The wind has changed direction and it’s best to stay at home. It’s blowing straight from the Arctic and, just for a short while, we get a sense of life in another place, far away from here. A place where the sun rarely sets in Summer and barely rises in Winter. A place with polar bears, reindeer and huskies. A place similar to what it was like here, thousands and thousands of years ago.
snow flurries
children roll their eggs
for easter
© Xenia Tran
Wishing you all a happy Monday and, if you’re in Northern Scotland, may you stay safe and warm!
With love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Settings: f/1.8 – 1/4000 s – ISO 220, f/5 – 1/1250 s – ISO 400 and f/4 – 1/1000 s – ISO 400.
PI Poetry Prompt: Egg
Lens-Artists Weekly Photo Challenge #142: You Pick It!
Word of the Day Challenge: Sometimes
Happy Monday to {{{Eivor, Pearl and Xenia}}} – I send warm wishes your way for a Happy, Healthy Week ❤ ❤ ❤
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Thank you so much for your kind words and wishes dear Jan and a Happy, Healthy new week to you too from all of us here! 🐾💛🐾
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My sister lives in the Highlands so I know how cold it is right now. Love those rich warming colours. Keeping the gorgeous dogs warm!
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Thank you so much for your kind words dear Sandra, hope your sister is staying safe and warm too! 🧡
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Wonderful, Xenia – and it is snowing here.
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Thank you kindly dear Ann-Christine, hope you are keeping safe and warm too! 🧡 xxx
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I try!
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After a beautiful weekend the weather has turned and it’s so cold 🥶 It must be worse where you are. Stay safe and warm 💚🐕💚xxx
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Thank you dear Cathy and sorry to hear the weather has turned cold where you are too!❄ Stay safe and warm and much love from our house to yours 🤗💕🐕 xxx
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Thank you, Xenia and much love to you all 🤗🐕💛xxx
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Thank you Cathy 🤗💛🐕 xxx
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Amazing photos!
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Thank you kindly dear Pragalbha! 💛 xxx
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You are very welcome 🙏🏼💛
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When we get those arctic winds we refer to it as a “polar vortex”. We have not had that now and our temperatures are actually above average. I was able to ride in the outdoor arena today. Glorious day! Pearl and Eivor look warm in their coats . You stay warm too!
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Thank you so much for your kind words dear Anne and great to hear you were able to ride in the outdoor arena! 🌞 We will be taking it easy for the next few days and only walk in sheltered places. Our beaches face North and we get the full force of 70 mph gusts with a -10C windchill ❄ Here’s wishing you a blessed week ahead and please give sweet Biasini a big pat from us all 🤗💖🐴 xxx
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I will give Biasini that pat and please give a pat from me to Pearl and Eivor.
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Eivor and Pearl say thank you Anne! 🐾💛🐾 xxx
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This piece has left me speechless. So much beauty compressed in such few words. Amazing!
I have recently created a new literary genre: The Flashku. It borrows from flash fiction, and two of my poetry forms. I’m sure you would master it in no time: https://abpoetryjournal.com/announcing-flashku/.
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Thank you so much for your kind words and for your link dear Cendrine 💛 I’ve not heard of Flashku before and will check it out 😊✍
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They look so cozy. I hope you had a wonderful Easter.
janet
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Thank you so much for your kind words dear Janet, we hope you had a lovely Easter too! 💛
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Thanks. We did. Quiet but good.
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Give Eivor and Pearl a nice warm hug. They look nice and warm, brrr… That sounds cold! I know Monday is over now, hope it warms up some this week! ❤️🐾❤️🐾
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Thank you so much for your kind words dear Diana and Eivor and Pearl say thank you for the warm hugs! 💛 The cold weather will pass by next Monday and until then we’ll take it nice and easy. Wishing you a happy week ahead and please give sweet Chloe a big pat from us all 🤗💖🐴 xxx
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Few! An Arctic blast in April. Looks like everyone was snug and warm.
