The crowds have left the beaches and a new calm returns. We are grateful the sand remains as pure and clean as we found it in our lockdown days. The rising sun takes the edge of the sharp wind that blows in from the North. As Eivor chases a yellow ball, we reflect how all that’s gone before has brought us to this moment.
new coolness
even in circles the path
remains a path
© Xenia Tran
Wishing you all a happy Monday and a wonderful new week,
with love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Camera: Panasonic Lumix FZ200, Settings: f/3.2 – 1/2000 s – ISO 100 and f/2.8 – 1/320 s – ISO 100.
Frank J Tassone’s Weekly Haikai Challenge #156: New Coolness
Lens-Artists Weekly Photo Challenge #114: Negative Space
That sand is dazzling!
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Thank you kindly dear Laurie! 💛 xxx
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Happy Monday to you all! An empty beach is a beautiful thing. It is still hot and sunny enough for ours to remain crowded… 😦
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Thank you kindly dear Lois and we hope you’ll find quiet moments on your beach too before too long 💙 A happy Monday to you, Parker, Piper and Pumpkin too from all of us here 🤗💖🐈 xxx
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Beautiful negative space photos, Xenia. The opening image is my favorite. Such a great scenery; and love the action capture. 🙂
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Thank you so much for your kind words dear Amy and for hosting this lovely challenge 🤗💖 xxx
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Happy, beautiful Monday, Xenia! The day looks amazing, even with a cooler wind. Enjoy the days of empty beaches and time with the pups.
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Thank you so much for your kind words dear Mary, wishing you a beautiful Monday too from all of us here! 💛 xxx
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A northern beach empty of human beings must be bliss 🙂
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Thank you kindly dear Jane, it’s lovely to see it quiet again 💛
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I’ll bet 🙂 Make the most of it; it’s precious.
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🙂🐾💜🐾
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Reblogged this on Frank J. Tassone and commented:
#Haiku Happenings #2: Xenia Trans’ latest #haibun for my current #Haikai Challenge!
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Thank you so much for the reblog Frank! 🤗💖 xxx
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I like how you split the photo in half, with Eivor in the center. Wonderful accompanying haibun.
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Thank you so much for your kind words dear Lisa 💛 xxx
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You’re welcome, my friend.
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Aah! Lovely😊
Pat
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Thank you kindly dear Pat 💛 xxx
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Like you Xenia, we await the departure of our island’s visitors and cherish a return to quiet. This year though, many of our visitors are staying put as they work or attend school virtually. Just one more change in the program due to Covid. Lovely image, especially loved the close-up!
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Thank you kindly dear Tina. It was very busy here during July and August as so many tourists who normally come at different times of the year all arrived at once when travel restrictions were lifted. It was good to see many of our regular visitors return and to see they were safe and well too but the additional crowds and traffic put a lot of strain on many Highland communities. We hope you’ll be able to enjoy a return to quieter times soon too! 💙 xxx
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Such a beautiful beach – I’m feeling rather envious! 🙂
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Thank you kindly dear Eliza, we’re so happy the beach stayed clean and people took their litter with them to dispose of it responsibly 💙
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A beach and a ball! What more could a dog want? Enjoy the week ahead Xenia.
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Thank you kindly dear Anne, a wonderful week ahead to you too! 🤗💖 xxx
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It’s so beautiful to see those beaches wrapped in the dazzling sunlight,your wonderful dogs running on the sand. Here in Oregon we’re still under a cloud of smoke, wondering if the sun will ever shine on us again.
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Thank you so much for your kind words dear Alanna and we hope the rain will come soon, bring relief and help clear the air. I also hope there will be better ways found to care for the environment with everyone who can make a positive difference working together. Stay safe and well and may the sun shine on you again 🙏💛
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I especially love these reflections and ‘even in circles the path/ remains a path’
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Thank you so much for your kind words dear Janice 💜
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They are all excellent. Love the tennis ball shot in particular.
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Thank you so much for your kind words dear John 🤗
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Great take on the theme and while I enjoyed your negative space photos – the top hit for me was the one with the ball! The neon kind of color and expression! Woof
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Aww thank you so much for your kind words dear Yvette 💛
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Blue Azure
Scotland
Free
Fall Skies
Above
Whitest
Sands of
Beach Hurricane
And Tropical CoLoRinG
Our Sands in FLoWeRinG
FLoRiDA Clouds for NoW..:)
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Thank you kindly dear Fred, hope you and Katrina are safe and well too 🙏
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All is Well
6 Feet
Above Hehe🌈💨🎶
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