Whippet Wisdom – a Highland Journey
A journey through the seasons with two adopted whippets, a poet and a camera
Lochan Mor
remembering
the last wave of lily pads
towards home
© Xenia Tran
You can see the water lilies in bloom in our earlier post ‘Swimming‘ on our sister blog.
With love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Camera: Panasonic Lumix FZ200, Settings: f/2.8, 1/250 s, ISO 100 and f/3.2, 1/200 s, ISO 100.
Carpe Diem’s Autumn Retreat 2018: Love Eternally
It is almost two years ago that Mark Woods had to make a difficult decision. Walnut the whippet was eighteen years old and had been increasingly unwell. He wanted to take his faithful friend for one last walk on his favourite beach. In a simple Facebook post he invited other dogwalkers to come along if they wanted to say goodbye to Walnut. The post was shared and shared. When we saw it on Twitter we shared it too.
Hundreds of people turned up. Children walked up to Walnut to stroke him and say goodbye. He was hugged, time and time again, while Mark carried him around wrapped in a blanket. Walnut’s eyes were full of love. Occasionally, he would look up at Mark and lick his face.
autumn gathers
her blanket of comfort
around our heart
© Xenia Tran
The video below shows a recent interview with Mark.
With love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Camera: Panasonic Lumix FZ200, Settings: f/3.2, 1/125 s, ISO 250 and f/3.2, 1/100 s, ISO 100.
Carpe Diem’s Autumn Retreat 2018: Love Eternally
Dutch Goes the Photo Tuesday Photo Challenge: Comfort
walking here
the faint light from the sea
autumn gold
© Xenia Tran
We wish 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: Panasonic Lumix FZ200, Settings: f/3.2, 1/125 s, ISO 125, f/3.2, 1/80 s, ISO 100 and f/3.2, 1/60 s, ISO 125.
Carpe Diem’s Autumn Retreat 2018: Love Eternally
Carpe Diem’s Leafless Tree #3: Morikawa Kyoroku, one of Basho’s Disciples
Lens-Artists Weekly Photo Challenge #18: Blending In – or Standing Out
so many footprints
between golden petals
the right way
© Xenia Tran
With love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Camera: Panasonic Lumix FZ200, Settings: f/3.2, 1/100 s, ISO 100 and f/3.2, 1/125 s, ISO 100.
Carpe Diem #1535: Zarathustra – The First Footstep
Carpe Diem’s Autumn Retreat 2018: Love Eternally
Rag Tag Daily Prompt: Loose
anchored
beyond this world
your gaze
© Xenia Tran
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.
Carpe Diem’s Autumn Retreat 2018: Love Eternally
Rag Tag Daily Prompt: Costume
touching sky
on the higher ground
first snow
© Xenia Tran
With love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Camera: Panasonic Lumix FZ200, Settings: f/
Carpe Diem’s Autumn Retreat 2018: Love Eternally
Nancy Merrill’s A Photo a Week Challenge: Reflection
this morning
she sculpted the sands
hunter’s moon
© Xenia Tran
With love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Camera: Panasonic Lumix FZ200, Settings: f/4, 1/160 s, ISO 100 and f/2.8, 1/2000 s, ISO 100.
Dutch Goes the Photo Tuesday Photo Challenge: Surprise
Frank J Tassone’s Weekly Haikai Challenge #56: Hunter’s Moon
Carpe Diem’s Autumn Retreat 2018: Love Eternally
