Haibun: The Colours of Gleann Einich

Cairngorms National Park

two whippets on a trail through the glen

 

On this warm day in a Highland heatwave we retire to the glen once more. Here in Gleann Einich, mature pine line the trail with young trees below. This forest is self-sown and eight thousand years old. We marvel at her history, her shades of mauve and green.

young ferns
glistening in the sun
the trill of bird song

© Xenia Tran

 

two whippets on a trail through the glen flanked by young green ferns and heather

 

It seems only yesterday, when we saw our first damsel. Today, we see them climbing in heather, buzzing between wild flowers like fairies. One of them lands beside us and waits. This time it feels right to crouch down and capture the moment.

a blue damselfly
navigating the colours
we smell to see

© Xenia Tran

 

a blue damselfly resting on young heather

With love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx

 

Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.

 

In case you missed it, you can read the post about our first damselfly of the year here.

 

Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.

Settings: f/5.6, 1/125 s, ISO 100, f/8, 1/250 s, ISO 100 and f/5.6, 1/160 s, ISO 250.

 

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Author: whippetwisdom

The stories, poems and photographs on this blog are the original creative work of Xenia Tran. Inspired by life in the Scottish Highlands and in awe of nature she gives voice to the wisdom of her adopted and fostered whippets.

43 thoughts on “Haibun: The Colours of Gleann Einich”

    1. Thank you so much for your kind words Cathy. It is lovely to have some shade on our walks as it is very warm for the whippets! Hope you are having a great time too and much love to you and Finn :o) xxx

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  3. Beautiful! And I learned something more today, as your bit on damselflies caused me to look them up, and differentiate them from dragonflies. I’d been being sloppy. Now I know. Love them both!

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    1. Thank you so much for your kind words Liesbet and those ferns near your parents’ house sound huge!😀 The easiest way to tell the difference between dragon and damselflies is to look at the wings. The damselflies fold them alongside the body when at rest (as in the photo) and the dragonflies keep them stretched out horizontally, like the wings of an aeroplane. Their bodies are a bit chunkier too and their eyes usually touch. The eyes of a damselfly are wider apart, which makes their face look very friendly. There are probably more differences in their biological makeup, but these are the most visible differences to me. I hope this helps! 🙂💖 xxx

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  8. Great pictures. Pearl and Eivor look like they are having a great time exploring! Eight thousand years old?! That’s amazing. Makes one want to know what roamed those same paths so long ago.

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    1. Thank you so much for your kind words Vicky 💜 There are so many interesting smells for Eivor and Pearl and they love exploring the glen. It feels like another world and yes, we wonder too who walked here before us! 🙂🐾💖🐾 xxx

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  9. Your photos transport me to your part of the world. I look at them and I always feel a level of tension or stress, whatever it is from the day, let go and release and float away over those highlands.

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    1. Thank you so much for your kind words Anne, this glen is the perfect place to let go and just be. So glad you enjoyed the journey and much love to you and Biasini from all of us here 🙂💖 xxx

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  11. As always, wonderful pictures, but I especially like the electric blue damselfly. Hope your heatwave breaks soon. We have one coming in the next couple of days.

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    1. Thank you so much for your kind Laurie, it looks as if the heatwave is here for another six days and our walks will be early or in the shade for a little longer. Hope you will find plenty of places to stay cool where you are too! 🤗🍦💖 xxx

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      1. Thanks! We are used to hot summers and cold winters. The only questions are how hot or how cold. And how long. 😉

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