Whippet Wisdom – a Highland Journey
A journey through the seasons with two adopted whippets, a poet and a camera
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
shoreline gold
the scent of autumn
follows the river
each fleeting moment
we turn to the light
© Xenia Tran
We are deeply honoured and delighted that our poem Where Moss Flows has been published in Dance Into The World, The Tanka Society of America Twentieth Anniversary Anthology (2020). A very big thank you to Michael Dylan Welch for featuring my poem and putting this beautiful anthology together.
For a summary of recent poems featured in anthologies please visit our Anthologies page.
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.
Camera: Canon Powershot SX60 HS, Settings: f/4 – 1/800 s – ISO 200, f/4.5 – 1/1000 s – ISO 250 and f/5.6 – 1/100 s – ISO 200.
Nurturing Thursday: Like a River
Twiglet #206: Looking for Light
Word of the Day Challenge: Beloved
steep trails
my right shoe leans
against the left
there is another world
behind the smiling fairy
© Xenia Tran
Wishing you all a blessed Thursday and a wonderful 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 – 1/200 s – ISO 100, f/2.8 – 1/160 s – ISO 100 and f/3.2 – 1/125 s – ISO 100.
Thursday’s Special: Pick a Word 2020-4 (Accessible, Craggy & Hallucinogenic)
Tanka Thursday: Lean
Twiglet #205: My Right Shoe
Your Daily Word Prompt: Ally
today’s postcard
of an autumn palette
where clouds tilt
grey turns to vivid blue
hanging on an echo
© Xenia Tran
Wishing you all a happy Thursday and a wonderful rest of the week,
with love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Tanka Thursday: Postcard
Twiglet #199: Hanging on an Echo
Rag Tag Daily Prompt: Grey turns to Blue
Word of the Day Challenge: Vivid
Once the hills stop howling we venture out into the woods. There’s still plenty of tree cover to protect us from intermittent drizzle and showers. The heather is turning brown here while further north they’re hanging on to purple. A gentle buzz of hoverflies follows us between fading fireweeds whilst at the waterfall, wild salmon are leaping.
october wind
rain slips through the net
of noughts and crosses
© 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.
Camera: Canon Powershot SX60 HS, Settings: f/3.5 – 1/30 s – ISO 320, f/3.5 – 1/60 s – ISO 500 and f/4 – 1/30 s – ISO 200.
Nurturing Thursday: Preparation
Twiglet #197: Rain through a Net
Rag Tag Daily Prompt: Howl
sky holds blue
each route at the crossroads
guided by a star
to celebrate our journeys
with poems old and new
© Xenia Tran
A very big thank you and many congratulations to Kristjaan Panneman, who founded Carpe Diem Haiku Kai eight years ago today.
Wishing you all a happy Thursday and a blessed 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 – 1/1200 s – ISO 100, f/4 – 1/100 s – ISO 100 and f/2.8 – 1/1600 s – ISO 100.
Carpe Diem Celebrates its 8th Anniversary
Twiglet #196: Sky Hold Blue
Eve Castle’s Tanka Thursday: Crossroads
Thursday’s Special: Pick a Word 2020-2 (Volte Face)
wildflowers
blooming white and yellow
in the glen
a burn gurgles and lights
the shadow side of mountains
© 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.
Settings: f/2.8 – 1/800 s – ISO 160, f/2.8 – 1/1250 s – ISO 100 and f/4.5 – 1/1000 s – ISO 200.
Frank J Tassone’s Weekly Haikai Challenge # 151: Autumn Storm & Darkness
Twiglet #189: Blooming White
Word of the Day Challenge: Benevolent
Sunday Stills: Mountains and Valleys
ah the joy
of feeling young again
the scent of heather
from this life to afterlife
in the heavy air
© Xenia Tran
Wishing you all a very happy Thursday and a wonderful 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 – 1/320 s – ISO 100 and f/2.8 – 1/1000 s – ISO 100.
Cee’s On the Hunt for Joy Challenge: Rediscover Your Childhood Joys
Twiglet #187: Heavy Air
Your Daily Word Prompt: Intrepid
It’s our first journey to the bay since the hundred days of lockdown. In my mind’s eye we visited this pebbled shore a few times, walking through old photos and the memories collected. Now I can feel the wind buffet around us, see my grandmother’s face appear in the clouds once more.
learning to fly
the kindness of herring gulls
on bright water
© Xenia Tran
During lockdown I’ve been looking at new ways of merging poems and images and participated in a few collaborative projects with other poets, artists and photographers. The above video is the first I wove together and you can see the second one I produced in A Star Follows.
Wishing you all a wonderful Wednesday,
with love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx.
Photographs and video by Xenia Tran.
dVerse Poets Poetics: 8th Year Anniversary
Twiglet #185: A Bookish Day
Word of the Day Challenge: Movable
Lens-Artists Weekly Photo Challenge #108: Sanctuary
enlightenment
rubs off a little
from the buck moon
even when she rolls away
the sea and sand shimmer
© Xenia Tran
Wishing you all a happy Thursday and a wonderful 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 – 1/640 s – ISO 100, f/6.5 – 1/800 s – ISO 400 and f/5 – 1/800 s – ISO 100.
Frank J Tassone’s Weekly Haikai Challenge #146: Buck Moon
Twiglet #184: Off a Little
Becca’s Nurturing Thursday
Whippet Wisdom - a Highland Journey 
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