Haiku: Skylark

Cairngorms National Park

a black whippet in a black jacket pausing on a forest trail beside heather and pine

the air sleeps
through the trees a starry song
rises and rises

© Xenia Tran

a blue and white whippet in a black jacket pausing beside an ancient pine tree
view through the pine-clad glen towards the snow-capped mountain peaks at Rothiemurchus

With love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx

Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.

Camera: Panasonic Lumix FZ200, Settings: f/2.8 – 1/500 s – ISO 100, f/2.8 – 1/100 s – ISO 125 and f/2.8 – 1/2000 s – ISO 160.

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This poem features in Between Heather and Grass. If you haven’t read the book yet, feel free to take a peek inside:

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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 two adopted whippets Eivor and Pearl.

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