Whippet Wisdom – a Highland Journey
A journey through the seasons with two adopted whippets, a poet and a camera
on the hills
a blanket of snow
with a pure heart
we look forward to tomorrow
and better days to come
© 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.
Camera: Panasonic Lumix FZ200, Settings: f/2.8 – 1/2000 s – ISO 160 and f/4 – 1/1000 s – ISO 160.
Rag Tag Daily Prompt: Blanket
driftwood
dogs read and sniff
each message
left by sun and cloud
in morning’s frost-laced blanket
© Xenia Tran
Wishing you all a happy Thursday and a blessed 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 – 1/1000 s – ISO 100, f/4 – 1/320 s – ISO 100 and f/3.2 – 1/800 s – ISO 100.
Tanka Thursday: Blanket
Rag Tag Daily Prompt: Rustic Simplicity
shoreline gold
the scent of autumn
follows the river
each fleeting moment
we turn to the light
© Xenia Tran
We are deeply honoured and delighted that our poem Where Moss Flows has been published in Dance Into The World, The Tanka Society of America Twentieth Anniversary Anthology (2020). A very big thank you to Michael Dylan Welch for featuring my poem and putting this beautiful anthology together.
For a summary of recent poems featured in anthologies please visit our Anthologies page.
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.
Camera: Canon Powershot SX60 HS, Settings: f/4 – 1/800 s – ISO 200, f/4.5 – 1/1000 s – ISO 250 and f/5.6 – 1/100 s – ISO 200.
Nurturing Thursday: Like a River
Twiglet #206: Looking for Light
Word of the Day Challenge: Beloved
immersed
in earth smells and warm light
autumn forest
we are grateful for your welcome
the love that wraps around
© Xenia Tran
Wishing all of you a wonderful Thursday and those of you who celebrate a Happy Thanksgiving, and a peaceful rest of the week,
with love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Settings: 4/4 – 1/60 s – ISO 400, f/5.6 – 1/250 s – ISO 800 and f/5 – 1/60 s – ISO 400.
Nurturing Thursday: Gratitude and Thanksgiving
Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge: Words that Contain ‘r’ and ‘s’
flying squirrel …
for a moment we forget
falling leaves
the colours of life changing
into life itself
© 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.
Camera: Canon Powershot SX60 HS, Settings: f/5 – 1/125 s – ISO 200, f/5 – 1/400 s – ISO 400 and f/5 – 1/200 s – ISO 200.
Carpe Diem #1839: Colors of Life
Word of the Day Challenge: Healing
winding their way
through autumn’s forest
old roots
exposed and yet untorn
from earth’s stamp and pathways
© 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.
Camera: Panasonic Lumix FZ200, Settings: f/2.8 – 1/80 s – ISO 100, f/2.8 – 1/100 s – ISO 100 and f/4 – 1/200 s- ISO 100.
Nurturing Thursday: Always on Time
Tanka Thursday: Torn
Thursday’s Special: Pick a Word 2020-3 – Canine
Word of the Day Challenge: Amazing
cosy in the warmth
of candles and cuddles
we accept
how wet these days can be
the promises to ponder
© 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.
Camera: Panasonic Lumix FZ200, Settings: f/2.8 – 1/100 s – ISO 320, f/2.8 – 1/30 s – ISO 400 and f/2.8 – 1/8 s – ISO 400.
Nurturing Thursday: Inside Job
Tanka Thursday: Promise
Carpe Diem #1835: Caught by the Call
Your Daily Word Prompt: Discern
Once the hills stop howling we venture out into the woods. There’s still plenty of tree cover to protect us from intermittent drizzle and showers. The heather is turning brown here while further north they’re hanging on to purple. A gentle buzz of hoverflies follows us between fading fireweeds whilst at the waterfall, wild salmon are leaping.
october wind
rain slips through the net
of noughts and crosses
© 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.
Camera: Canon Powershot SX60 HS, Settings: f/3.5 – 1/30 s – ISO 320, f/3.5 – 1/60 s – ISO 500 and f/4 – 1/30 s – ISO 200.
Nurturing Thursday: Preparation
Twiglet #197: Rain through a Net
Rag Tag Daily Prompt: Howl
the day’s palette
a hazy blue and green
at high tide
tomorrow’s footprints
wait for us in sand and sea
© 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.
Camera: Canon Powershot SX60 HS, Settings: f/4 – 1/1000 s – ISO 100, f/5.6 – 1/800 s – ISO 200 and f/4.5 – 1/1000 s – ISO 100.
Nurturing Thursday: Letting Things Go
Tanka Thursday: Tomorrow
Rag Tag Daily Prompt: Footprint
Jez Braithwaite’s Water Water Everywhere #45
dreamcatcher
our old telepathy
works again
© Xenia Tran
Frameless Sky, Issue 12
Dreamcatcher also featured in Akita International Haiku Network’s World Haiku Series 2020 with a beautiful Japanese translation by Mr Hidenori Hiruta. A warm-hearted thank you to Mr Hiruta for including this poem in respect of the 326th anniversary of Matsuo Bashõ’s passing and all the souls of those who lost their lives to COVID-19.
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Camera: Canon Powershot SX60 HS, Settings: f/4.5 – 1/1000 s – ISO 100, f/4 – 1/1000 s – ISO 100 and f/5 – 1/1000 s – ISO 125.
Rag Tag Daily Prompt: Connection
Whippet Wisdom - a Highland Journey 
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