Whippet Wisdom – a Highland Journey
A journey through the seasons with two adopted whippets, a poet and a camera
driftwood
dogs read and sniff
each message
left by sun and cloud
in morning’s frost-laced blanket
© Xenia Tran
Wishing you all a happy Thursday and a blessed 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/3.2 – 1/1000 s – ISO 100, f/4 – 1/320 s – ISO 100 and f/3.2 – 1/800 s – ISO 100.
Tanka Thursday: Blanket
Rag Tag Daily Prompt: Rustic Simplicity
Wishing you all a wonderful Wednesday,
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 – 1/800 s – ISO 100 and f/3.5 – 1/125 s – ISO 100.
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Leaves and Trees
Word of the Day Challenge: Charge
shoreline gold
the scent of autumn
follows the river
each fleeting moment
we turn to the light
© Xenia Tran
We are deeply honoured and delighted that our poem Where Moss Flows has been published in Dance Into The World, The Tanka Society of America Twentieth Anniversary Anthology (2020). A very big thank you to Michael Dylan Welch for featuring my poem and putting this beautiful anthology together.
For a summary of recent poems featured in anthologies please visit our Anthologies page.
Wishing you all a happy Thursday and a peaceful rest of the week,
with love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Camera: Canon Powershot SX60 HS, Settings: f/4 – 1/800 s – ISO 200, f/4.5 – 1/1000 s – ISO 250 and f/5.6 – 1/100 s – ISO 200.
Nurturing Thursday: Like a River
Twiglet #206: Looking for Light
Word of the Day Challenge: Beloved
Wishing you all a wonderful Wednesday,
with love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Camera: Canon Powershot, Settings: f/4 – 1/500 s – ISO 100, f/5 – 1/640 s – ISO 100 and f/4.5 – 1/500 s – ISO 100.
Jez Braithwaite’s Water Water Everywhere #54
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Water
Wishing you all a wonderful Wednesday,
with love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Camera: Panasonic Lumix FZ200, Settings: f/3.2 – 1/2000 s – ISO 100.
Word of the Day Challenge: Terrain
hidden in dunes
summer’s first embers
of a dragon’s fire
© Xenia Tran
Wishing you all a very happy Monday and a wonderful week ahead,
with love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Camera: Panasonic Lumix FZ200, Settings: f/2.8 – 1/2000 s – ISO 100 and f/5 – 1/1000 s – ISO 125.
Frank J Tassone’s Weekly Haikai Challenge #147: Smoldering (Hot)
Word of the Day Challenge: Unstoppable
Wishing you all a peaceful Wednesday,
with love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Camera: Canon Powershot SX60 HS, Settings: f/4 – 1/1000 s – ISO 100.
Lens-Artists Weekly Photo Challenge #99: Old and New
Walking through the dunes the scent of gorse reminds me of sun cream, our bike rides to the sea. It’s your birthday today. You would have been sixty-eight. I can imagine you silver-haired, your smile and wit still bouncing.
meditating
the circles and spirals of
a driftwood root ball
the place in our lives you held
still dearly in our hearts
© Xenia Tran
In memory of our much-loved uncle Leo (1952-1997).
Wishing you all a blessed Thursday and a peaceful 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 – 1/2000 s – ISO 160 and f/4 – 1/1250 s – ISO 160.
Frank J Tassone’s Weekly Haikai Challenge #140: Summer Meadow – Memorial Day
Rag Tag Daily Prompt: Like a Circle in a Spiral
slowing down
the smell of driftwood
ignites a fire
anchoring the memories
a special place we love
© Xenia Tran
These photographs were taken on the shores of Loch Laggan in February 2020 before the current travel restrictions were in place.
You can see more images from this walk in our February posts Wings of Snow, Still Mind, Big World and Love at First Sight.
Wishing you a beautiful rest of the week and may you all stay safe and well,
with love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Camera: Panasonic Lumix FZ200, Settings: f/2.8 – 1/1250 s – ISO 100 and f/2.8 – 1/2000 s – ISO 100.
Dutch Goes the Photo Tuesday Photo Challenge: Travel
Discover Prompt #16: Slow
Your Daily Word Prompt: Ignite
Word of the Day Challenge: Precious
pure heart
two dogs go lovingly
treasure hunting
© Xenia Tran
Wishing you all a very happy Monday and a wonderful week ahead,
with love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Camera: Panasonic Lumix FZ200, Settings: f/2.8 – 1/2000 s – ISO 100 and f/2.8 – 1/1000 s – ISO 100.
Lens-Artists Weekly Photo Challenge #85: Treasure Hunt
Ronovan’s Weekly Haiku Challenge #294: Chaste & Taste (Pure & Heart)
