Whippet Wisdom – a Highland Journey
A journey through the seasons with two adopted whippets, a poet and a camera
the day opens a new book
of sights, scents and sounds
for the eternally curious
canines we adopted
~ or is it the other way around? ~
who is walking who on any
given day when we take turns
to guide and follow a spark
that bounces from the stars?
© Xenia Tran
Wishing you all a happy Monday and a peaceful week ahead,
with love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
PI Poetry Prompt: Reading
Sunday Stills: Geometry
wolf dog –
when clouds speak of rain
her eyes flicker
as sunlight shifts sideways
along summer waves
© Xenia Tran
Wishing you all a happy Thursday and a peaceful rest of the week,
with love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Tanka Thursday: Eyes
Word of the Day Challenge: Surreal
Wishing you all a wonderful Wednesday,
with love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Sunday Stills: Ageless and Evergreen
CMMC: July – Pick a Topic from my Photo
Rag Tag Daily Prompt: Coalesce
Summer is in full swing and tourists bring a bit of buzz to the beach. There are kites in the air and paddle boarders on the water. Wild-swimmers wade through the shallows with orange inflatables. We slip away to where nature makes the only sound. The gentle lapping of waves, the chant of oystercatchers piping.
table-top rock
our dogs invite us
to dinner
© 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.
PI Prompt: Table
Lens-Artists Weekly Photo Challenge #157: Getting Away
Rag Tag Daily Prompt: Whirlwind
green dawn
all this light mirrored
in the leaves
© Xenia Tran
Wishing you all a happy Thursday and a peaceful rest of the week,
with love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Sunday Stills: Under and Over the Trees
Word of the Day Challenge: Self
wild water
where sacred music flows
dogs are waiting
at home in this wilderness
we feel its welcome too
© Xenia Tran
Wishing you all a wonderful Wednesday,
with love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Thank you Cee for honouring us with this post as a CMMC Featured Blogger!
PI Poetry Prompt: Wild
Rag Tag Daily Prompt: Trickle
CMMC July Color: Brown
We are delighted we were able to make another donation of dog bowls, dog food (wet, dry and senior) and dental chews to DOTS (Dogs on the Streets) last week with funds raised from the sale of Sharing Our Horizon during the 2020-2021 tax year.
DOTS is a Multi Award Winning Charity dedicated to the welfare of dogs belonging to the UK’s homeless community. They operate weekly in London as well as running regular services in Birmingham, Kent, Milton Keynes, Oxford and Taunton with a view to expand even further.
With a fully equipped mobile veterinary surgery vehicle allowing ease of access to dogs in need, DOTS ensures all the essential items and services are provided for free each and every week. From food provisions to new harnesses and leads plus training and grooming sessions.
Working tirelessly, DOTS aim is to find permanent accommodation for rough sleepers and regularly represents clients and their dogs with services/ borough councils. Many refuse housing when offered simply because it is not dog friendly. This has been a major challenge during the Covid-19 pandemic and DOTS has been able to foster dogs for the homeless in their sanctuary until suitable accommodation can be found where they can be reunited with their owner.
When an owner is no longer able to care for their dog through ill health or other circumstances, DOTS will find a suitable new home for the dog and can offer peace of mind that their beloved companion will be cared for.
If you want to support DOTS directly please visit their website where you can find out how to make a difference.
A very big thank you to all of you who have bought a copy of Sharing Our Horizon, left a review and helped spread the word.
If the book is new to you please click on the icon below for a peek inside.
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.
Word of the Day Challenge: Magnanimous
ancient rocks
above us and below us
a river flows
© Xenia Tran
Wishing you all a happy Thursday,
with love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Thursday’s Special: Pick a Word (Continuity, Inward, Reflecting, Stronghold)
Rag Tag Daily Prompt: Destiny
Wishing you all a wonderful Wednesday,
with love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Word of the Day Challenge: Silvery
Assynt
scrambling through the gorge
we follow the stream and sound
of falling water, famed
in myth and legend
~ we feel a presence ~
stretching to eavesdrop
on voices that greet us
rising from the rocks with
their smiling, fleeting faces
© 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.
We are deeply honoured and delighted that this poem features on Poetry Ireland’s Poet in Residence Blog for July 2021. A big thank you to Catherine Ann Cullen and Poetry Ireland for sharing my work in this way.
PI Poetry Prompt: Eavesdrop
Lens-Artists Weekly Photo Challenge #155: On the Water
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