Tanka: Soft Clouds

a smiling brindle whippet in a black jacket walking through the dunes in the spring sunshine

soft clouds
moving east to west
sand shifts
with a quiet mind
we welcome earth’s small changes

© Xenia Tran

Take 5ive, 2023 Earth Day

close up of marram grass seed heads

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.

Rag Tag Daily Prompt: Ripple Marks

Your Daily Word Prompt: Definition

Tanka: Stone Spirits

a blue and white whippet carefully stepping across shingle and rocks on a tidal beach

precious earth –
each stone its own
aura
our souls so closely aligned
with all that we see

© Xenia Tran

close up of a senior blue and white whippet bending down to sniff stones on the beach

Wishing you all a happy Thursday and a blessed Earth Day tomorrow,

with love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx

Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.

Tanka Thursday: Aura

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Word of the Day Challenge: Unusual