Whippet Wisdom – a Highland Journey
A journey through the seasons with two adopted whippets, a poet and a camera
snow melts
in half the time
it takes to fall
we skip across the outcrops
carved by tide and wind
© 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.
Camera: Canon Powershot SX60 HS, Settings: f/4 – 1/1000 s – ISO 100, f/4.5 – 1/640 s – ISO 100 and f/5.6 – 1/800 s – ISO 400.
PI Poetry Prompt: Carve
at peace
the crow and I
side by side
we have more directions
in which to wander
© 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: Canon Powershot SX60 HS, Settings: f/5.6 – 1/1000 s – ISO 200, f/5.6 – 1/250 s – ISO 160 and f/4 – 1/500 s – ISO 100.
Tanka Thursday: Bird(s) or Name of a Bird
Twiglet #214: We Have More
Thurday’s Special: Pick a Word – Cohabitation
leafless trees –
sledge trails and paw prints
line the field
where deep at night
the snow moon does her climbing
© 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.
Camera: Canon Powershot SX60 HS, Settings: f/4 – 1/640 s – ISO 100, f/5.6 – 1/400 s – ISO 100 and f/5.6 – 1/640 s – ISO 100.
PI Poetry Prompt: Climbing
Word of the Day Challenge: Sprightly
beach comb
every stone a story
we salute
the roots that grow
towards the flowing water
© 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: Canon Powershot SX60 HS, Settings: f/5.6 – 1/640 s – ISO 200, f/5.6 – 1/2000 s – ISO 1000 and f/5.6 – 1/200 s – ISO 100.
Tanka Thursday: Roots
Rag Tag Daily Prompt: Echo
green stains
on the stepping stones
geese are feeding
where the waves roll in
ice melts from the shore
© 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.
Camera: Canon Powershot SX60 HS, Settings: f/4 – 1/800 s – ISO 125, f/4 – 1/640 s – ISO 125 and f/5.6 – 1/800 s – ISO 200.
PI Poetry Prompt: Stepping Stones
Rag Tag Daily Prompt: Brink
snow covers
dunes and woodland trails
melodious
in amber lamplight
we tiptoe out of town
© 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: Canon Powershot SX60 HS, Settings: f/4.5 – 1/20 s – ISO 1600, f/5.6 – 1/200 s – ISO 100 and f/4 – 1/400 s – ISO 100.
Tanka Thursday: Lamplight
Rag Tag Daily Prompt: Tiptoe
parallel lines
nature paints choices
between water and ice
reeds shuffle and wonder
how peace on earth can grow
© Xenia Tran
We are deeply honoured and delighted that Frameless Sky Issue 13 on the theme of Our Connection with Nature is now available on DVD and YouTube link. The video features forty nature photographs by yours truly, poems by seventy-six poets from eighteen different countries, a special reading by Hemapriya Chellappan and music by Sascha Ende. A very big thank you to Chrissi Villa and Shloka Shankar for featuring my work and putting this beautiful edition together!
Wishing you all a very happy Monday and a happy Burns Night to our friends in Scotland,
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 100, f/4.5 – 1/1000 s – ISO 100 and f/4 – 1/640 s – ISO 100.
PI Prompt: Parallel
Your Daily Word Prompt: Irenic
driftwood shelter
the tide turns to prayer
accepting the sun
with love and light as signposts
the pain can be undone
© 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: Canon Powershot SX60 HS, Settings: f/5.6 – 1/160 s – ISO 200 and f/5.6 – 1/200 s – ISO 200.
Dutch Goes the Photo Tuesday Photo Challenge: Twist
Tanka Thursday: Turn
PI Poetry Prompt: Pain
hoarfrost
the light searches
for souvenirs
near seaweed and shaded sands
where thin ice lingers
© 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.
Settings: f/5 – 1/100 s – ISO 200, f/4 – 1/250 s – ISO 200 and f/2.8 – 1/200 s – ISO 100.
Tanka Thursday: Search
PI Poetry Prompt: Thin Ice
Word of the Day Challenge: Tenderness
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
