Whippet Wisdom – a Highland Journey
A journey through the seasons with two adopted whippets, a poet and a camera
precious earth –
each stone its own
aura
our souls so closely aligned
with all that we see
© Xenia Tran
Wishing you all a happy Thursday and a blessed Earth Day tomorrow,
with love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Tanka Thursday: Aura
Thurday’s Special: Pick a Word in April 2022 (Salient)
Word of the Day Challenge: Unusual
eyes so blue
the child’s first glimpse
of the sea
© Xenia Tran
Presence #72, March 2022
Wishing you all a happy Monday and a peaceful new week,
with love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Word of the Day Challenge: Jubilant
Thursday’s Special: Pick a Word – March 2022 (asperous, effusive)
forest edge
tall shadows meander
towards the sea
peace can guide us home again
as the sun bursts through the trees
© Xenia Tran
Wishing you 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.
Tanka Thursday: Peace
Thursday’s Special: Pick a Word (Meandering)
passing clouds
our hearts still walk
on the sunny side
collecting light and sharing it
wherever it is needed
© Xenia Tran
Wishing you all a happy Thursday and a peaceful rest of the week,
with love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Tanka Thursday: Heart
Thursday’s Special: Pick a Word in September (Reachable, Linkage)
Wishing you all a wonderful Wednesday,
with love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Thursday’s Special: Pick a Word (Quotidian, Solitary)
woodland pond
all day its darkness
holds the sun
in her light a siskin’s song
flits above the treetops
© Xenia Tran
Take5, Issue One, 2021
Wishing you all a wonderful Thursday and a blessed rest of the week,
with love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Lens-Artists Weekly Photo Challenge #163: Keep Walking
Thursday’s Special: Pick a Word (Flexuous, Solitary, Astonishing)
ancient rocks
above us and below us
a river flows
© Xenia Tran
Wishing you all a happy Thursday,
with love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Thursday’s Special: Pick a Word (Continuity, Inward, Reflecting, Stronghold)
Rag Tag Daily Prompt: Destiny
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
Wishing you all a wonderful Wednesday,
with love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Settings: f/1.8 1/4000 s – ISO 500, f/1.8 – 1/4000 s – ISO 220 and f/1.8 – 1/4000 s – ISO 250.
Thursday’s Special: Pick a Word – April 2021 (furry, picturesque)
Cairngorms National Park
catching the scent of deer, their presence feels so near
the trail we’re walking, from glen to hill to snow-filled pass
our eyes rest on the eyrie, where eagles rise and soar
© Xenia Tran
If you’re new to the Sijo form, you can find an earlier poem and short description here.
Wishing you all a blessed Monday and may you stay safe and well,
with love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Settings: f/5.6 – 1/1250 s – ISO 400, f/4 – 1/1000 s – ISO 400 and f/8 – 1/500 s – ISO 100.
PI Poetry Prompt: Soar
Thursday’s Special: Pick a Word – April 2021 (furry)
Whippet Wisdom - a Highland Journey 
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