Whippet Wisdom – a Highland Journey
A journey through the seasons with two adopted whippets, a poet and a camera
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
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.
We are honoured and delighted that A Siskin’s Song was first published in the inaugural issue of Take5, a new journal from The Bamboo Hut for 5 line tanka, gogyohka and gogyoshi. A warm-hearted thank you to Steve Wilkinson for featuring my poem and putting this beautiful edition together.
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)
sunshine breeze
a present
in the gull’s eyes
that looks older than today
even when it’s younger
© 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: Panasonic Lumix FZ200, Settings: f/2.8 – 1/2000 s – ISO 100 and f/4 – 1/1000 s – ISO 100.
Tanka Thursday: Present
Thursday’s Special: Pick a Word (Variegated)
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
new beginnings
the sun tips her healing warmth
on autumn’s gold
© Xenia Tran
Wishing you all a very happy Monday and a peaceful new week,
with love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Camera: Panasonic Lumix FZ200, Settings: f/2.8 – 1/125 s – ISO 100, f/2.8 – 1/200 s – ISO 100 and f/4 – 1/250 s – ISO 160.
Thursday’s Special: Pick a Word – 2020-3 (Aureate, Canine)
Lens-Artists Weekly Photo Challenge #122: The Sun will come out Tomorrow
Ronovan’s Weekly Haiku Challenge #331: First & Heal (Beginnings & Healing)
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