Tanka: Radiant Day

a brindle whippet in a yellow jacket looking towards a sandbar with hundreds of seals

a radiant day
rises from the mist
our hearts leap
as we walk towards the sound
of seals barking

© Xenia Tran

hundreds of seals basking in the sun on the opposite shore where the river flows into the sea

Wishing you all a happy Monday and peaceful new week,

with love from Misty and Xenia xxx

Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.

Weekly Prompts Weekend Challenge: Walking

Jez Braithwaite’s Water Water Everywhere #165

Rag Tag Daily Prompt: Radiate

Wordless Wednesday: A Wander by the Loch

Cairngorms National Park

a black whippet in a winter jacket and thermals running onto the lochside beach from the forest
a blue whippet in a maroon winter jacket and thermals sniffing an evergreen shrub on the loch shore.
two whippets in maroon winter jackets and thermals on the beach by Loch Morlich

With love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx

Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.

Camera: Panasonic Lumix FZ200, Settings: f/2.8 – 1/640 s – ISO 100, f/2.8 – 1/1000 s – ISO 160 and f/2.8 – 1/1250 s – ISO 100.

Wordless Wednesday

Rag Tag Daily Prompt: Wanderlust

Haibun: Into the Breeze

a black whippet in a maroon and grey winter jacket enjoying the breeze along the shingle shore

The weather changes daily. We celebrate the mild when it rains, the sun’s rays and clear blue skies on colder days. It’s the kindest Winter we’ve known since moving to the Highlands.

skipping the season
a pile of books waits
for snow to fall

© Xenia Tran

close up shot of a blue whippet in a grey and maroon winter jacket running towards the camera
seals sleeping on a sandbar with oystercatchers and seagulls feeding along the shore

With love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx

Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.

Camera: Panasonic Lumix FZ200, Settings: f/3.5, 1/1600 s, ISO 100, f/3.5, 1/1250 s, ISO 100 and f/4, 1/500 s, ISO 100.

dVerse Poets Quadrille #71: Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes

Dutch Goes the Photo Tuesday Photo Challenge: Breeze

Rag Tag Daily Prompt: Collection

Haiku: When Days Grow Longer

close up of a black whippet in a maroon and grey winter jacket walking through a tidal pool

across the sands
our worlds come closer
winter’s light

© Xenia Tran

two whippets in maroon winter jackets by a tidal lagoon
two whippets in maroon winter jackets bending down by a tidal lagoon

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: Panasonic Lumix FZ200, Settings: f/3.5, 1/800, ISO 100, f/3.5, 1/1600 s, ISO 100 and f/3.5, 1/2000 s, ISO 100.

Lens-Artists Weekly Photo Challenge #28: Curves

Carpe Diem #1581: Setsubun

Haiku: Song of Life

 

 

two whippets in winter jackets playing in the snow

 

song of life
leaning into the wind
your smile

© Xenia Tran

 

two whippets in winter jackets playing in the snow

With love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx

 

Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.

Camera: Panasonic Lumix FZ200, Settings: f/4, 1/1600 s, ISO 100 and f/4, 1/1250 s, ISO 160.

 

Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge: Out of this World

Dutch Goes the Photo Tuesday Photo Challenge: Hills

Carpe Diem #1380 – Present Life