Whippet Wisdom – a Highland Journey
A journey through the seasons with two adopted whippets, a poet and a camera
Cairngorms National Park
sacred moments
from spring grass to winter snow
the falcon calls
a new beginning
without beginnings
© Xenia Tran
Wishing you all a blessed Thursday,
with love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Camera: Panasonic Lumix FZ200, Settings: f/2.8 – 1/320 s – ISO 160 and f/4 – 1/500 s – ISO 160.
Carpe Diem #1802: New Beginnings … Without Beginning
Word of the Day Challenge: Holy
Cairngorms National Park
wind of ice
the hoot of an owl echoes
down the well
© Xenia Tran
Wishing you all a wonderful Tuesday,
with love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Camera: Panasonic Lumix FZ200, Settings: f/2.8 – 1/640 s – ISO 160 and f/2.8 – 1/320 s – ISO 160.
Lens-Artists Weekly Photo Challenge #80: Leading Lines
Dutch Goes the Photo Tuesday Photo Challenge: Trees
Twiglet #160: Down a Well
Cairngorms National Park
growing stronger
the sweet hum of hoverfly
in the woods
© Xenia Tran
Wishing you all a very happy Thursday,
with love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Camera: Panasonic Lumix FZ200, Settings: f/2.8 – 1/125 s – ISO 160, f/2.8 – 1/100 s – ISO 100 and f/4 – 1/500 s – ISO 160.
Becca’s Nurturing Thursday
Ronovan’s Weekly Haiku Challenge #273: Forest & Whisper
Carpe Diem #1756: Fly
Loch Morlich
stones in water
from emptiness to wholeness
these mountains
around them and within them
the wisdom of this life
© Xenia Tran
Wishing you all a beautiful Tuesday,
with love from Eivor xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Camera: Panasonic Lumix FZ200, Settings: f/2.8 – 1/1600 s – ISO 160, f/4 – 1/1250 s – ISO 160 and f/4.5 – 1/1600 s – ISO 100.
We are delighted that the above tanka and the third image were combined into a taiga in honour of the Tanka Society of America’s 20th Anniversary Celebration for a special feature during April 2020. Christine L Villa created a beautiful video in May 2020 that brings all the featured taiga together in one place:
Carpe Diem Weekend Meditation #103 – Quest for a New Masterpiece – start of Autumn
Ronovan’s Weekly Haiku Challenge #272: Empty & Whole
Dutch Goes the Photo Tuesday Photo Challenge: Stone
Cairngorms National Park
at peace
celestial voices
crossing water
their talk of pine-clad mountains
streams into my heart
© Xenia Tran
With love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr
Camera: Panasonic Lumix FZ200, Settings: f/2.8 – 1/640 s – ISO 100 and f/4.5 – 1/1600 s – ISO 160.
Twiglet #121: Voices Crossing Water
Paula’s Thursday’s Special: Pick a Word in April Y4 (resplendent, alluring)
frozen puddles
winds flock in the sky
the hawk’s eye
oh to see so many worlds
weaving through the trees
© Xenia Tran
With love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Camera: Panasonic Lumix FZ200, Settings: f/2.8 – 1/800 s – ISO 100 and f/2.8 – 1/1600 s – ISO 160.
Carpe Diem #1595: Hawk (taka)
Rag Tag Daily Prompt: Camouflage
Cairngorms National Park
With love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Camera: Panasonic Lumix FZ200, Settings: f/2.8 – 1/640 s – ISO 100, f/2.8 – 1/1000 s – ISO 160 and f/2.8 – 1/1250 s – ISO 100.
Rag Tag Daily Prompt: Wanderlust
Cairngorms National Park
We are delighted to show you one of our favourite areas for chasing balls and hiking!
With love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Camera: Panasonic Lumix FZ200, Settings: f/3.2, 1/800 s, ISO 100 and f/5, 1/1600 s, ISO 160.
Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge: Tour Guide
an echo of winter
clings to the corries
while melting snows
flow into the loch
once more
all that is green
grows and glows
in the morning sun
stars of blue
dance in deep water
while sand feels
warm underfoot –
so full of promise
© Xenia Tran
Happy Monday to you all and we wish you a wonderful new week!
With love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Camera: Panasonic Lumix FZ200, setting: iA, 1/200 s.
dVerse Poets Quadrille #32
