Haiku: Ancient Rocks

close up of a smiling brindle whippet in a black jacket by exposed rocks on the tidal sands

salted by tides
like they always have
– ancient rocks

© Xenia Tran

rocks, seaweed and pools on the tidal sands by the sea

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.

Thursday’s Special: Pick a Word in May 2023 (fibrous, mottled, natural)

CMMC: May Alphabet – Any Word with an i (whippet, herring gull, sail)

Word of the Day Challenge: Gradual

Haibun: Playground

a smiling brindle whippet in a black jacket running across the tidal sands

The wind is picking up as the tide flows out between rocks, exposing seagrass, bladderwrack and multi-coloured stones washed up from the river. A fishing boat heads west. The gulls that follow pour out high notes in excitement.

Rain is falling across the water. This side of the firth is still dry. We know that happy feeling that stirs inside when we are given extra time to enjoy these smells and sounds a little longer.

spring weather –
a smiling dog shows us
how to play

© Xenia Tran

a fishing boat and sailing boat beneath storm clouds approaching across the water and rain falling on the opposite shore

Wishing you all a happy Monday and a peaceful new week,

with love from Misty and Xenia xxx

Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.

Weekend Sky #101

Lens-Artists Weekly Photo Challenge #250: Skyscapes or Cloudscapes

Sunday Stills: Appreciating Our Pets and Playgrounds

Haiku: Beach Huts

close up of a smiling brindle whippet in a black jacket running through the dunes

beach huts
anchored in the dunes
a light glows

© Xenia Tran

a row of multi-coloured beach huts on the edge of the dunes overlooking the sea

Wishing you all a happy Monday and a peaceful new week,

with love from Misty and Xenia xxx

Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.

Rag Tag Daily Prompt: Sturdy

Haiku: Barnacles

a smiling brindle whippet in a red jacket walking across tidal sands

barnacles –
a distance from other times
on the rock

© Xenia Tran

close up of a rock covered in limpets and barnacles

Wishing you all a happy Monday and a peaceful new week,

with love from Misty and Xenia xxx

Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.

Word of the Day Challenge: Accumulate

Haiku: Beltane

a smiling brindle whippet in a red jacket walking on a grassy cliff top

Beltane –
a fresh smell of grass
by the water

© Xenia Tran

partially submerged rocks on the incoming tide

Wishing you all a happy Monday and for those of you who celebrate, a happy Beltane festival too.

With love from Misty and Xenia xxx

Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.

Weekly Prompts Weekend Challenge: Enliven

Jez Braithwaite’s Water Water Everywhere #173

Haiku: Pouring Light

a smiling brindle whippet in a red jacket on the banks of a fast-flowing woodland stream

pouring light
into a sacred stream
spring sun

© Xenia Tran

a fast-flowing woodland stream seen from a grassy bank with spring heather

Wishing you all a happy Monday and a splendid International Haiku Day,

with love from Misty and Xenia xxx

Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.

Jez Braithwaite’s Water Water Everywhere #172

Rag Tag Daily Prompt: Splendid

Haiku: Sapphire Sea

a smiling brindle whippet in a red jacket running across the beach

sapphire sea –
washing in and out of
a braided channel

© Xenia Tran

marram grass in the dunes shimmering in the sun above the beach

Wishing you all a happy Monday and a peaceful new week,

with love from Misty and Xenia xxx

Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.

Lens-Artists Weekly Photo Challenge #244: Glowing Moments

Haiku: Our Sun’s Light

close up of a brindle whippet in a brown snood and red jacket

fresh snow
above the loch our sun’s light
for tomorrow

© Xenia Tran

Loch an Eilein with snow capped mountains across the water

Wishing you all a happy Monday and a peaceful new week,

with love from Misty and Xenia xxx

Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.

Jez Braithwaite’s Water Water Everywhere #170

Haiku: Beach and Bars

a smiling brindle whippet in a maroon jacket running on the beach

beach and bars –
between their open arms
a new lagoon

© Xenia Tran

a large tidal lagoon on the Moray Firth

Wishing you all a happy Monday and a peaceful new week,

with love from Misty and Xenia xxx

Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.

Lens-Artists Weekly Photo Challenge #242: New Experiences

Jez Braithwaite’s Water Water Everywhere #169

Haiku: Spring Sun

a brindle whippet in a yellow jacket sniffing a snow man on the beach

spring sun –
a snow man smiles
near the water

© Xenia Tran

a smiling snow man on the snow-covered beach at the loch shore

Wishing you all a happy Monday and a peaceful new week,

with love from Misty and Xenia xxx

Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.

Lens-Artists Weekly Photo Challenge #241: Spring

Jez Braithwaite’s Water Water Everywhere #168