nature shots – Whippet Wisdom – a Highland Journey

Haiku: Winter’s Heatwave

a blue whippet and a black whippet playing in the sun on tidal sands

spirit breathes
in stillness of hazy blue
winter’s heatwave

a blue whippet and a black whippet playing in the sun on tidal sands

view over the Moray Firth at low tide

We’ve enjoyed some beautiful warm days this February with the local temperature reaching 17C.

Wishing you all a beautiful rest of the week,

with love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx

Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.

Camera: Panasonic Lumix FZ200, Settings: f/3.2 – 1/2000 s – ISO 100 and f/4 – 1/1250 s – ISO 100.

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Smooth

Wordless Wednesday: Dreamy Mountain

Cairngorms National Park

a blue whippet and a black whippet in black winter jackets on a mountain trail with views of Loch Morlich

a black whippet looking over his shoulder on a mountain trail and a blue whippet sniffing the heather

View over Loch Morlich with all the snow gone

With love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx

Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.

Settings: f/3.2 – 1/2000 s – ISO 100, f/3.2 – 1/1600 s – ISO 100 and f/5 – 1/800 s – ISO 160.

Wordless Wednesday

The Snow Melts Somewhere Friendly Friday: Dreamy

Haiku: Nature’s Blessing

two whippets in black winter jackets running towards each other beside a woodland burn

woodland waters
gliding by towards the sea
nature’s blessing

a black whippet in a black winter jacket running through the grass beside a burn

a blue whippet in a black winter jacket leaping through the grass beside a flowing burn

With love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx

Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.

Camera: Panasonic Lumix FZ200, Settings: f/4 – 1/250 s – ISO 100, f/4 – 1/500 s – ISO 100 and f/3.2 – 1/500 s – ISO 160.

Lens-Artists Weekly Photo Challenge #33: Nature

Haiku: Earth’s Garden

a blue whippet in a black winter jacket between the pine trees

a new day
sensing its beauty
earth’s garden

a blue whippet in a black winter jacket sniffing the grass between the pine trees

a black whippet in a black winter jacket sniffing the grass between the pine trees, a blue whippet in a winter jacket walking behind him

We wish you all a very happy Tuesday and a wonderful rest of the week!

With love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx

Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.

Camera: Panasonic Lumix FZ200, Settings: f/2.8 – 1/60 s – ISO 125, f/3.2 – 1/80 s – ISO 200 and f/3.2 – 1/80 s – ISO 160.

Rag Tag Daily Prompt: Garden

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Texture

Wordless Wednesday: Into the Wild

Achany Forest

a black whippet in a maroon and grey winter jacket on a forest trail

two whippets in maroon winter jackets on a frosty forest trail with hills in the background

a frozen pond in Achany Forest with pine and fir trees in the foreground

With love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx

Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.

Camera: Panasonic Lumix FZ200, Settings: f/2.8 – 1/100 s – ISO 100, f/2.8 – 1/200 s – ISO 160 and f/4 – 1/160 s – ISO 160.

Wordless Wednesday

Friendly Friday: Stay in Your Comfort Zone

Sunday Stills: Unexpectedly Frozen