Whippet Wisdom – a Highland Journey
A journey through the seasons with two adopted whippets, a poet and a camera
the day opens a new book
of sights, scents and sounds
for the eternally curious
canines we adopted
~ or is it the other way around? ~
who is walking who on any
given day when we take turns
to guide and follow a spark
that bounces from the stars?
© Xenia Tran
Wishing you all a happy Monday and a peaceful week ahead,
with love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
PI Poetry Prompt: Reading
Sunday Stills: Geometry
Summer is in full swing and tourists bring a bit of buzz to the beach. There are kites in the air and paddle boarders on the water. Wild-swimmers wade through the shallows with orange inflatables. We slip away to where nature makes the only sound. The gentle lapping of waves, the chant of oystercatchers piping.
table-top rock
our dogs invite us
to dinner
© Xenia Tran
Wishing you all a happy Monday and a wonderful new week,
with love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
PI Prompt: Table
Lens-Artists Weekly Photo Challenge #157: Getting Away
Rag Tag Daily Prompt: Whirlwind
wild water
where sacred music flows
dogs are waiting
at home in this wilderness
we feel its welcome too
© Xenia Tran
Wishing you all a wonderful Wednesday,
with love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Thank you Cee for honouring us with this post as a CMMC Featured Blogger!
PI Poetry Prompt: Wild
Rag Tag Daily Prompt: Trickle
CMMC July Color: Brown
Assynt
scrambling through the gorge
we follow the stream and sound
of falling water, famed
in myth and legend
~ we feel a presence ~
stretching to eavesdrop
on voices that greet us
rising from the rocks with
their smiling, fleeting faces
© Xenia Tran
Wishing you all a happy Monday and a wonderful new week,
with love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
We are deeply honoured and delighted that this poem features on Poetry Ireland’s Poet in Residence Blog for July 2021. A big thank you to Catherine Ann Cullen and Poetry Ireland for sharing my work in this way.
PI Poetry Prompt: Eavesdrop
Lens-Artists Weekly Photo Challenge #155: On the Water
turning into the wood from the old
carriage route where trees breathe through
knots and leaves teaming with bird song
our inner child begins to smile
~ by a stone hopscotch spiral ~
with footprints of fairy folk,
squirrel, pine marten, hare,
badger and sika deer whose presence
we are always feeling
© Xenia Tran
Wishing you all wonderful Thursday,
with love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Ground, Sand, Dirt, Paths, Walks, Trails and Roads
Thursday’s Special: Pick a Word – Continuity, Inward, Pedestrian, Reflecting
PI Poetry Prompt: Breathe
Cairngorms National Park
a click unlocks the gate
how many hands have turned
the key, we wonder and
marvel at the interplay of
~ shades and shadows ~
between trees and grasses
where woodland anemone
flourishes longer in the darker
places filled with rain and dew
© Xenia Tran
Thank you so much for your good wishes before we went on our short break!
Wishing you all a happy Monday and a great new week ahead,
with love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
PI Poetry Prompt: Key
Lens-Artists Weekly Photo Challenge #152: Shades and Shadows
Cairngorms National Park
Deep in the glen we meet a cheerful group of hikers in short sleeves and sun hats. We’re so happy to feel the warm on our skin after one of our longest Winters. The swallows are here, sweeping across the meadow. Buttercups and cowslip sparkle in the light.
wild orchids
a green-veined white
darts away
© Xenia Tran
We are taking a short blogging break to make the most of the fine weather and will be back on Monday 14th June.
Wishing you all a wonderful week ahead,
with love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Settings: f/1.8 – 1/3200 s – ISO 100, f/4.5 – 1/250 s – ISO 100 and f/1.8 – 1/1250 s – ISO 100.
PI Poetry Prompt: Hat
Rag Tag Daily Prompt: Elevate
Carpe Diem #1844: Returning Back to Normal
Cairngorms National Park
fluttering wings
our forest walk disappears
in itself
scattered stones marble the path
below the snow-capped mountains
© Xenia Tran
Wishing you all a happy Monday and a wonderful new week,
with love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Settings: f/1.8 – 1/1250 s – ISO 450 and f/5 – 1/1250 s – ISO 110.
PI Poetry Prompt: Marble
Rag Tag Daily Prompt: Bliss
For Martina
Walking through the glens and hills, we meet other walkers who love being here. The purity, the solitude, the wind moving through the pine. It’s as if their branches are opening wide to greet us with a warm welcome.
It is the day after the funeral of our much loved vet. The family asked anyone who wants to say goodbye to wear something blue.
flower moon
her spirit rises
from the mountains
© Xenia Tran
We were very sad to learn one of our local vets has died in an accident while hiking in Glencoe, a place she dearly loved.
We thank her for her care and kindness and our thoughts are with her family, her friends and her colleagues at this difficult time.
Wishing you all a peaceful Thursday and may you all stay safe.
With love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Settings: f/1.8 – 1/1250 s – ISO 500, f/1.8 – 1/1250 s – ISO 450 and f/1.8 – 1250 s – ISO 125.
Lens-Artists Weekly Photo Challenge #149: Blue and Green
Frank J Tassone’s Weekly Haikai Challenge #192: Flower Moon
dVerse Poets Haibun Monday: Flower Moon
A gentle rain is scenting the dry places along the trail as we climb through the forest. The vibrant green of Spring grass opens the heart. Music from a tinkling brook echoes the gratitude we are feeling. Here, we follow our instinct. We leave all that is learned behind and surrender to the knowing.
a butterfly
with tenderness
she dances
from flower to flower
pure white and breathing
© Xenia Tran
Wishing you all a happy Monday,
with love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Settings: f/1.8 – 1/1250 s – ISO 200, f/1.8 – 1/1250 s – ISO 180 and f/5 – 1/1250 s – ISO 1000.
PI Poetry Prompt: Butterfly
Earthweal: Sanctuary
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