Tag: nature walk

Discover Challenge: The Poetry Of List Making

breathing clean air
sharing the peace within
this heavenly landscape

© Xenia Tran

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I had never been taken for a walk before I ended up at the shelter. I had no idea what the world looked like outside of my home at the time.

I did not know that three years later, I would have so many wonderful walks to choose from. The list continues to grow. All these special places in nature to explore in different seasons.

I love running on the beach, catching balls. I enjoy splashing in the sea when the weather gets warm. The magic of the forest, with quiet deer’s eyes watching us from behind the trees, the smells of earth and leaves, the sound of eagles calling.

The snows left the mountains in July and now the heather is in bloom.

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The air is fresh in the mountains when the glens grow warm in Summer. It is rare that we meet anyone up here. When we do, hikers are deep in thought, connecting with the wisdom from the mountains.

We greet each other the Highland way, the deep look into each other’s soul, the instant connection. The conversation without words.

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It is a special place for Pearl and me. Our humans love it too. They smile and go quiet. Our companion sits down on a large stone and writes another poem:

the mountain watches
the loch and glen below
fill with the sound of fiddles,
laughter and the clink of a glass
that never empties

© Xenia Tran

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I am so grateful for the long list of all the good things that come from spending time in nature where we can be who we were born to be.

I wish every shelter animal and every human in need will get to experience the love and peace that nature brings.

We have a video today where Aly Bain, John McCusker, Mike McGoldrick, John Doyle and friends are playing a set of traditional reels. The music played by the people here captures the spirit of the mountains so well.

I am sending you all so much love,

Eivor xxx

Photographs by Xenia Tran, unedited.

Camera: Lumix Panasonic FZ38, setting: iA.

Daily Post Discover Challenge: The Poetry Of List Making

The Dry River And The Thirsty Loch

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river trickles
her journey through glen and loch
sparkling a promise

© Xenia Tran

The mountains are wrapped in clouds this morning. We had a cold night after a warm day. The mist has already left the loch and is rising through the trees.

The smells of Summer are waking up and I hear an eagle call from half-way down the east shore.

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On the western side the river seeps into the loch. Her journey always seems longer in the drier months.

Eivor and I fly through the air to catch balls and run in big circles. There is so much space for running.

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When I run back to our companion I notice a woman approach through the trees. She waves at us and our companion waves back.

“They’re having a lot of fun!” says the woman.

Our companion chucks a ball and I chase it over the sand.

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“They love this beach,” says our companion. “We are enjoying it whilst it is here.”

“I didn’t realise it disappears,” says the woman.

“When the rains come and when the snows melt the river is in full flow and fills the whole loch,” says our companion.

“Wow,” says the woman. “I have seen water levels drop in other lochs  but none of them have a beach this size.”

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It is the perfect size for us to play. We are grateful to Nature for giving us this beach a few months in the year.

We will sniff, run and play while the water stays away.

We send you all so much love,

Eivor and Pearl

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nature will return
the water from the mountains
to the thirsty loch

© Xenia Tran

Photographs taken by Xenia Tran, unedited.

Camera: Lumix Panasonic FZ38, setting: iA.

Daily Prompt: Water