Tag: Cairngorms National Park

Tanka: The Clearest Water

a brindle whippet in a red jacket drinking clear water from a loch

descending
towards the ancient loch
a dog drinks
the clearest water
gleaming in the sun

© Xenia Tran

Loch an Eilein surrounded by pine in the spring sun

Wishing you all a happy Thursday, Happy Earth Day 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 #245: Environments

Haiku: Pouring Light

a smiling brindle whippet in a red jacket on the banks of a fast-flowing woodland stream

pouring light
into a sacred stream
spring sun

© Xenia Tran

a fast-flowing woodland stream seen from a grassy bank with spring heather

Wishing you all a happy Monday and a splendid International Haiku Day,

with love from Misty and Xenia xxx

Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.

Jez Braithwaite’s Water Water Everywhere #172

Rag Tag Daily Prompt: Splendid

Tanka: Silver Rain

a smiling brindle whippet in a red jacket on a narrow forest path above the loch

silver rain
the forest floor
welcomes
the pine’s offering
of every moon-lit drop

© Xenia Tran

rain drops glistening on the needles of a pine

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: Found in Nature

Haiku: Our Sun’s Light

close up of a brindle whippet in a brown snood and red jacket

fresh snow
above the loch our sun’s light
for tomorrow

© Xenia Tran

Loch an Eilein with snow capped mountains across the water

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 #170

Tanka: Calm Wind

close up of a brindle whippet in a yellow jacket in a snowy forest

calm wind
the sun fills the forest
with snow stars
how sweet their lives overlap
a moment with ours

© Xenia Tran

snow resting on spruce and pine in the forest

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.

Weekly Prompts Weekend Challenge: Content

Haiku: Spring Sun

a brindle whippet in a yellow jacket sniffing a snow man on the beach

spring sun –
a snow man smiles
near the water

© Xenia Tran

a smiling snow man on the snow-covered beach at the loch shore

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 #241: Spring

Jez Braithwaite’s Water Water Everywhere #168

Tanka: Woodland Stream

a woodland stream with leafless birch on the banks

woodland stream
her peace fills the air
we breathe
truth and innocence
the way life is meant to be

© Xenia Tran

a smiling brindle whippet running through brown and green grasses

We are taking a short blogging break and will be back on Monday 20 March 2023.

Wishing you all a happy Thursday and a peaceful week ahead,

with love from Misty and Xenia xxx

Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.

Lens-Artists Weekly Photo Challenge #239: Finding Peace

Haiku: Catching the Sun

a brindle whippet in a yellow jacket standing on the loch shore

catching the sun
an icy wind rocks
the water

© Xenia Tran

wind creating ripples and waves across the Loch

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 #166

Tanka: First Greens

a brindle whippet in a yellow jacket running up a bank in the forest

first green shoots
between the last brown leaves
how smooth
your beautiful otherness
changes with the season

© Xenia Tran

leafless birch lit up by the winter sun

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.

Weekly Prompts Wednesday Challenge: Change

Haiku: Catching the Light

close up of a smiling brindle whippet in a yellow jacket walking on a forest trail

catching the light
in your eyes
a deep lochan

© Xenia Tran

young pine growing between withered heather

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: Treasure

Lens-Artists Weekly Photo Challenge #237: Bringing Softness