magical Wednesday,
with love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Camera: Panasonic Lumix FZ200, Settings: f/2.8 – 1/1600 s – ISO 100, f/2.8 – 1/1250 s – ISO 100 and f/4 – 1/640 s – ISO 100.
Nancy Merrill’s A Photo A Week Challenge: Changing Seasons
Lens-Artists Weekly Photo Challenge #65:Pick a Place
Wordless Wednesday: Golden Glow
Cairngorms National Park
Warm greetings from the Cairngorms National Park! We are taking a short blogging break to make the most of this fine weather and will be back next Wednesday.
Wishing you all a wonderful week,
with love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Camera: Panasonic Lumix FZ200, Settings: f/2.8 – 1/1600 s – ISO 100, f/2.8 – 1/2000 s – ISO 100 and f/4 – 1/800 s – ISO 100.
Sunday Stills: Signs of Autumn
Haiku: Guiding the Way
green shoots
between the stones
a new journey
© Xenia Tran
We’re delighted that this haiku is featured in Haiku Dialogue: Poet’s Choice, pathway, Troutswirl, The Haiku Foundation Blog, 11 September 2019. A very big thank you to Kathy Munro for putting this edition together.
Wishing you all a very happy Thursday,
with love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Camera: Panasonic Lumix FZ200, Settings: f/2.8 – 1/200 s – ISO 100.
Nancy Merrill’s A Photo A Week Challenge: Something New
Your Daily Word Prompt: Exceptional
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