weekly photo challenge – Whippet Wisdom

Haiku: Spring Equinox

a blue and white whippet in a winter jacket looking at a lensball

pure light
upending the sphere
spring equinox

a lensball on the beach, reflecting the sky, dunes, sand and driftwood

I have been enjoying fellow photographer Jez Braithwaite’s creative images with his new lensball and decided to have a little play.

Wishing you a blessed Spring Equinox if you’re in the Northern Hemisphere and a happy Autumn Equinox to our friends in the Southern Hemisphere. May you all stay safe and well,

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 – 1/2000 s – ISO 100.

Nurturing Thursday

Frank J Tassone’s Weekly Haikai Challenge #130: Spring Equinox

Jez Braithwaite’s A Fan of … #59: Lensball

Wordless Wednesday: Smiles in the Breeze

two whippets in black jackets running on the beach in deep sand

a smiling black whippet and a blue and white whippet with a pink ball in her mouth running towards the camera on the beach

a smiling black whippet in a black jacket leaping across the beach and a blue and white whippet in a black jacket with a pink ball in her mouth running through the deep sand in front of the turquoise waves

It’s been a breezy and sunny start to the day at 4C and took a little while to warm up.

We are taking a short blogging break to focus on editing our next book and will be back next week. We will post a Silent Sunday post on our sister blog Tranature as per normal and will check in to read and catch up on comments when we can.

We wish you all a very happy Wednesday and a wonderful weekend!

With love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx

Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.

Camera: Panasonic Lumix FZ200, Settings: f/3.2 – 1/640 s – ISO 100.

Wordless Wednesday

Sue’s Weekly Prompts Photo Challenge: Give us a Smile

Haiku: Spring Lanterns

Glen Affric

a forest trail in spring with green heather and young leaves on birch trees

green waves
in the sun’s warmth
spring lanterns

a blue and white whippet in a black jacket in a forest beside a pine tree and green heather

Wishing 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.

Settings: f/3.4 – 1/400 s – ISO 100 and f/3.2 – 1/125 s – ISO 100.

Sue’s Weekly Prompt Photo Challenge: Peaceful

Sunday Stills: Warmth

Carpe Diem Weekend Meditation #84: Quest for a New Masterpiece – Movement

Rag Tag Daily Prompt: Verdant

This poem features in Between Heather and Grass. If you haven’t read the book yet, feel free to take a peek inside:

look inside feature for Between Heather and Grass — Look inside …

Haiku: Damselfly

Cairngorms National Park

blue whippet in purple harness on forest trail

in the coolest shade
breathes the warmth of our faith
a blue damsel

Lochan Mor with waterlily buds and trees full of green leaves

On our walk at Lochan Mor we saw our first damselfly of the year. She was a real beauty and we enjoyed watching her fly by. It is always a fine balance, having a camera and the desire to be non-intrusive with the wildlife that we see. I was happy to let a photographic opportunity slip by and be fully present in the moment. When I looked up, the blue colours from the sky reflected in the loch on the far side were the exact colours of the damselfly. I have posted photographs of this loch before with the water lilies in bloom and in Winter when it was frozen. As of today I have found a new favourite.

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, 1/100 s, ISO 500 and f/5, 1/160 s, ISO 100.

Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge: All-Time Favorites

Carpe Diem #1445: Cooling on the Porch

Ronovan’s Weekly Haiku Challenge #204: Choice & Faith

Haiku: Full of Dreams

full of dreams
pointing towards the light
young pine cones

With love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx

Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.

Camera: Panasonic Lumix FZ200, Settings: f/3.5, 1/160 s, ISO 100 and f/2.8, 1/125 s, ISO 100.

Carpe Diem #1443: Music to close our Journey

Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge: Awakening

Weekly Photo Challenge: All-Time Favourites

black whippet running on the beach by Loch Laggan

blue whippet leaping through tidal pool with a yellow ball

black whippet running through the glen

blue whippet with a pink ball on the beach at low tide

two whippets in winter fleeces snuggled in front of the fireplace

We want to say a very big thank you to the Daily Post for their Weekly Photo Challenge where photographers from all over the world came together and shared their interpretations on a given theme. It was a very special place and we met so many lovely bloggers there.

Today the team at the Daily Post are running their final Weekly Photo Challenge and invite us to share some all-time favourites. We hope you enjoy them too.

With love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx

Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge: All-time Favorites

Wordless Wednesday