Cairngorms National Park| Tranature
As the peak of Shiehallion slowly emerges from the clouds, we are so grateful we were able to climb two-thirds of her eastern slope twice this Summer after climbing it many times before in my imagination. Wishing you all a blessed Sunday and a peaceful new week, with love from Xenia xxx Photographs by Xenia … Continue reading "Silent Sunday: Our Friend the Mountain"| Tranature
Cairngorms National Park| Tranature
This week, Egídio at Lens-Artists invites us to explore the concept of saudade, a Portuguese word most often translated as longing. We long for peace in the world and to head out with our backpack to the natural places that symbolise peace for us. These seem to be the places where Bria leads the way, … Continue reading "Peace in Our Heart"| Tranature
I am deeply honoured and delighted to have some of my haiku included in The Haiku Foundation’s Haiku Registry: … and in The Living Haiku Anthology: With warm-hearted thanks to Marta Cho…| Tranature
Shiehallion| Tranature
Wishing you all a wonderful Wednesday from Loch Eigheach and a peaceful rest of the week, with love from Xenia xxx Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr. Wordless Wednesday Xingfu Mama’s Whatsoever is Lovely Challenge 2025 Week 35 Jez Braithwaite’s Water Water Everywhere #278| Tranature
The wild does not have words. The unwritten pages spread themselves out in all directions – Thomas Tranströmer One day this August, we embarked on a journey that, only a year ago, would not have seemed possible. Shiehallion had been calling me for some time and the day had come to climb this mountain, at … Continue reading "Heather Mountain"| Tranature
5 posts published by Tranature - quiet moments in nature during August 2025| Tranature
bees humfrom toadflaxto foxgloveslowly the garden she tendsgrows wild at the edges © Xenia Tran Laurels #4 We are deeply honoured and delighted that the above tanka was published in Laurels #4 in August 2025. Warm-hearted thanks to Jackie Chou for selecting my poem and to the team at Laurels for putting this beautiful edition … Continue reading "Tanka: Bees Hum"| Tranature
We are taking a short blogging break before the weather turns and will be back on Wednesday 20 August 2025. Wishing you all a blessed Sunday and peaceful week ahead, with love from Xenia xxx Photog…| Tranature
6 posts published by Tranature - quiet moments in nature during July 2025| Tranature
Wishing you all a blessed Sunday and a peaceful new week, with love from Xenia xxx Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr. Silent Sunday Weekly Prompts Weekend Colour Challenge: Black and White Ha…| Tranature
This week, Ann-Christine at Lens-Artists invites us to post a single picture and share why we have chosen this particular image and what it means to us. For ease of reading, and for those of you re…| Tranature
