tanka – Whippet Wisdom – a Highland Journey

Tanka: A Voice across the Sea

a black whippet on sand and shingle looking at the water below

northern breeze
a spring in our step
after the heat
songs enter the water
filling our heart, the same sky

a blue whippet looking to her left across the water

With love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx

Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.

Camera: Panasonic Lumix FZ200, Settings: f/3.5, 1/2000 s, ISO 100 and f/3.5, 1/1000 s, ISO 100.

Kristjaan at Carpe Diem introduces us to ‘Joik’, the mystical song of the Sami people. I believe there is something at the heart of all traditional music that connects us to our roots and to where our spirits come from.

Below is the video clip that Kristjaan shared with us, a song called ‘Devieh’ performed live by Marja Mortensson:

Carpe Diem #1490: Joik, the mystical song of the Sami

Carpe Diem Summer Retreat 2018: Finding the Way

Rag Tag Daily Prompt #70: Contact

dVerse Poets: Celebrate with me Today

Tanka: The Dance of Friendship

two whippets running onto the beach from the dunes

linked lives
a moon’s blessing
spurs the dance
on four legs and on two
the light is always new

a blue whippet leaping ahead of a black whippet across the tidal sands

We wish you all a very 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/5.6, 1/1000 s, ISO 100.

Carpe Diem Summer Retreat 2018: Finding the Way

Sunday Stills: You’ve Got a Friend

Tanka: Creating Memories

blue whippet in a purple harness standing alert in the grass beside a woodland trail

exploring
one path after another
the wolf within
mindful of the living trees
the fallen resting in grass

blue whippet in a purple harness walking down a woodland trail

The fallen trees are left here and provide a home for micro-organisms and the rare aspen hoverfly.

With love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx

Carpe Diem #1485: Creating Memories

Carpe Diem Summer Retreat 2018: Finding the Way

Tanka: The Sound of Silence

black whippet sniffing driftwood on the beach at Findhorn Bay

first sunrise
the voice of love recorded
in your heart
the beauty of hidden stars
within the sound of silence

black whippet looking over his right shoulder across the tidal pools and sand bars

Boats, some anchored and some moored at pontoons in Findhorn Bay

With love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx

Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.

Camera: Canon Powershot SX60 HS, Settings: f/5, 1/1250 s, ISO 100, f/8, 1/320 s, ISO 100 and f/6.3, 1/800 s, ISO 100.

Carpe Diem Summer Retreat 2018: Finding the Way

dVerse Poetics: Sounds of Silence

When I saw the prompt at dVerse I immediately had to think of the adaptation by American band ‘Disturbed’ of the classic Simon & Garfunkel song ‘The Sound of Silence’. Below is a video clip of their version, which inspired the tanka above. Hope you enjoy!