Whippet Wisdom – a Highland Journey
A journey through the seasons with two adopted whippets, a poet and a camera
Cairngorms National Park
from afar this light
finds her way through the trees
over and over
we pause in silence
breathing the spring air
© 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 – 1/320 s – ISO 100, f/3.2 – 1/640 s – ISO 100 and f/3.2 – 1/80 s – ISO 160.
Rag Tag Daily Prompt: Cornucopia
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
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)
Cairngorms National Park
it’s good to breathe the scent of pine
the freshness of our lingering snow
brings winter romance to our time
the snow-capped mountain turns to shrine
for seeking peace, a letting go
it’s good to breathe the scent of pine
our spring begins to bloom and shine
while snow-melt and the river’s flow
bring winter romance to our time
the forest trail begins to climb
we pause to watch the mountain grow
it’s good to breathe the scent of pine
the air tastes pure, so sweet and fine
our woolly hats and ruddy glow
bring winter romance to our time
two seasons meet along fine lines
we cherish both and deeply know
it’s good to breathe the scent of pine
bring winter romance to our time
This is our second contribution to this month’s Villanelle challenge at dVerse Poets. You can read our first contribution at A Voice that Knows and our third contribution Worth Waiting For has now been published on our sister blog Tranature.
A Villanelle is a French verse form consisting of five three-line stanzas and a final quatrain, with the first and third lines of the first stanza repeating alternately in the following stanzas. These two refrain lines form the final couplet in the quatrain (the Poetry Foundation)
Below is the complete version of the Villanelle:
it’s good to breathe the scent of pine
the freshness of our lingering snow
brings winter romance to our time
the snow-capped mountain turns to shrine
for seeking peace, a letting go
it’s good to breathe the scent of pine
our spring begins to bloom and shine
while snow-melt and the river’s flow
bring winter romance to our time
the forest trail begins to climb
we pause to watch the mountain grow
it’s good to breathe the scent of pine
the air tastes pure, so sweet and fine
our woolly hats and ruddy glow
bring winter romance to our time
two seasons meet along fine lines
we cherish both and deeply know
it’s good to breathe the scent of pine
bring winter romance to our time
© Xenia Tran
The prompt at dVerse remains open if you want to participate and there are now more than seventy contributions for you to enjoy.
With love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Settings: f/2.8 – 1/320 s – ISO 100, f/2.8 – 1/1250 s – ISO 160, f/4.5 – 1/250 s – ISO 200, f/2.8 – 1/250 s – ISO 100, f/2.8 – 1/160 s – ISO 100, f/2.8 – 1/800 s – ISO 100 and f/4 – 1/800 s – ISO 160.
dVerse Poets Forms for All: The Villanelle
Rag Tag Daily Prompt: Perspicatious
Friendly Friday: Photo Walk
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Walks, Trails, Sidewalks
Cairngorms National Park
With love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Settings: f/3.2 – 1/2000 s – ISO 100, f/3.2 – 1/1600 s – ISO 100 and f/5 – 1/800 s – ISO 160.
The Snow Melts Somewhere Friendly Friday: Dreamy
We tiptoe through layers of grass, brown heather and stone. The mountain’s steady pulse becomes our anchor with the wind whirling around her boulders. We can rest here. We can sip from the rising spring.
sunlight swims
between the melting snow fields
this wildness
© 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 – 1/1000 s – ISO 100, f/3.2 – 1/1600 s – ISO 160 and f/4.5 – 1/1250 s – ISO 160.
dVerse Poets Quadrille #74: Sip
Dutch Goes the Photo Tuesday Photo Challenge: Layer
a new day
sensing its beauty
earth’s garden
© Xenia Tran
We wish you all a very happy Tuesday and a wonderful rest of the week!
With love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Camera: Panasonic Lumix FZ200, Settings: f/2.8 – 1/60 s – ISO 125, f/3.2 – 1/80 s – ISO 200 and f/3.2 – 1/80 s – ISO 160.
Rag Tag Daily Prompt: Garden
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Texture
