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Puente Poetry: Gorse Blooms

a smiling brindle whippet running through the dunes in the spring sun

gorse blooms
where the sun glitters
across the bay

~ in gratitude ~

as if we knew one day
how you’d be there for me
and I’d be there for you

morning sun glittering on the water of Findhorn Bay

While we were walking around Findhorn Bay in the sunshine it felt extra special to be here for each other, at this moment in time.

Below is a video showing the lyrics of Old Soul, a beautiful song by Colin MacLeod, featuring Sheryl Crow, which seems very fitting:

Wishing you all a happy Thursday and a peaceful rest of the week,

with love from Misty and Xenia xxx

Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.

CFFC: Things People Visit

Your Daily Word Prompt: Grateful

Tanka: Imbolc

Cairngorms National Park

a smiling brindle whippet in a yellow jacket on a forest trail

Imbolc –
the waters of
our heart
awaken in the glen we walk
a deep sense of belonging

a mountain stream flowing through the forest and glen

Imbolc is a Celtic holiday that honours the halfway point between Winter Solstice and Spring Equinox, celebrated in Neolithic Ireland and Scotland.

To celebrate we are delighted to share the video below featuring Am Monadh Ruadh by the Calum Stewart Quartet:

Wishing you all a blessed Imbolc and a peaceful rest of the week,

with love from Misty and Xenia xxx

Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.

Weekly Prompts Wednesday Challenge: Belonging

Tanka: Small Waves

a smiling brindle whippet running through the dunes

ah the sound
of small waves breaking
each day
still bright enough
to follow a dream

small waves rolling toward the beach in the Moray Firth

In the spirit of dreams, we will leave you with this beautiful song by Colin MacLeod:

Wishing you all a happy Monday and a peaceful new week,

with love from Misty and Xenia xxx

Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.

Jez Braithwaite’s Water Water Everywhere #160

Looking Back at 2022 with Love and Gratitude

by whippetwisdom December 29, 2022

Tanka: Tree Spirits

a large piece of driftwood on the beach draped with seaweed and a whippet walking behind it on the sand

east to west
in the warm wind
driftwood
filled with song from places
where a quiet bird listens

a large piece of driftwood on the beach with seaweed draped around it

The willow trees and shorter pieces we saw on the beach reminded me of ‘Willow’ from Spell Songs, so here is some music for you today too:

Wishing you all a blessed Monday and a peaceful new week,

with love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx

Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.

Rag Tag Daily Prompt: Pitch

Weekly Prompts Weekend Challenge: Short

Wordless Wednesday: They’re Playing Our Song

a smiling black and white whippet in a winter jacket running in full flow on a windy beach

… and here’s Chloe Steele & Glenfinnan Ceilidh Band performing Òran an Tombaca at BBC Alba’s Hogmanay Ceilidh:

Wishing you all a wonderful Wednesday,

with love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx

Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.

Wordless Wednesday

Rag Tag Daily Prompt: Song

Word of the Day Challenge: Chances

Wordless Wednesday: Play-Time Prelude

two whippets on the beach playing with a ball

two whippets in black jackets on the beach, with one dropping a pink ball

Wishing you all a wonderful Wednesday,

with love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx

Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.

A special treat by Janine Jansen and Julian Rachlin for all you music lovers:

Wordless Wednesday

Word of the Day Challenge: Prelude

Wordless Wednesday: A Beautiful Day

Cee included the great Beatles song Here Comes the Sun in her challenge post this week.

In the same spirit, for those of you who enjoy a bit of music, we are delighted to include What a Beautiful Day by the Levellers:

Wishing you all a wonderful Wednesday,

with love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx

Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.

Wordless Wednesday

CFFC: Here Comes the Sun

Haibun: Ancient Harmonies

a blue and white whippet in pink fleece sniffing a baglama saz

Our Hoopa has been filling our home with music during lockdown and today he received his baglama saz, all the way from Istanbul. There is lots to sniff and discover.

The saz is played in many countries and the tradition is thousands of years old. It made its way from Persia via Azerbaijan, Anatolia, Istanbul, Bulgaria, Albania, Bosnia and Berlin to the rest of Europe and across the Atlantic and is played in the rest of Asia too.

People play the saz to accompany poems, songs and stories that are handed down from generation to generation. Ali Ulutaş, a musician, says the saz is a door of secrets. When people play it, listen to it, they get to know the essence within themselves and from that place, they can understand the other.

southern wind
warm notes and harmonies
fill the room