Whippet Wisdom – a Highland Journey
A journey through the seasons with two adopted whippets, a poet and a camera
Cairngorms National Park
sacred moments
from spring grass to winter snow
the falcon calls
a new beginning
without beginnings
© Xenia Tran
Wishing you all a blessed Thursday,
with love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Camera: Panasonic Lumix FZ200, Settings: f/2.8 – 1/320 s – ISO 160 and f/4 – 1/500 s – ISO 160.
Carpe Diem #1802: New Beginnings … Without Beginning
Word of the Day Challenge: Holy
Cairngorms National Park
mountain stream
a pause to drink the water
composed of crystals
the images left behind
of wolves who drank here too
© Xenia Tran
We wish you all a magical Thursday and a wonderful weekend ahead,
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 s – ISO 100, f/2.8 – 1/125 s – ISO 100 and f/2.8 – 1/100 s – ISO 200.
Carpe Diem #1798: New Beginnings … Metamorphosis
Cee’s On the Hunt for Joy Challenge: Say Cheese
Becca’s Nurturing Thursday
Loch an Eilein
ah this joy
when early sun rays
warm the loch
glittering in the reeds
a still point for tomorrows
© Xenia Tran
We wish you all a very happy Monday and a wonderful week ahead,
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 – 1/125 s – ISO 100 and f/2.8 – 1/100 s – ISO 100.
Carpe Diem #1796: New Beginnings … First Sunray
Rag Tag Daily Prompt: Daylight
Your Daily Word Prompt: Vital
Cairngorms National Park
lichen and trees
supporting each other
beside the stream
a dreamy winter greeting
the voices of the forest
© Xenia Tran
We wish you all a very happy Monday and a wonderful week ahead,
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, f/2.8 – 1/250 s – ISO 160 and f/2.8 – 1/400 s – ISO 160.
Lens-Artists Weekly Photo Challenge #78: Special Spot Shots
Ronovan’s Weekly Haiku Challenge #287: Brook & Moss
Word of the Day Challenge: Wisdom
line of surf
a sideways glance
reflecting
a passage of time and waves
the pulse of new beginnings
© Xenia Tran
For all of you who celebrate, we wish you a very Happy Hogmanay and a great start to the New Year!
With love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Camera: Panasonic Lumix FZ200, Settings: f/2.8 – 1/1600 s – ISO 100, f/2.8 – 1/1250 s – ISO 100 and f/4 – 1/800 s – ISO 160.
Your Daily Word Prompt: Reflect
Word of the Day Challenge: Begin
on colder days
the curdled white in blue skies
offers a world
to cherish beside the fire
close to dunes and marram grass
© Xenia Tran
Wishing you all a relaxing Thursday,
with love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Camera: Panasonic Lumix FZ200, Settings: f/2.8 – 1/800 s – ISO 160, f/2.8 – 1/1250 s – ISO 160 and f/2.8 – 1/1000 s – ISO 160.
Becca’s Nurturing Thursday
Your Daily Word Prompt: Perceptive
Cathy Ryan shares a beautiful review of Between Heather and Grass on her blog today. Thank you so much Cathy, we’re so happy you enjoyed it! xxx
Author: Xenia Tran
Published: November 2019 by Holistic Linguistics
Category: Creative Non Fiction, Poetry, Photography, Verse, Book Review
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Welcome to Between Heather and Grass – Poems Filled with Love, Hope and Whippets, our beautiful, soulful sequel to Sharing Our Horizon and our second book for whippet lovers, dog lovers and lovers of nature. The book features poetry, breathtaking photographs of the Scottish Highlands, and our two adopted whippets Eivor and Pearl. The majority of the poems are haiku, haibun and tanka, written in rhythm with the seasons. The poems and photographs illuminate each other and are both calming and inspiring, inviting you to dip into this collection many times over.
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