Tag: autumn

Tanka: Sweet Music

a brindle whippet in a yellow and black jacket on a forest trail

sweet music
where rain drops meet the flow
of a woodland stream
the way two waters meet
within sight of a mountain

© Xenia Tran

rain falling on a mountain stream weaving through an autumnal forest

It is six months ago today when we first met Misty and set out on our journey together. And what a blessing she has been and continues to be.

We are very grateful that we found each other and wish you all a happy Monday and a peaceful new week.

With love from Misty and Xenia xxx

Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.

Lens-Artists Weekly Photo Challenge #228: Diagonals

Jez Braithwaite’s Water Water Everywhere #155

Tanka: Autumn Glories

Cairngorms National Park

a brindle whippet in a yellow jacket walking between pine and birch trees in the forest

leafless birch
a sense of home folded
in dappled light
we look up at the trees
across the rippled water

© Xenia Tran

a puddle reflecting the sky and nearby shrubs on the beach

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.

Lens-Artists Weekly Photo Challenge #227: Home Sweet Home

Jez Braithwaite’s Water Water Everywhere #154

Haiku: Sea Breeze

a brindle whippet in a warm jacket striding out across the beach

sea breeze
glittering through the trees
a new horizon

© Xenia Tran

a pale blue autumn sky above a sapphire sea

Wishing you all a happy Thursday, and Happy Thanksgiving to our friends in the US, and a peaceful rest of the week,

with love from Misty and Xenia xxx

Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.

Jez Braithwaite’s Water Water Everywhere #153

Puente Poetry: Well of Life

a smiling brindle whippet in a maroon jacket with a grey snood on a forest trail

here, in the forest
it is easy to feel at home dappled
with a sense of wonder

~ how rich life can be ~

when we drink from a well deep
within and believe when we see how
we are all part of nature

© Xenia Tran

a smiling brindle whippet in a maroon jacket with a grey snood on a forest trail

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.

Weekly Prompts Weekend Challenge: Easy

Word of the Day Challenge: Believe

Tanka: Autumn Dance

a smiling brindle whippet in a red jacket walking on the loch shore

autumn’s dance
clouds rise and rise
to reveal
ancient pine and golden birch
at the foot of each mountain

© Xenia Tran

low cloud hanging above the trees, obscuring the mountain

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.

Jez Braithwaite’s Water Water Everywhere #150

Haiku: Autumn Gold

Cairngorms National Park

a brindle whippet in a red jacket on a forest trail above a loch in autumn

mist is rising
into its colour
a gleam of gold

© Xenia Tran

view over Loch an Eilein and the mountains beyond in autumn

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.

Thursday’s Special: Pick a Word in October 2022 (dramatic, serene)

Rag Tag Daily Prompt: Gleam

Tanka: Smiles in the Grass

a smiling brindle whippet running through the dunes

oh may the fog lift
high enough so we can see
how you fly briefly
one smile after another
through the marram grass

© Xenia Tran

a smiling brindle whippet running through the dunes

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.

Tanka Thursday: Lift

Lens-Artists Weekly Photo Challenge #220: One Subject Three Ways

Tanka: Stag’s Roar

close up of a brindle whippet peering over a dry stone wall

smooth moss
covers the stones
within sight
a stag roars near the
sunny side of the mountain

© Xenia Tran

a hill in the distance with late heather in bloom

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: Smooth

Thursday’s Special: Pick a Word in September 2022 (bounded)

Haiku: Island Autumn

a brindle whippet in a purple harness on the banks of a river

island autumn
bird song and water
wash over the stones

© Xenia Tran

haikuKATHA, Issue 13, November 2022

a small island in the river flowing between autumnal hills

Wishing you all a happy Monday,

with love from Misty and Xenia xxx

Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.

Lens-Artists Weekly Photo Challenge #219: Treasure Hunt

Jez Braithwaite’s Water Water Everywhere #146

Tanka: The Same Light

a brindle whippet walking on the sandy banks of a river

autumn colours
the same light mapping
our moment
on the banks of a river
where others walked before

© Xenia Tran

the river Tay in early autumn with ducks bathing in the foreground

Wishing you all a happy Thursday,

with love from Misty and Xenia xxx

Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.

Tanka Thursday: Moment

Jez Braithwaite’s Water Water Everywhere #145