Whippet Wisdom – a Highland Journey
A journey through the seasons with two adopted whippets, a poet and a camera
Wishing you all a wonderful Wednesday,
with love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Settings: f/3.5 – 1/100 – ISO 100, f/3.5 – 1/160 s – ISO 100 and f/4 – 1/250 s – ISO 160.
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: 90% Needs to Be All One Color
Word of the Day Challenge: Chilling
daydream
stepping through a portal
of dappled light
© Xenia Tran
Wishing 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/2.8 – 1/160 s – ISO 100 and f/2.8 – 1/200 s – ISO 100.
Carpe Diem #1836: Daydreaming
Rag Tag Daily Prompt: Hardihood
Today we have some wordless music for you too by talented Aviemore artist Stevie Macleod, performing his song The Highlands. Regular readers of this blog will recognise many of the locations in the video:
Stevie has just released his first digital EP called Where I Call Home, which is available via Apple Music, Spotify and Bandcamp.
Wishing you all a wonderful Wednesday,
with love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Camera: Panasonic Lumix FZ200, Settings: f/2.8 – 1/400 s – ISO 100, f/2.8 – 1/200 s – ISO 160 and f/4 – 1/800 s – ISO 160.
Jez Braithwaithe’s Fan Of … #82: Sun Through the Trees
We are taking a short blogging break to make the most of our fine Autumn weather and will be back next Wednesday.
Wishing you all a wonderful Wednesday and a peaceful week ahead,
with love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Settings: f/3.5 – 1/60 s – ISO 125, f/3.4 – 1/320 s – ISO 200 and f/3.5 – 1/30 s – ISO 200.
Jez Braithwaite’s Water Water Everywhere #46
under the roof
of leaves and dappled light
a forest welcome
bearing blessings for all to share
this sacred world we walk in
© Xenia Tran
Wishing you all a blessed Tuesday!
With love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Camera: Panasonic Lumix FZ200, Settings: f/2.8 – 1/160 s – ISO 100 and f/2.8 – 1/200 s – ISO 100.
Word of the Day Challenge: Welcome
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Roofs
Cairngorms National Park
It’s lovely to be walking among the soothing smells of pine trees again and enjoy the bliss of forest bathing.
Wishing you all a wonderful Wednesday,
with love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Camera: Panasonic Lumix FZ200, Settings: f/3.5 – 1/200 s – ISO 100, f/3.5 – 1/320 s – ISO 100 and f/3.5 – 1/250 s – ISO 100.
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Trees
Word of the Day Challenge: Wellbeing
Knockan Crag Nature Reserve
We’re very grateful to enjoy this freshness after the rain and relive some of these lovely moments.
Wishing you all a wonderful Wednesday,
with love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Camera: Panasonic Lumix FZ200, Settings: f/2.8 – 1/400 s – ISO 160, f/3.5 – 1/320 s – ISO 320 and f/2.8 – 1/200 s – ISO 100.
Dutch Goes the Photo Tuesday Photo Challenge: Rectangles
Rag Tag Daily Prompt: Nostalgia
Your Daily Word Prompt: Sublimity
this trail
woven by wind and droplets
shimmering leaves
© Xenia Tran
With love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Camera: Panasonic Lumix FZ200, Settings: f/3.2 – 1/640 s – ISO 100 and f/4.5 – 1/60 s -ISO 200.
Sunday Stills: Veering off the Path
Dutch Goes the Photo Tuesday Photo Challenge: Trail
Rag Tag Daily Prompt: Droplets
Cairngorms National Park
the air sleeps
through the trees a starry song
rises and rises
© Xenia Tran
With love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Camera: Panasonic Lumix FZ200, Settings: f/2.8 – 1/500 s – ISO 100, f/2.8 – 1/100 s – ISO 125 and f/2.8 – 1/2000 s – ISO 160.
Dutch Goes the Photo Tuesday Photo Challenge: Worship
Ronovan’s Weekly Haiku Challenge #249: Pitch & Tone
Carpe Diem #1648: Skylark (hibari)
Twiglet #122: The Air Sleeps
This poem features in Between Heather and Grass. If you haven’t read the book yet, feel free to take a peek inside:
pine trees float
in puddles of snow melt
the first green grass
© Xenia Tran
Wishing 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.
Settings: f/2.8 – 1/320 s – ISO 100 and f/3.4 – 1/800 s – ISO 400.
Carpe Diem #1646: Puddles (Modern Kigo)
This poem features in Between Heather and Grass. If you haven’t read the book yet, feel free to take a peek inside:
