Whippet Wisdom – a Highland Journey
A journey through the seasons with two adopted whippets, a poet and a camera
The tides have been very high, leaving driftwood close to the dunes where it gets covered by soft sand.
Wishing you all a wonderful Wednesday,
with love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Settings: f/3.5 – 1/2000 s – ISO 100, f/3.5 – 1/640 s – ISO 160 and f/3.5 – 1/1600 s – ISO 100.
Word of the Day Challenge: Crumbs
It’s good to be back and thank you for all your good wishes before we went on our break!
Wishing you all a wonderful Wednesday,
with love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Settings: f/5 – 1/1000 s – ISO 100, f/5.6 – 1/1000 s – ISO 100 and f/4 – 1/1000 s – ISO 100.
We are taking a short blogging break and will be back on
Wednesday 24th March.
Wishing you all a Happy St Patrick’s Day and a wonderful week ahead,
with love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Settings: f/4.5 – 1/1000 s – ISO 100 and f/4 – 1/1000 s – ISO 100.
CMMC: Pick a Topic (Blue Sky, Clouds, Shadows)
snow covers
dunes and woodland trails
melodious
in amber lamplight
we tiptoe out of town
© Xenia Tran
Wishing you all a wonderful 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/4.5 – 1/20 s – ISO 1600, f/5.6 – 1/200 s – ISO 100 and f/4 – 1/400 s – ISO 100.
Tanka Thursday: Lamplight
Rag Tag Daily Prompt: Tiptoe
We are taking a short blogging break for the holidays and will return on Wednesday 30 December.
Wishing you all a peaceful week ahead and those of you who celebrate a blessed Christmas,
with love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Camera: Canon Powershot SX60 HS, Settings: f/4 – 1/50 s – ISO 200, f/4 – 1/40 s – ISO 200 and f/4 – 1/100 s – ISO 200.
Word of the Day Challenge: Jingle
healing the past
nature smooths the lines
of old defences
© Xenia Tran
Wishing you all a happy Monday and a wonderful new week ahead,
with love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Camera: Panasonic Lumix FZ 200, Settings: f/2.8 – 1/1000 s – ISO 100 and f/2.8 1/1250 s – ISO 100.
Thursday’s Special: Pick a Word 2020 – 1st ed (Rift & Span)
Word of the Day Challenge: Pattern
sandcastle
old defences catch the sea
on a new day
© Xenia Tran
Wishing you all a happy Monday and a wonderful new week,
with love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Settings: f/2.8 – 1/640 s – ISO 100, f/4 – 1/800 s – ISO 100 and f/4.5 – 1/1000 s – ISO 100.
Friday Fun Challenge: Beach
Ronovan’s Weekly Haiku Challenge #320: Day & Flaw (Day & Catch)
Word of the Day Challenge: Accidental
our dogs’ world
once small, now widening
beneath their paws
deep sand and smooth stones
blessed by last night’s moon
© 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: Canon Powershot SX60 HS, Settings: f/4.5 – 1/800 s – ISO 100, f/5.6 – 1/800 s – ISO 200 and f/4.5 – 1/1000 s – ISO 100.
Ronovan’s Weekly Haiku Challenge #314: Finger & Planet (Paw & World)
Your Daily Word Prompt: Adorn
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
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
