Whippet Wisdom – a Highland Journey
A journey through the seasons with two adopted whippets, a poet and a camera
Cairngorms National Park
The warm weather continues and it’s lovely to be greeted by so many smiles.
Wishing you all a wonderful Wednesday,
with love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Word of the Day Challenge: Trend
Cairngorms National Park
earth day
we dust last season
from our boots
roots link where pine stand vigil
above an ancient loch
© Xenia Tran
Wishing you all a happy Earth Day and a peaceful rest of the week,
with love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
We are deeply honoured and delighted that the first three lines of the above poem appear as a haiku in the Haiku Society of America Members’ Anthology 2021 Visiting the Wind. A big thank you to Erin C. Castaldi for selecting my poem and putting this beautiful anthology together.
Tanka Thursday: Season
Rag Tag Daily Prompt: Dusty Boots
Wishing you all a wonderful Wednesday,
with love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Settings: f/5.6 – 1/1250 s – ISO 400, f/5 – 1/1250 s – ISO 400 and f/1.8 – 1/4000 s – ISO 200.
Thank you Cee for honouring us with this post as a CFFC Featured Blogger!
CFFC: Shiny
Rag Tag Daily Prompt: Awakening
The stay-at-home restrictions have been eased and we can now roam within our own council area. It’s been nearly five months since we last walked in this forest and there’s lots to sniff!
Wishing you all a wonderful Wednesday,
with love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Settings: f/4.5 – 1/1250 s – ISO 400 and f/4.5 – 1/1000 s – ISO 400.
Lens-Artists Weekly Photo Challenge #143: Colorful April
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
cascading water
between pine and birdsong
the healing begins
© Xenia Tran
Wishing you all a happy Monday 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 – 1/100 – ISO 100, f/2.8 – 1/250 s – ISO 100 and f/4 – 1/160 s – ISO 100.
Frank J Tassone’s Weekly Haikai Challenge #149: Waterfall
Jez Braithwaite’s Water Water Everywhere #38
Word of the Day Prompt: Initial
forest walk
step by step we see the pine
in scattered cones
© Xenia Tran
Wishing you all a happy Thursday 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 -1/200 s – ISO 100, f/2.8 – 1/250 s – ISO 100 and f/2.8 – 1/320 s – ISO 100.
Carpe Diem The Beauty of Haiku #1828: Baransu (Balance)
Rag Tag Daily Prompt: Space
Word of the Day Challenge: Sweet
Wishing you all a wonderful Wednesday,
with love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Camera: Panasonic Lumix FZ200, Settings: f/2.8 – 1/160 s – ISO 100 and f/2.8 – 1/125 s – ISO 100.
Cee’s On The Hunt for Joy Challenge: Dance it Out
Word of the Day Prompt: Grace
Cairngorms National Park
Wishing you all a wonderful Wednesday,
with love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Camera: Panasonic Lumix FZ200, Settings: f/2.8 – 1/125 s – ISO 160, f/2.8 – 1/125 s – ISO 100 and f/2.8 – 1/60 s – ISO 125.
Lens-Artists Weekly Photo Challenge #79: A Window with a View
Whippet Wisdom - a Highland Journey 
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