Tanka: Lighting Candles

two whippets in winter jackets walking on a forest trail beside a stream
a black whippet in a winter jacket on a forest trail with leafless trees

leafless trees
the forest breathes her calm
in winter’s grey
a sunburst through the pine
one candle lighting another

© Xenia Tran

a sunburst through leafless trees and pine

Wishing you all a peaceful 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 160, f/2.8 – 1/125 s – ISO 160 and f/4 – 1/160 s – ISO 160.

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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.

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