Author Archives: greenmackenzie

About greenmackenzie

Hi, I'm Seonaid, and I share my home on the shores of Loch Ness deep in the Scottish Highlands with my husband, my son and a collection of dogs, hens and a cat. I love art which is here now and gone tomorrow...like food and nature...but also have a passion for vintage and the ancient past! Nature is my favourite muse, with her wild ever shifting seasons. I have been using and teaching mindfulness and relaxation for over 20 years, and have yet to become any sort of expert :-) I'm a Psychotherapist and Cancer Support Specialist in Maggies Highlands

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 →

Posted in change, elemental, mindfulness, photos, spiritual, weekly photo challenge | Tagged change, Highlands, life, mindfulness, nature, philosophy, photography, postaday, scotland, spiritual, travel | 36 Comments

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 →

Posted in Edinburgh, history, photos, travel | Tagged castle, Edinburgh, Edinburgh Castle, photography, scotland, travel | 37 Comments

Rainbow Coloured Highland Village

Posted on April 7, 2013 by greenmackenzie

. I’ve been coming to Plockton since I was a baby, as my Granny owned the hotel. The doors of all the houses used to be left open, and I knew who lived behind each one. Even when I was … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Highlands, life, outdoors, photography, Plockton, postaday, relaxation, scotland, travel | 43 Comments

Might and Majesty

Posted on April 6, 2013 by greenmackenzie

The sheer size of the rugged mountains in the Scottish Highlands immediately makes us feel like tiny ants. Endless miles of empty inhospitable landscapes, rolling out into the distance, forces the dawning realisation that we are small and insignificant. … Continue reading →

Posted in ancient history, Celtic, history, philosophy, photos, spiritual, travel | Tagged Highlands, history, life, mindfulness, nature, philosophy, photography, scotland, spiritual, travel | 38 Comments

Tuesdays Taste of Edinburgh – Around Holyrood

Posted on April 2, 2013 by greenmackenzie

Here is this weeks collection of delightfully old Edinburgh buildings. They are scattered around the Holyrood area at the foot of the Royal Mile, and I took them last week before we headed off up north. This area is one … Continue reading →

Posted in Edinburgh, history, photos, travel | Tagged Edinburgh, history, Holyrood, old buildings, photography, scotland, travel | 30 Comments

My Vintage Day – Plockton

Posted on March 30, 2013 by greenmackenzie

Will you join me walking through my vintage day in the Scottish Highland village of Plockton? Take my hand and let the years slip away until you’re that age again where time has no meaning. You might imagine you … Continue reading →