Whippet Wisdom – a Highland Journey
A journey through the seasons with two adopted whippets, a poet and a camera
driftwood trees
after the storm
men gather
with bent backs and rusty saws
we help pick up the pieces
© Xenia Tran
Take 5ive, Issue One, Twenty Twenty Two
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.
Weekly Prompts Weekend Challenge: Variation
Rag Tag Daily Prompt: Manifold
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
Wishing you all a wonderful Wednesday,
with love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Weekly Prompts Colour Challenge: Blue
old road
we walk back in time
between the trees
from last year’s seeds
whose dream is now emerging
© 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.
Tanka Thursday: Walk
Lens-Artists Weekly Photo Challenge #159: Postcards
dVerse Poets: Open Link Night #297
ancient rocks
above us and below us
a river flows
© Xenia Tran
Wishing you all a happy Thursday,
with love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Thursday’s Special: Pick a Word (Continuity, Inward, Reflecting, Stronghold)
Rag Tag Daily Prompt: Destiny
northeast wind –
marram grass waves
as the day unwinds
we run along a tidal burn
and splash through shallow water
© Xenia Tran
Wishing you all a wonderful Thursday and a peaceful rest of the week,
with love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Tanka Thursday: Wind
Cairngorms National Park
fluttering wings
our forest walk disappears
in itself
scattered stones marble the path
below the snow-capped mountains
© 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.
Settings: f/1.8 – 1/1250 s – ISO 450 and f/5 – 1/1250 s – ISO 110.
PI Poetry Prompt: Marble
Rag Tag Daily Prompt: Bliss
Wishing you all a wonderful breezy Wednesday,
with love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Settings: f/8 – 1/2000 s – ISO 320, f/8 – 1/2000 s – ISO 280 and f/9 – 1/640 s – ISO 100.
Cairngorms National Park
We are so grateful to hike in the National Park and breathe the mountain air. The higher ground is covered in snow, adding to the freshness. Ground-nesting birds rest on cushions of grass and moss, beneath the heather. We stick to the trails and pace ourselves.
Further ahead, young trees and seedlings are slowly re-greening the hills. For the first time since we moved here, neighbouring land managers and conservation groups are working together to create one seamless, natural landscape. A landscape for the wildlife, and for the people who live and walk here too.
a cuckoo’s call
flowing in and out
of the forest
© Xenia Tran
We are very excited to see the beginnings of Cairngorms Connect, the biggest and boldest conservation project in this area so far.
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.
Settings: f/4.5 – 1/1250 s – ISO 500, f/5 – 1/1250 s – ISO 400 and f/5.6 – 1/1600 s – ISO 400.
PI Poetry Prompt: Cushion
Earthweal: Restore Our Earth
so beautiful!
the arctic wind leaves
a dusting of snow
from a sky both cold and gold
ready for a photo
© Xenia Tran
These images were taken in calmer conditions during our previous snowfall.
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.
Settings: f/3.4 – 1/160 s – ISO 400, f/3.4 – 1/320 s – ISO 400 and f/5 – 1/50 s – ISO 250.
Tanka Thursday: Dust
Whippet Wisdom - a Highland Journey 
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