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Thank you kindly dear Laurie, we’ll be taking it easy this week! 🐾💛🐾
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A lovely Easter haiku and what amazing closeness in those Eivor and Pearl snoozing photos.
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Thank you so much for your kind words dear Denis, they love snoozing together when they’re all played out 🐾💛🐾
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It was the touching feet I loved most
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The thing about your posts of Eivor and Pearl is how strongly they give visually weight to the importance of the affection between two animals. Honestly, after reading your posts through the years if I were able to have a dog I would absolutely go for two rather than one. Good for you for recognizing this early on Xenia.
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Thank you so much for your kind words dear Tina 💗 Most dogs and hounds especially love living in a pack and it’s as natural for them as it is for wolves who live in the wild. Eivor and Pearl connected the moment they met and it’s lovely to see the bond between them 🐾💛🐾
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I saw you were getting blasted… hope the wind direction changes for you soon!
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Thank you kindly dear Eliza, the forecast is for this to pass by next Monday and for the windspeed to gradually reduce before then 💛
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Have a wonderful day
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Thank you kindly dear Harken and a wonderful day to you too from all of us here 🤗💖🐕
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You are welcome and thank you
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Such awesome and beautiful pictures Xenia and such lovely words of Haibun. Great post.
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Thank you so much for your kind words dear Kamal and a blessed day to you too from all of us here 🤗💖🐕 xxx
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You are always welcome dear Xenia and same to you too have a blessed day. Love and light ❤️❤️❤️
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🤗💖🙏 xxx
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🙏🏻🙏🏻😊😊😊
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Reblogged this on Frank J. Tassone and commented:
#Haiku Happenings #9: Xenia Trans’ latest #haibun!
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Thank you so much for the reblog Frank! 🤗💖 xxx
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Beautiful. No dogs were ever better loved and cared for.
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Aww thank you so much for your kind words dear John 🐾💛🐾
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Your pictures conjure such a warm and cozy feel juxtaposed with words that talk of bitter cold . So beautiful, Xenia.
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Thank you so much for your kind words dear Sheetal 💛
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wonderful work as usual !!
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Thank you kindly dear Poorvi! 💛
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They are so lovely! My daughter has adopted a greyhound from a shelter recently. He is so gentle and sweet.
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Thank you so much for your kind words dear Amy and so lovely to hear your daughter has adopted a greyhound! They are the kindest souls and wonderful companions 🐾💛🐾
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Beautiful photos .. they look so warm and content ❤️
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Thank you so much for your kind words dear Julie, they were happy to be back in the warm 🐾🧡🐾
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My bride and I have only been as far north as Edinburgh. If we make our bucket list trip to Ireland in the next few years, maybe we can stop in at Fraserburgh or even Wick! We loved the highlands (if that’s what Scots call such low country as Edinburgh?), and exploring the more rural north would be a wonderful adventure, especially close to this time of year or in late October, when the winds would be cold and the rum warm. 😉
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Thank you so much for your kind words and we hope you’ll make it to Ireland, a country close to our heart 🍀 The Highlands are often quieter in Spring and Autumn with fewer midges too, so that would be a good time to visit. Glad to hear you enjoyed your time in Edinburgh too! 😊
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Arctic Winds Bring Change
AS Humans Must Hibernate
Animals Same to Stay Safe
Sadly Humans Often
Are Not Able
to Withstand
Arctic Winds
That Destroy Child
HeART SoUL SPiRiT
Spontaneous Patience
Original Creativity Arctic
Winds May Come Demanding Quiet
Feet and Hands of Dance And Song With
No Lessons Only Feeling SeNSinG New Colors
of Wind to Create For Winds That Take Us Higher
Out of
Darker
Winds
That Come
Arctic Winds A Thousand
And More Pins of Distraction
Money God of Dead Green to
Please True As Lies Illusions Humans
Create Take us Away From Child Eyes
Dogs in Play of Spring Winds Warming to Stay…:)
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Thank you so much for your deep and thoughtful words dear Fred 💜✍
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SMiles Dear
Xenia Thanks Many
Grains Of Thought
Yet Beach Soul Whole🏝
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