Haiku: A Crow Blessing

 

two whippets on tidal sand with seaweed and two crows in conversation

 

‘easy does it’
says the crow on the rock
a gentle ripple

© Xenia Tran

 

two whippets on tidal sand with seaweed

We wish you all a very relaxing Friday and a wonderful weekend :o)

With love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx

 

Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.

Camera: Panasonic Lumix FZ200, setting: iA, 1/400 s.

 

Daily Prompt: Tailor

Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge: Collage

 

Haiku: Peaceful Waters

 

two whippets on tidal sand

 

above the islands
white clouds fold in prayer
peaceful waters

© Xenia Tran

 

The islands of Eigg and Rum

 

We would like to dedicate this post to the victims of today’s attack outside Finsbury Park mosque (London) and their families and friends, to the peaceful actions of imam Mohammed Mahmoud who appealed for calm and to peace and understanding among all the people who share this amazing earth.

We wish everyone a blessed and peaceful week.

With love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx

 

Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.

Camera: Panasonic Lumix FZ200, settings: iA, 1/400 s and Landscape, 1/200 s.

 

Carpe Diem’s Theme Week: The Songs of Milarepa (1)

Daily Prompt: Relieved

dVerse Poets Tuesday Poetics: Blessings

 

Haiku: Playful Rays

 

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light unfolds
her playfulness
in our heart

© Xenia Tran

 

two whippets playing on the beach at loch side

We wish you all a wonderful weekend!

With love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx

 

Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.

Camera: Panasonic Lumix FZ200, setting: Action, 1/800 s.

 

Daily Prompt: Revelation

 

Haibun: Jewels In The Sand

black whippet by a tidal lagoon

It is that time of year when some fellow bloggers put a lot of effort into creating a competition. A competition between bloggers, some of whom have become friends. A competition that sends some bloggers into a vote-recruiting frenzy, asking anyone who reads their blog to ‘help them win’. It has very little to do with the real jewels in the sand.

We are grateful to have been nominated for the second year running. The intent behind the nomination we are sure, came from a good place. However, we do not believe in the circus this competition creates. Like we have said many times before, your love, comments and smiles across the miles are more than reward enough.

see these waves
channel a lagoon of dreams
when the gorse blooms

© Xenia Tran

two whippets running through lagoon to the beach

To us, the notion that one blogger is better than another is absurd. We are all winners.

With love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx

 

Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.

Camera: Panasonic Lumix FZ200, settings: iA, 1/200 s and Action, 1/800 s.

 

Daily Prompt: Farce

dVerse Poets: Open Link Night #196

 

Haiku: Amazing Light

black whippet on Loch Torridon beach

light amazes
colours in sea and sky
mountain echoes

© Xenia Tran

Loch Torridon beach and salt marshes

We wish you all a happy Friday and a wonderful weekend!

With love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx

 

Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.

Camera: Panasonic Lumix FZ200, setting: iA, 1/200 s.

 

Daily Prompt: Maze

Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge: Evanescent

 

Haibun: Health Returns

Black whippet outdoor portrait

This warm breeze of Spring sings to my heart. It feels so good to walk beside the loch after resting. The water is high with melted snows and the nesting season has begun. The air is pure. The healthy smell of pine, earth and water lifts my soul and makes me feel whole again. I am so grateful for all your well wishes following my injury. From my heart to yours, a very big thank you to you all.

water’s music
at the feet of the mountain
health returns

© Xenia Tran

Loch Morlich

 

With love from Eivor xxx

 

Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.

Camera: Panasonic Lumix FZ200, setting: iA.

 

Dutch Goes The Photo Tuesday Photo Challenge: Healthy

Daily Post: Better

 

Haiku: Morning Breeze

black whippet in black coats on the beach with seagulls

morning breeze
always so generous
on awakening

© Xenia Tran

two whippets in black coats on the beach with seagulls and mountains in background

With love from
Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx

Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.

Camera: Panasonic Lumix FZ200, setting: iA, 1/400 s.

Carpe Diem #1177 Theme Week Hafiz (3) – Morning Breeze

Daily Prompt: Vivid

Haiku: Silent Blessings

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fortune
sparkling in silence
by the sea

© Xenia Tran

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With love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx

Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.

Camera: Panasonic Lumix FZ200, settings: iA, 1/200 s and 1/800 s.

Daily Prompt: Luck

Carpe Diem #1174 – Silence

Tanka: The Dancer

 

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outgoing tide
meets incoming waves
in a dance
you move faster than the sea
my heart wants to follow

© Xenia Tran

 

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With love,
Eivor xxx

 

Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.

Camera: Panasonic Lumix FZ200, setting: Action, 1/800 s.

 

In response to Carpe Diem #1167 The Dancer

Daily Prompt: Ruminate