The second squirrel sculpture we see along the trail receives a thorough sniffing. This one is sitting up, gazing ahead in the distance. Perhaps he’s hoping too, his real-life cousins will return.
the sound of leaves
before they touch the soil
beneath the trees
© Xenia Tran
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/2.8 – 1/60 s – ISO 125 and f/2.8 – 1/80 s – ISO 100.
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Happy Tuesday to you as well. Thank you for the beautiful posts and sharing the lovely doggies. 🦴💖🐶
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Thank you so much for your kind words dear Suzette, a wonderful Tuesday to you too! 🤗🐾💖🐾 xxx
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Wonderful Haibun! And what a pretty walk, overlooked by a guardian squirrel.
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Thank you so much for your kind words dear Laurie 🙂💜🍁 It’s a lovely walk and this squirrel does look and feel like a guardian 🤗🐾💖🐾 xxx
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Thanks for a lovely photo. I love the squirrel! Whippets looking good and happy during their walk😄
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Thank you so much for your kind words dear friend, there was lots to sniff and explore along the trail 🤗🐾💖🐾 xxx
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Most welcome. Garfield hugs to your handsome whippets🐶💕
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Eivor and Pearl say thank you dear friend, big hugs back! 🤗💖🐕 xxx
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What a wonderful surprise these must be! Someone is very talented.
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Thank you dear Lois, they’re really lovely and Eivor and Pearl seem to enjoy their presence too 🤗💖🐕 xxx
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Lovely words and that squirrel is wonderful. Very creative.
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Thank you so much for your kind words dear Rupali 🤗💖🍁 xxx
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I love the squirrel sculptures, there’s a lot of work gone into them and it must be wonderful to see them on your walks 💚 The forest is looking very beautiful too 🌲Hope you’re having a terrific Tuesday 🤗🐾🐾xxx
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Thank you so much for your kind words dear Cathy, we love seeing these sculptures on our walks! 🙂💜🍁 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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Thank you 🤗Much love to you all from us 💖🐕xxx
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Thank you Cathy 🤗💕🐕 xxx
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Love the sculptures!
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Thank you Jackie! 🤗💖🍁
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Haibunilicious.
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Thank you kindly Ron! 🤗💖🐕
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Amazing. Thanks so much for sharing.
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Thank you dear Anita, it’s a pleasure to share 🤗🐾💖🐾 xxx
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Interesting sculpture.
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Thank you dear LuAnne, there were a few squirrels like this along the trail 🤗🐾💖🐾 xxx
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Are Eivor and Pearl still looking for that giant Squirrel Xenia lol The sniffing of the trail such fun 🙂
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Thank you dear Brian, there’s so much to sniff along these trails! 🤗🐾💖🐾
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Absolutely wonderful, Xenia, they all seem to love each other. In the first scene the squirrel seems to be patting her!
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Thank you so much for your kind words dear Ann-Christine, it was a very friendly squirrel! 🤗🐾💖🐾 xxx
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I noticed – my dogs love squirrels, and so do I!
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Those are cool squirrel sculptures and such a pretty trail. Enjoy your walks with the pups!
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Thank you so much for your kind words dear Mary, they’re lovely sculptures and the trail is especially peaceful at this time of year. Much love to you and yours from all of us here 🤗🐾💖🐾 xxx
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Reblogged this on Frank J. Tassone and commented:
#Haiku Happenings #1 (11/21/19): Xenia Tran’s latest #haibun for my current #haikai challenge!
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Thank you so much for the reblog Frank! 🤗💖 xxx
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🙂
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Avatar Squirrels on a
Trail Wondering What
Sniffs Real to Be With No Real Smell
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Thank you dear Fred, lots to sniff in the natural materials too 😉💜🐕
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Haha So True too
Katrina Says There
Is a Lot Left of Me When
i Write all night in this Room
After i Dance
First a Half
A Marathon
in the Concrete
Jungles of Stores and Stuff
Scents of Life Really Living Linger..;)
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Never thought of leaves disrupting sound as they fall but they do. An added beauty.
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Thank you so much for your kind words dear Lisa 🤗💖🍁 xxx
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You are very welcome, Xenia 🙂
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Such lovely words .. I always enjoy your posts 🙂
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Thank you so much for your kind words dear Julie, so lovely to have join us here on our walks 🤗🐾💖🐾 xxx
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A very Autumn like haiku, great image and some interesting scents, what a package Xenia.
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Thank you so much for your kind words dear Denis, it was so quiet we could hear the leaves fall 🙂💖🍁
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