Monthly Archives: April 2013

Tuesdays Edinburgh – Hanover Street

Posted on April 30, 2013 by greenmackenzie

This week we are venturing over into the Georgian New Town of Edinburgh. These photos are all taken on the first block of Hanover Street as we walk away from Princes Street. In contrast to Edinburgh’s Old Town, the New … Continue reading →

Posted in Edinburgh, history, mindfulness, photos, travel | Tagged architecture, Edinburgh, Hanover Street, history, mindfulness, photography, scotland, travel, vintage | 18 Comments

Cultured Reflections

Posted on April 27, 2013 by greenmackenzie

Culture swirls in layers around us, and we catch sight of it from the corners of our eyes. What we’ve been exposed to in our younger years seeps into our creative unconscious, and little threads of culture are woven into … Continue reading →

Posted in art, mindfulness, philosophy, photos, thoughts, weekly photo challenge | Tagged art, culture, men's fashion, mindfulness, musical instruments, photography, postaday, Reflections, vintage | 36 Comments

Persephone’s Heart

Posted on April 27, 2013 by greenmackenzie

Buried deep within the core of each one of us, is our capacity to love. We need to use that capacity first on our relationship with ourself. Then like Persephone we can move safely through the places of light and … Continue reading →

Posted in change, elemental, mindfulness, photos, spiritual | Tagged love, love heart, mindfulness, philosophy, photography, self love, spiritual, stone heart | 16 Comments

Wool Trail

Posted on April 25, 2013 by greenmackenzie

We leave trails behind us as we walk through the world, but we often don’t realise. Tiny hints and clues reveal our path to those who know how to look.

Posted in philosophy, photos, spiritual, thoughts | Tagged change, elemental, life, musings, nature, philosophy, photography, spiritual, wind | 11 Comments

St Giles to Greyfriars – Love and Devotion

Posted on April 23, 2013 by greenmackenzie

This weeks collection of Edinburgh photos were taken between St Giles, on the Royal Mile, and Greyfriars graveyard, on what was the edge of the old walled city. As always in this part of Edinburgh, I came across lots of … Continue reading →

Posted in Edinburgh, history, photos, travel, Wedding | Tagged Edinburgh, Greyfriars, Greyfriars Bobby, love, photography, scotland, spiritual, St Giles, travel | 16 Comments

Rock Faces

Posted on April 21, 2013 by greenmackenzie

There are places in this world where the fabric of reality is woven a little looser. There are spaces between the threads, and strange and unusual things can push through these gaps into the light. Things from the otherworld, which … Continue reading →

Posted in elemental, mindfulness, nature photo, photos, spiritual, travel, weekly photo challenge | Tagged mindfulness, mountains, nature, photography, postaday, rock faces, scotland, Skye, spiritual, travel | 36 Comments

Tuesdays Edinburgh – St Cuthberts

Posted on April 16, 2013 by greenmackenzie

Today’s collection of photos are all from around St Cuthberts Church, whose foundations date to the 8th century, making its foundations one of Edinburghs oldest. Tucked away at the West End of Princes Street, on Lothian Road, it’s easy to … Continue reading →

Posted in Edinburgh, history, photos, travel | Tagged church, Edinburgh, history, James Simpson, photography, scotland, St Cuthberts, travel | 34 Comments

Eternal Struggle

Posted on April 15, 2013 by greenmackenzie

Do you ever have days like this….. where it feels as though you have to wrestle your life from the choking grasp of fate. Where the struggle seems hopeless And you might lose everything? The universe threw me a nasty … Continue reading →

Posted in change, nature photo, philosophy, photos, poem, spiritual | Tagged change, life, Mary Oliver, nature, night sky, photography, poetry, spiritual, struggle, universe | 24 Comments

Crumbling Stone Bones

Posted on April 13, 2013 by greenmackenzie

Change was whispering hints through the thin blue air of winter, and now the mountains were calling. The sound barely heard, was vibrating bone deep, an echo ringing through time. These stone peaks towering into the sky, unchanged over countless … Continue reading →

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Tuesdays Edinburgh- Princes Street Gardens

Posted on April 9, 2013 by greenmackenzie

Here is this Tuesdays selection of photos from Edinburgh. This gallery was shot on Friday evening around 6 o’clock, and there were some lovely streaks of early evening sunlight, and the long shadows we would expect at this late … Continue reading →