Whippet Wisdom – a Highland Journey
A journey through the seasons with two adopted whippets, a poet and a camera
Glen Affric
mountain steps
in all our wanderings
autumn sun
© Xenia Tran
Wishing you all a happy Thursday and a peaceful rest of the week,
with love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
CMMC: Pick a Topic from my Photo (Autumn Leaves, Green, Purple)
Rag Tag Daily Prompt: Euphoria
Loch Beinn a’ Mheadhain
pilgrim’s way
a glimpse of light to see
what we pray for
© Xenia Tran
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.
Rag Tag Daily Prompt: Current
Thursday’s Special: Pick a Word – October 2021 (Sky High, Sanctuary)
After the rain the river is in spate and we hear her gurgle through the glen from a higher, drier trail. Every now and then we see her glitter through the trees. The birch are scattering golden leaves, the heather is turning brown. The autumn air feels both earthly and spiritual when we hear the elements speak.
mountain trail
the prayer beads
she left me
© Xenia Tran
Wishing you all a happy Monday and a peaceful new week,
with love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
The above haiku (without the prose) was first published in Troutswirl – The Haiku Foundation Blog, Haiku Dialogue: Finding Peace and Contemplation – in the Great Outdoors – among mountains, 18 August 2021. A warm-hearted thank you to guest-editor Marietta McGregor for selecting my poem and the team at Troutswirl for putting this beautiful edition together.
PI Poetry Prompt: Dante
Lens-Artists Weekly Photo Challenge #169: The Ordinary
autumn leaf
this life and the next
one breath
© Xenia Tran
Wishing you all a happy Thursday and a peaceful rest of the week,
with love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Lens-Artists Weekly Photo Challenge #168: Seen Better Days
Carpe Diem #1850: Dried Grass
We are deeply honoured to share these Haiku and Photo Haiku as part of the World Haiku Series 2020, in respect of the 326th anniversary of Matsuo Bashõ’s passing and in respect of all the souls who lost their lives to COVID-19. A warm-hearted thank you to Mr Hidenori Hiruta for his beautiful Japanese translations and for creating this wonderful series.
sunrise a glance to the left to see you breathing (Frogpond Vol 43:3 Fall 2020) 日の出 左を一瞥 あなたが呼吸しているのを見るために his grey hair full of sunlight the sea retreats (The Bamboo Hut, Issue 4 – 2020) 彼の白髪 日光に満ちている 海は後退する village store the parrot tells us there’s no bread (Bundled Wildflowers, Haiku Society of America 2020 Members’ Anthology) 村の店 オウムが私たちに教えてくれる パンはありません north wind lilies of the valley shelter in place (Haiku Dialogue: Haiku Prism – White, Troutswirl, The Haiku Foundation Blog, 20 May 2020) 北風 スズラン 屋内退避
adjusting pillows before the night spreads his final round (First published in EarthRise Rolling Haiku Collaboration 2020 and subsequently included in TheHelping Hand Haiku Anthology, edited by Robert Epstein, Middle Island Press, 2020) 枕の調整 夜が広がる前に 彼の最終ラウンド
dreamcatcher our old telepathy works again (Frameless Sky Issue 12, 2020) ドリームキャッチャー 私たちの古いテレパシー 再び動作する
back from the shelter she names…
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The temperature has dipped this morning. We keep the wind behind us while we navigate the dunes towards the headland. Most of the tourists have gone. This time is a gift to revisit the places we love, when they shift back from ‘must see’ to ordinary.
thistledown
thousands of seeds fly off
for new flowers
© Xenia Tran
Wishing you all a happy Monday and a peaceful new week,
with love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
PI Poetry Prompt: Prickly
Weekly Prompts Weekend Challenge: Ordinary
Rag Tag Daily Prompt: Melancholy
cloudy loch
the geese head south
on a fair wind
© Xenia Tran
Wishing you all a happy Monday and a peaceful new week,
with love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Lens-Artists Weekly Photo Challenge #164: Looking Up/Down
Word of the Day Challenge: Daylight
Ground-nesting birds have fledged and it is safe to return to the wetlands. The lack of rain in Summer shows itself in scattered leaves and dried out bushes. A hint of gold begins to glitter in the reeds, offering us an early glimpse where Autumn’s cloak will fall.
earth to sky
the pond holds the lines
of the mother tree
© Xenia Tran
Wishing you all a happy Monday and a peaceful new week,
with love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
PI Poetry Prompt: Fall
Lens-Artists Weekly Photo Challenge #163: Keep Walking
Word of the Day Challenge: Indicative
summer breeze
the grass waves at anyone
who passes
© Xenia Tran
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.
CMMC: August – Pick a Topic from my Photo (Sand)
Word of the Day Challenge: Gracious
We notice how much the sands have drifted, since we last walked here. A small dredger is keeping the channel clear for boats that sail in and out of the bay. Young herring gulls learn to fly, encouraged by their elders, with fresh bars for landing and take-off. We are grateful to be back in this special place. Holding a stone with the light bouncing off, I realise how much we missed it.
seals bark
they too are part of
our world
© 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.
PI Poetry Prompt: Heritage
Sunday Stills: Walking in a Burlywood World
Rag Tag Daily Prompt: Luminosity
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