Whippet Wisdom – a Highland Journey
A journey through the seasons with two adopted whippets, a poet and a camera
fleeting world –
gulls and oystercatchers feed
in the lagoon
there are treasures to be found
at this special hour
© Xenia Tran
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 #141
Thursday’s Special: Pick a Word in August 2022 – Lagoon, Shoreward
Cairngorms National Park
moved by trees
who are moved by him
a piper plays
© Xenia Tran
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 #137
in grey-blue light after the rain
the day starts gently on the sands
where we pause and gaze at
the glittering retreating sea
~ with the flow of the wind ~
we keep each other safe
through attentiveness and love
between columns draped with tooted wrack
we find an overabundance of treasures
© Xenia Tran
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 July 2022 – Texture
Rag Tag Daily Prompt: Column
dVerse Poets Open Link Night #321: Blast Off
white sands
as far as eyes can see
a smile follows
© Xenia Tran
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 #136
Rag Tag Daily Prompt: Sheer
Word of the Day Challenge: Display
cooling
as we run towards it
the turquoise sea
© Xenia Tran
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 #135
CFFC: Would Make a Friend Happy
Cairngorms National Park
back in nature
a pleasant wind leans
across the loch
© Xenia Tran
Wishing you all a happy Monday and a peaceful new week,
with love from Misty and Xenia xxx
Weekly Prompts Weekend Challenge: Focus
washing in
the day’s treasures
the sea retreats
© Xenia Tran
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.
Lens-Artists Weekly Photo Challenge #206: Treasures
CFFC: Brings a Smile to Your Face
It is almost a month ago when we first met Misty. The morning after she moved in we went on a short break to a small village further along the coast. She had been on day-trips with her family before, but never on holiday. It was a blessing to have this quiet time to get to know each other. And Misty loved it.
When we returned home there were vet visits and blood tests and since then, our bond has only strengthened. We admire Misty for her spirit, the way she seems to understand and read us, the way she fits into our lives so easily. The ripples can be felt when love walks where we walk, sails with all who sail beyond our sheltered bay.
flowing river
in tune with the moon
she finds the sea
© Xenia Tran
Wishing you all a happy Monday and a wonderful new week,
with love from Misty and Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Jez Braithwaite’s Water Water Everywhere #133
Rag Tag Daily Prompt: Sail
left behind
by our loved ones
the voice
of the wind and sea
our future, our history
© Xenia Tran
The weather has been getting better and it is lovely to walk without coats on.
Wishing you all a happy Thursday and a blessed rest of the week,
with love from Misty and Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Word of the Day Challenge: Better
Tanka Thursday: History
this summer
finding happiness
where we belong
a river smooths the stones
that tumble from the mountain
© Xenia Tran
haikuKATHA Issue 10, August 2022
With warm thanks to Billie Dee and Kala Ramesh for their suggestions to improve the above tanka.
Wishing you all a happy Monday and a peaceful new week,
with love from Misty and Xenia xxx
Tanka Thursday: Find
Jez Braithwaite’s Water Water Everywhere #132
Whippet Wisdom - a Highland Journey 
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