Whippet Wisdom – a Highland Journey
A journey through the seasons with two adopted whippets, a poet and a camera
ebb tide beauty
invisible dancers
ripple the sand
© Xenia Tran
Wishing you all a very happy Monday and a wonderful new week,
with love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Camera: Canon Powershot SX60 HS, Settings: f/5 – 1/640 s – ISO 100, f/5 – 1/800 s – ISO 100 and f/5.6 – 1/1000 s – ISO 160.
Lens-Artists Weekly Photo Challenge #104: Summer
Ronovan’s Weekly Haiku Challenge #313: Dwindle & Ripple (Ebb & Ripple)
Today is the last day of our lockdown. More than a hundred days of staying at home. In many ways, it’s been a true blessing.
We enjoy the quiet beach, the clean air and water, the way we always do. More than anything, we enjoy the absence of litter. The romantic in me hopes it can stay this way, that tourists will be mindful when they return.
summer galaxy
in a woodland pond
irises bloom
© Xenia Tran
Wishing you all a very happy Thursday and a wonderful 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/4.5 – 1/1600 s – ISO 100, f/2.8 – 1/2000 s – ISO 100 and f/5 – 1/1250 s – ISO 100.
Carpe Diem Exploring the Beauty of Haiku #1825: Apokoinou
Frank J Tassone’s Weekly Haikai Challenge #145: Wild Iris
Twiglet #183: We Romantics
Word of the Day Challenge: Imagination
Echoes of drums and fiddles float through an open window, a virtual ceilidh in full swing. Dogs run big circles on the beach beside the turquoise water. My mind drifts and settles. Becoming sand, becoming sea.
new ways
to share our voice
spring sunshine
© Xenia Tran
Wishing you all a very happy Tuesday,
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 and f/2.8 – 1/2000 s – ISO 100.
dVerse Poets Quadrille #106: Drum
Ronovan’s Weekly Haiku Challenge #310: Share & Voice
white currant blossom
in a world of his own
this little fly
© Xenia Tran
We’re delighted that this haiku is featured in Haiku Dialogue: The Way of the Gardener, Troutswirl, The Haiku Foundation Blog, 10 June 2020. A very big thank you to guest editor Craig Kittner and post manager Lori Zajkowski for putting this edition together.
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 – 1/400 s – ISO 160, f/2.8 – 1/640 s – ISO 100 and f/3.5 – 1/250s – ISO 100.
Frank J Tassone’s Weekly Haikai Challenge #142: Firefly
Word of the Day Challenge: Joy
Recent publications in journals, anthologies, video and full-length collections:
wide awake our dream begins to travel
© Xenia Tran
A monoku is a haiku written as a single line. You can see some examples in my earlier post A Tribute to Stuart Quine.
The above monoku was inspired by the dreamy atmosphere on the misty beach and the song Silent Lucidity, which kept playing through my mind as we walked here.
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: Canon Powershot SX60 HS, Settings: f/5.6 – 1/1000 s – ISO 160 and f/5.6 – 1/500 s – ISO 100.
Lens-Artists Weekly Photo Challenge #100: The Long and Winding Road
misty rain
we walk with you in spirit
even when unseen
© Xenia Tran
For more than fifty years I have taken part in peaceful demonstrations and art projects in support of equality and fair treatment of all. We have come a long way and still have further to travel to create a world where everyone feels welcome.
Wishing you all a peaceful Thursday and may you stay safe and well,
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, f/6.3 – 1/1000 s – ISO 125 and f/6.3 – 1/1000 s – ISO 160.
Frank J Tassone’s Weekly Haikai Challenge #141: Justice
dVerse Poets Poetics: Rain
The mountains are almost as blue as sea and sky. A sun-lit cloud floats gently by before it slips away. The way some people do. Even when they touch the hearts of many.
final journey
the sound of clapping hands
trickles down the brae
© Xenia Tran
This post is dedicated to Susan Hey (1979-2020) who lost her battle with cancer last week. She had devoted the last few years of her life to creating a lasting memorial and gift to our town, in memory of her son Hamish. Hamish died of cancer three years ago, at the age of eight.
Because of the covid-19 restrictions Susan’s funeral had to take place behind closed doors. Details of her final journey were released so that those of us who wanted to say goodbye were given the opportunity to do so whilst maintaining a safe social distance.
Our thoughts and prayers are with Susan’s family and friends at this difficult time.
Wishing you all a blessed Tuesday and may you stay safe and well,
with love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Camera: Canon Powershot SX60 HS, Settings: f/4.5 – 1/1000 s – ISO 100, f/5 – 1/640 s – ISO 100 and f/5.6 – 1/80 s – ISO 200.
dVerse Poets Quadrille #105: Slip
Word of the Day Challenge: Respect
clear water
in warm air everything
feels alive
© Xenia Tran
Wishing you all a very happy Tuesday,
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/4.5 – 1/1600 s – ISO 100.
Jez Braithwaite’s Water Water Everywhere #29
Ronovan’s Weekly Haiku Challenge #307: Open & Close (Clear & Warm)
Rag Tag Daily Prompt: Bloom
Restrictions begin to ease. We can go out twice a day for sport or exercise, provided we stay local. The gorse is in bloom, glittering in warm yellows. The water is clear, the air still free of pollution. It is quite something, to see anyone here.
distant mountains
running like the wind
he smells the snow
© Xenia Tran
Wishing you all a peaceful Thursday and a wonderful 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 100.
Becca’s Nurturing Thursday
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Sense of Smelling
Word of the Day Challenge: Forgotten
spring flurries
after the supermoon
the wind rises
© Xenia Tran
Patti at Lens-Artists is inviting us to share images that have been cropped in some way.
When taking these pictures I wasn’t aware that another walker had slipped into the left of the frame until it was too late. The photographs were taken in burst-mode, so I had to crop every capture.
We hope you’re keeping safe, well and warm and wish you all a beautiful Tuesday!
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.
Lens-Artists Weekly Photo Challenge #96: Cropping the Shot
Carpe Diem’s Time Challenge Two: Super Moon
Your Daily Word Prompt: Grapple
