Tanka: Beaver Moon

a black whippet and a blue and white whippet in black jackets on an autumnal forest trail
two whippets in black jackets on a forest trail in autumn colours

yellow and gold
leaves begin to fall
like the first time
we see the sky together
the beaver moon through the trees

© Xenia Tran

a black whippet and a blue and white whippet in black jackets on an autumnal forest trail

Wishing you all a beautiful Tuesday,

with love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx

Photographs by Xenia Tran , edited in lr.

Camera: Panasonic Lumix FZ200, Settings: f/3.2 – 1/200 s – ISO 100 and f/2.8 – 1/200 s – ISO 100.

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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.

47 thoughts on “Tanka: Beaver Moon”

    1. Thank you so much for your kind words dear Cathy, it was lovely when the sun came through! 🌞💜🍁 Hope you’re having a terrific Tuesday too and much love to you and Finn from all of us here 🤗🐾💖🐾 xxx

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  6. Simply golden, Xenia! And you golden book arrived today ♥ Thank you So Much…I cried for 30 minutes, and now it resides beautifully on my night table. Night poetry, night reflections – how can I be grateful enough? ♥♥♥

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    1. Thank you so much for your kind words dear Ann-Christine, so happy to hear our book has found a loving home! 🙂💜 Thank you too for all your inspiration and please give Totti and Milo a big pat from us all 🤗🐾💖🐾 xxx

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