On this warm day we reach for cool among aspen, pine and beech – their new leaves unstitched in a season of moving. It is an easy switch from beach to forest, from play to sniffs.
artist trail
sculpted by nature, by hand
a dragonfly
© 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.
Settings: f/2.8, 1/250 s, ISO 100 and f/3.4, 1/250 s, ISO 250.
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Fabulous! What a treat to encounter in the woods.
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Thank you Laurie, it was lovely to see! :o) xxx
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What a lovely carving. Your poem echoes it beautifully.
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Thank you so much for your kind words E.C. :o) xxx
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What a beautiful carving and a lovely thing to see on a wonderful woodland walk 💚🐾xxx
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Thank you so much for your kind words Cathy, it was a lovely surprise and I am still trying to find out who the artist is – I will add the details as soon as I know 🙂💖 xxx
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Beautiful haiku (and haibun) and sculpture.
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Thank you so much for your kind words Janice 🙂💖 xxx
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Unexpected art work in the forest – pretty and fitting; a nice surprise. 🙂
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Thank you Liesbet, it was a lovely surprise, especially after seeing the damselflies in Gleann
Einich 🙂💖 xxx
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A lovely artist trail. It’s beautifully displayed in woods. 🙂 xxx
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Thank you Amy, it blends in so well 🙂💖 xxx
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So beautiful 😍
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Thank you Elaine 🙂💖 xxx
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That’s amazing! We did something similar last week! I love the dragonfly sculpture and haiku, Xenia.
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Thank you so much for your kind words Kim, lovely to hear you switched from beach to forest too! 😀🌳💖
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I love this haibun. Such a treat to wander among the artists’ wood and to discover that dragonfly treasure. I especially love: from beach to forest, from play to sniffs. You and Eivor and Pearl always have the bestest adventures.
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Thank you so much for your kind words Toni, it was a lovely surprise to see the dragonfly. We have been enjoying our adventures in the forests during the heatwave, it was so much cooler there. Hope you are keeping well and much love from all of us here :o) xxx
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Had to hunt for the “itch”, but happily found it in 2 words. Hope the pooches enjoy forest
romps. That enchanting artifact creates a lot of mystery.
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Thank you Glenn, glad to see you found the two ‘itches’! Eivor and Pearl love romping through forests, the natural smells awaken their ‘inner wolf’ :o)
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We had a huge dragonfly somehow get into our office at work the other day. After much coaxing and window opening we managed to get it back outside but it was quite an experience. I’ve not seen one that close before.
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Wow, what an experience! So glad you managed to set the dragonfly free again! 🙂💖 xxx
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Yeah, still not sure how it got in but at least it got out again.
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A gem to find that sculptered dragonly by your friends Xenia ~ Love your haibun and photos ~
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Thank you so much for your kind words Grace, it was a lovely find! 🙂💖 xxx
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What a lovely carving!💜 Your poem compliments it beautifully 😊
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Thank you so much for your kind words Sanaa 🙂💜 xxx
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Nice photos of that butterfly statue. Being able to switch from beach to forest and back again must be wonderful.
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Thank you so much for your kind words Frank, we are very grateful we can switch between the two 🙂🌳🏖
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So lovely, so at home!
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Thank you dear Na’ama 🙂💖 xxx
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Nice Quadrille and the carving is beautiful!
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Thank you so much for your kind words Kathy 🙂💖
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beautiful images and words.
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Thank you dear Sascha 🙂💖 xxx
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What a beautiful trail this is–so green and peaceful. Hope Monday was wonderful.
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Thank you dear Lois, it is a lovely trail above the river. Hope your Monday was wonderful too! 🙂💖 xxx
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The beautiful woods in the summer time will scratch all your itches. Beautiful poem of all that is wonderful and amazing!
Dwight
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Thank you so much for your kind words Dwight, we are so grateful to have these lovely woods on our doorstep 🙂🌳🐕
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How does one survive without a woods nearby??
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Wooded Dragon
Flies Fly
too Fast
to be bit
by Mosquitos..
Never Itch iN FLiGHT..:)
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Thank you Fred, thankfully there were no mosquitoes here! 🙂🐾💖🐾
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Scotland
Itch
Free
Mosquit
Dreams.. hehe..
😺😇
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A cool forest for you and your girls – and a lovely surprise too. Beautiful!
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Thank you so much for your kind words Ann-Christine, it was a lovely surprise! 🙂🐾💖🐾
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In harmony with the forest!
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Lovely art work.
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Thank you dear Rupali, it looked so at home here 🙂💖 xxx
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I love that switch from play to sniffs. You really understand your dogs so well, observe them so clearly.
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Thank you so much for your kind words Sarah 🙂💖 xxx
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Beautiful haibun with that itch fulfilled in the switch! I imagine your wonderful dogs are smart enough to scratch where it itches and love romping in the glorious out-of-doors you image here!❤️
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Thank you so much for your kind words Lillian, Eivor and Pearl sure now how to scratch where it itches! :o) xxx
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EXTRA KUDOS!!! this is one fabulous haibun Xenia
much love…
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Thank you so much for your kind words dear Gillena 🙂💖 xxx
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“Play to sniffs”
Love that Xenia. And what an interesting find in the middle of the forest!
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Thank you so much for your kind words dear Tina 🙂💖 xxx
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So clever of you to hide those 2 itches in other words. A beautiful moment in the life of both pups and their person, I expect.
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Thank you so much for your kind words Victoria and yes, it was a beautiful moment in the life of their person too! 😁💖 xxx
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I like the contrasts in your haibun and the parallel of “beach to forest” and “play to sniffs”. Your haiku is beautiful.
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Thank you so much for your kind words Mish 🙂💖 xxx
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Dragonflies! Yay!!! “New leaves unstitched” everything opening. So lovely
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Thank you so much for your kind words Lona 🙂💖
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Art in nature … wow. That’s a nice path to find your new way.
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Thank you Kristjaan! 💜
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