Tag: spring

Happy Birthday Misty

a smiling brindle whippet in a black jacket on the edge of the dunes

Yesterday was a special day, when we celebrated Misty’s 13th birthday.

Happy happy birthday sweet Misty and thank you for all the love and joy you share!

We never know how much time we are given to walk this earth and we are so grateful for the pleasure of walking here with you.

close up of a smiling brindle whippet in a black jacket walking through the dunes

We are taking a short blogging break and will be back on Monday 5th June.

Wishing you all a blessed day and peaceful week ahead,

with love from Misty and Xenia xxx

Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.

Whatsoever is Lovely Challenge – 2023 Week 22

Tanka: The Clearest Water

a brindle whippet in a red jacket drinking clear water from a loch

descending
towards the ancient loch
a dog drinks
the clearest water
gleaming in the sun

© Xenia Tran

Loch an Eilein surrounded by pine in the spring sun

Wishing you all a happy Thursday, Happy Earth Day and a peaceful rest of the week,

with love from Misty and Xenia xxx

Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.

Lens-Artists Weekly Photo Challenge #245: Environments

Haiku: Sapphire Sea

a smiling brindle whippet in a red jacket running across the beach

sapphire sea –
washing in and out of
a braided channel

© Xenia Tran

marram grass in the dunes shimmering in the sun above the beach

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.

Lens-Artists Weekly Photo Challenge #244: Glowing Moments

Tanka: Silver Rain

a smiling brindle whippet in a red jacket on a narrow forest path above the loch

silver rain
the forest floor
welcomes
the pine’s offering
of every moon-lit drop

© Xenia Tran

rain drops glistening on the needles of a pine

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: Found in Nature

Haiku: Our Sun’s Light

close up of a brindle whippet in a brown snood and red jacket

fresh snow
above the loch our sun’s light
for tomorrow

© Xenia Tran

Loch an Eilein with snow capped mountains across the water

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 #170

Tanka: Calm Wind

close up of a brindle whippet in a yellow jacket in a snowy forest

calm wind
the sun fills the forest
with snow stars
how sweet their lives overlap
a moment with ours

© Xenia Tran

snow resting on spruce and pine in the forest

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.

Weekly Prompts Weekend Challenge: Content

Haiku: Spring Sun

a brindle whippet in a yellow jacket sniffing a snow man on the beach

spring sun –
a snow man smiles
near the water

© Xenia Tran

a smiling snow man on the snow-covered beach at the loch shore

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.

Lens-Artists Weekly Photo Challenge #241: Spring

Jez Braithwaite’s Water Water Everywhere #168

Sweet Dreams Sweet Pearl

a black whippet surrounded by bluebells in a woodland garden
two whippets walking side by side across a wooden walkway

We are beyond devastated to let you know that Pearl followed Eivor across the rainbow bridge this morning.

She took a bad turn yesterday afternoon with a racing heart and a high temperature and stayed at the vets overnight, where her condition initially became stable. This morning she took another bad turn and the vet said that the kindest thing was to let her go.

I spent an hour by her side before she slipped away and wished her the safest journey.

Pearl was the sweetest, bravest and cheekiest soul we were lucky enough to share so many wonderful years with in this life.

She and Eivor were inseparable and now they are together again.

I am taking a break from blogging on Whippet Wisdom for the moment and will post my haiku, haibun, tanka, and other poems and photographs on my nature blog, Tranature.

Thank you all for walking along with us here over the years. It has been a great pleasure to share the natural beauty as seen through the eyes of our beloved friends. Their spirit will always live on in our hearts.

Peace and blessings to you all and thank you for your friendship,

with love from Xenia xxx

Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.

Word of the Day Challenge: Bereft

Haibun: Earth’s Garden

a black whippet in a blue harness walking among wildflowers

Art is the means we have of undoing the damage of haste – Theodore Roethke

The sun warms our backs as we walk along a narrow trail between dandelion clocks and flowers. Rhododendron and lilac are in bloom and their scent seems extra sweet this morning. We feel at one with the wood, the bog lands and the meadow as if we have always been part of earth’s garden.

stirring the soul
goldfinches sing
in the alder

© Xenia Tran

a black whippet in a blue harness sniffing the grass in a woodland garden

In the spirit of Roethke’s quote, we are sharing some more treasured moments from our last walks with Eivor this week.

Wishing you all a blessed Monday and a peaceful week ahead,

with love from Pearl and Xenia xxx

Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.

Lens-Artists Weekly Photo Challenge #201: Three of a Kind

Rag Tag Daily Prompt: Lilac

Haiku: Ascension Day

a blue and white whippet walking by a wooden sculpture in the forest

Ascension Day
a myriad of ways
to be reborn

© Xenia Tran

a new tree growing from an old stump in the forest

First of all we want to say a warm-hearted thank you for all your heart-felt messages and condolences we received after Eivor’s passing. It means a lot and it is deeply moving how so many of you feel a connection to him and his amazing spirit. He looked at everything in life with love and I am sure he could feel the love you have for him and your own animal friends and companions too.

As promised yesterday, I am sharing a few more special moments from the last days of his life today and over the next few days.

We wish you all a blessed Thursday and a peaceful rest of the week,

with love from Pearl and Xenia xxx

Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.

Rag Tag Daily Prompt: Myriad