Category: weekly photo challenge

Haiku: Damselfly

Cairngorms National Park

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blue whippet in purple harness on forest trail

 

in the coolest shade
breathes the warmth of our faith
a blue damsel

© Xenia Tran

 

Lochan Mor with waterlily buds and trees full of green leaves

On our walk at Lochan Mor we saw our first damselfly of the year. She was a real beauty and we enjoyed watching her fly by. It is always a fine balance, having a camera and the desire to be non-intrusive with the wildlife that we see. I was happy to let a photographic opportunity slip by and be fully present in the moment. When I looked up, the blue colours from the sky reflected in the loch on the far side were the exact colours of the damselfly. I have posted photographs of this loch before with the water lilies in bloom and in Winter when it was frozen. As of today I have found a new favourite.

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: Canon Powershot SX60 HS, Settings: f/5.6, 1/100 s, ISO 500 and f/5, 1/160 s, ISO 100.

 

Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge: All-Time Favorites

Carpe Diem #1445: Cooling on the Porch

Ronovan’s Weekly Haiku Challenge #204: Choice & Faith

 

Haiku: Full of Dreams

 

black whippet on forest trail, looking straight into the lens

 

full of dreams
pointing towards the light
young pine cones

© Xenia Tran

 

birch and pine branches reaching towards each other and the light

With love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx

 

Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.

Camera: Panasonic Lumix FZ200, Settings: f/3.5, 1/160 s, ISO 100 and f/2.8, 1/125 s, ISO 100.

 

Carpe Diem #1443: Music to close our Journey

Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge: Awakening

 

Weekly Photo Challenge: All-Time Favourites

 

black whippet running on the beach by Loch Laggan

 

blue whippet leaping through tidal pool with a yellow ball

 

black whippet running through the glen

 

blue whippet with a pink ball on the beach at low tide

 

 

two whippets in winter fleeces snuggled in front of the fireplace

We want to say a very big thank you to the Daily Post for their Weekly Photo Challenge where photographers from all over the world came together and shared their interpretations on a given theme. It was a very special place and we met so many lovely bloggers there.

Today the team at the Daily Post are running their final Weekly Photo Challenge and invite us to share some all-time favourites. We hope you enjoy them too.

With love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx

 

Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge: All-time Favorites

Wordless Wednesday

 

Haiku: Splash of Spring

 

a black whippet with a green ball and a blue whippet with a pink ball playing by tidal lagoon

 

splash of spring
by a familiar lagoon
the day runs free

© Xenia Tran

 

a black whippet with a green ball and a blue whippet with a pink ball playing by 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.

 

Daily Prompt: Ceremony

Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge: Twisted

Ronovan’s Weekly Haiku Challenge #203: Home & Free

 

Haiku: Mountain Path

Cairngorms National Park

 

blue whippet in purple harness with a red lead looking up through the trees

 

mountain path
climbing through heather and pine
the loch’s sparkle

© Xenia Tran

 

mountain view of a loch and mountains beyond the pine trees

With love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx

 

Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.

Camera: Panasonic Lumix FZ200, Settings: f/3.5, 1/500 s, ISO 100 and f/4, 1/1000 s, ISO 100.

 

Carpe Diem #1439: Mountain(s)

Paula’s (Lost in Translation) Thursday Special: Saturation

Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge: Twisted

 

Haiku: Ring of Light

 

beach at low tide with cloudy skies and blue mountains across the water

 

a ring of light
below the moisture-filled sky
life circles

© Xenia Tran

 

black whippet running with a green ball on the beach

With love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx

 

Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.

Camera: Panasonic Lumix FZ200, Settings: f/7.1, 1/800 s, ISO 100 and f/5, 1/1250 s, ISO 100.

 

Dutch Goes the Photo Tuesday Photo Challenge: Ring

Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge: Liquid

 

Haiku: A Wave of Laughter

 

beach with an outgoing tide channel and cliffs across the water covered in gorse blooms

 

gorse blooms
along the cliffs and in dunes
a wave of laughter

© Xenia Tran

 

blue whippet walking on the beach at low tide with a big smile

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.

 

Carpe Diem Crossroads #10: Jane Reichhold’s ‘Rainbows of High Tide’

Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge: Liquid

 

Haiku: River Lanterns

 

waterfall beside a forest trail in Spring

 

the light
in melting snow and moss
river lanterns

© Xenia Tran

 

blue whippet in a purple harness beside a stream on woodland trail

 

With love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx

 

Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.

 

Camera: Panasonic Lumix FZ200, Settings: f/4, 1/200 s, ISO 100 and f/4, 1/160 s, ISO 100.

 

Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge: Liquid