animals – Whippet Wisdom – a Highland Journey

Haiku: Golden Hour

a blue whippet in a winter jacket walking towards the camera across tidal sands and shingle

shingle
left here by the surf
one cosmos

a blue whippet in a grey and maroon winter jacket walking across tidal sands and shingle

With love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx

Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.

Camera: Panasonic Lumix FZ200, Settings: f/3.5 – 1/1000 s – ISO 100.

Nancy Merrill’s A Photo A Week Challenge: Vanishing Point

Wordless Wednesday: Quest

two whippets in winter jackets striding across the sands towards a tidal lagoon

a blue whippet walking through a shallow tidal lagoon and a black whippet leaping across the water beside her

a blue whippet walking through a shallow tidal lagoon and a black whippet suspended in mid-air above the water beside her

With love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx

Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.

Camera: Panasonic Lumix FZ200, Settings: f/2.8 – 1/320 s – ISO 100, f/2.8 – 1/500 s – ISO 100 and f/2.8 – 1/640 s – ISO 100.

Wordless Wednesday

Rag Tag Daily Prompt: Quest

Haibun: Into the Breeze

a black whippet in a maroon and grey winter jacket enjoying the breeze along the shingle shore

The weather changes daily. We celebrate the mild when it rains, the sun’s rays and clear blue skies on colder days. It’s the kindest Winter we’ve known since moving to the Highlands.

skipping the season
a pile of books waits
for snow to fall

close up shot of a blue whippet in a grey and maroon winter jacket running towards the camera

seals sleeping on a sandbar with oystercatchers and seagulls feeding along the shore

With love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx

Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.

Camera: Panasonic Lumix FZ200, Settings: f/3.5, 1/1600 s, ISO 100, f/3.5, 1/1250 s, ISO 100 and f/4, 1/500 s, ISO 100.

dVerse Poets Quadrille #71: Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes

Dutch Goes the Photo Tuesday Photo Challenge: Breeze

Rag Tag Daily Prompt: Collection

Haiku: When Days Grow Longer

close up of a black whippet in a maroon and grey winter jacket walking through a tidal pool

across the sands
our worlds come closer
winter’s light

two whippets in maroon winter jackets by a tidal lagoon

two whippets in maroon winter jackets bending down by a tidal lagoon

We wish you all a very 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/3.5, 1/800, ISO 100, f/3.5, 1/1600 s, ISO 100 and f/3.5, 1/2000 s, ISO 100.

Lens-Artists Weekly Photo Challenge #28: Curves

Carpe Diem #1581: Setsubun

Wordless Wednesday: New Horizons

a winter woodland trail beside a stream and a wooden bridge

two whippets in winter jackets running towards the camera along a forest trail beside a stream

With love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx

Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.

Camera: Panasonic Lumix FZ200, Settings: f/3.5, 1/30 s, ISO 200 and f/3.5, 1/40 s, ISO 200.

Wordless Wednesday

Nancy Merrill’s A Photo A Week Challenge: On the Horizon

Haiku: Winter Dawn

two whippets in winter jackets on a forest trail, one sniffing the ground

among the gold
fresh grass grows
winter dawn

a blue whippet in a maroon winter jacket bending down on a forest trail to sniff some fresh grass

two whippets in maroon winter jackets bending down side by side to sniff the grass on a forest trail

With love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx

Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.

Camera: Panasonic Lumix FZ200, Settings: f/3.2, 1/25 s, ISO 200 and f/3.5, 1/20 s, ISO 200.

Carpe Diem #1576: Dawn

Dutch Goes the Photo Tuesday Photo Challenge: Gentle

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Pairs

Tanka: Treasures

a blue whippet in a black winter jacket beside a large pine and a fallen tree

exploring
the wolf within
remembers
treasures of the forest
a winter in the wild

two whippets in black winter jackets in the forest

a blue whippet in a black winter jacket sniffing the ground beneath ancient pine

We wish you all a very blessed and happy New Year!

With love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx

Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.

Camera: Panasonic Lumix FZ200, Settings: f/2.8, 1/80 s, ISO 125 and f/2.8, 1/60 s, ISO 125.

Ronovan’s Weekly Haiku Challenge #234: Seek & Find

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