Whippet Wisdom – a Highland Journey
A journey through the seasons with two adopted whippets, a poet and a camera
salted by tides
like they always have
– ancient rocks
© Xenia Tran
Wishing you all a happy Thursday and a peaceful rest of the week,
with love from Misty and Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Thursday’s Special: Pick a Word in May 2023 (fibrous, mottled, natural)
CMMC: May Alphabet – Any Word with an i (whippet, herring gull, sail)
Word of the Day Challenge: Gradual
The rain has stopped and small drops twinkle on the pine and bare branches. We follow the trail as it winds down the hill, passing the place where a young hind once stood between the trees like a statue, without any of our dogs noticing.
Misty looks at me as I remember, sees the pictures I am making. She smiles her loving smile, and I treasure the new memories we make together.
feet in the shallows –
we feel the surge
of a deeper flow
© Xenia Tran
Wishing you all a happy Thursday and a peaceful rest of the week,
with love from Misty and Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Jez Braithwaite’s Water Water Everywhere #162
Thursday’s Special: Pick a Word in January 2023 (Perspective)
smooth moss
covers the stones
within sight
a stag roars near the
sunny side of the mountain
© Xenia Tran
Wishing you all a happy Thursday and a peaceful rest of the week,
with love from Misty and Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
CFFC: Smooth
Thursday’s Special: Pick a Word in September 2022 (bounded)
fleeting world –
gulls and oystercatchers feed
in the lagoon
there are treasures to be found
at this special hour
© Xenia Tran
Wishing you all a happy Monday and a peaceful new week,
with love from Misty and Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Jez Braithwaite’s Water Water Everywhere #141
Thursday’s Special: Pick a Word in August 2022 – Lagoon, Shoreward
sea lace
the first step
so small
nobody knew
the size of the ocean
© Xenia Tran
Ribbons, Spring/Summer 2022: Volume 18, Number 2
Wishing you all a blessed Thursday and a peaceful rest of the week,
with love from Misty and Xenia xxx
Jez Braithwaite’s Water Water Everywhere #131
CFFC: Landscapes or Seascapes
Thursday’s Specials: Pick a Word in June 2022 (Bouldery, Perched, Surging)
precious earth –
each stone its own
aura
our souls so closely aligned
with all that we see
© Xenia Tran
Wishing you all a happy Thursday and a blessed Earth Day tomorrow,
with love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Tanka Thursday: Aura
Thurday’s Special: Pick a Word in April 2022 (Salient)
Word of the Day Challenge: Unusual
eyes so blue
the child’s first glimpse
of the sea
© Xenia Tran
Presence #72, March 2022
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.
We are delighted that the above haiku has subsequently been included in Dawn Returns, Haiku Society of America Members’ Anthology 2022.
Word of the Day Challenge: Jubilant
Thursday’s Special: Pick a Word – March 2022 (asperous, effusive)
The sleet shower has passed and we wrap up warm for a walk towards the shore. A few people are already there, surveying the damage. Some rocks from the seawall have been washed away, there are creels resting in strange places.
Seafoam floats in rockpools and hides the tidal sands. The dogs are sure-footed, leading the way. It is as if they remember the shape of every dip and outcrop.
beach combing
a curl of wood smoke
through the salt air
© Xenia Tran
Our thoughts are with everyone affected by Storm Arwen and we hope you are all safe and well.
Wishing you a blessed Monday and a peaceful week ahead,
with love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
PI Poetry Prompt: Float
Thursday’s Special: Pick a Word November 2021 (Surrounded)
Word of the Day Challenge: Sure
Loch Beinn a’ Mheadhain
All the songs are living ghosts and long for a living voice.
Brendan Kennelly (17.04.1936 – 17.10.2021)
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... high in the rafters I hear the bell of her laughter, silvered and beautiful.
Máire Mhac an tSaoi (04.04.1922 – 16.10.2021)
rain falls in golden leaves, in the dark,
deep water of Loch Beinn a’ Mheadhain
the colours of pine, birch and fir are reflected
~ in the beginnings of new-found peace ~
a voice tells us the rain will stop when
we climb the steep hill while the sky clears
to hear poets and spirits mingle
© Xenia Tran
Though we live in a world that dreams of ending
that always seems about to give in
something that will not acknowledge conclusion
insists that we forever begin.
Brendan Kennelly
We were very sad to hear of the passing of Irish poets Máire Mhac an tSaoi and Brendan Kennelly over the weekend and our thoughts and prayers are with their family, friends, colleagues and students at this difficult time.
Both leave behind a rich body of work and their gift to the world is treasured by many.
Wishing you all a blessed Monday and a peaceful week ahead,
with love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
PI Prompt: Voice
Thursday’s Special: Pick a Word in October 2021 (Transcoloured)
Weekly Prompts Weekend Challenge: Hillside
Loch Beinn a’ Mheadhain
pilgrim’s way
a glimpse of light to see
what we pray for
© 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.
Rag Tag Daily Prompt: Current
Thursday’s Special: Pick a Word – October 2021 (Sky High, Sanctuary)
Whippet Wisdom - a Highland Journey 
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