Author Archives: greenmackenzie
Wild Goose Chase, a Cautionary Tale
The geese flew over this morning, honking their way South across a crystal blue sky. On the ground, plants were laced with frost, shimmering in the early morning light. The air was filled with the familiar and intimate sound of … Continue reading
Posted in green walks, mindfulness, nature photo, philosophy, photos, poem, spiritual, thoughts
Tagged change, geese, goose, life, migration, mindfulness, nature, outdoors, philosophy, photo, photography, poem, poetry, Rachel Field, scotland, scottish, something told the wild geese, spiritual, sunset, wild geese, wild goose tale
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Chinese Guardians
This photo is my response to the Travel Photo Challenge: Animals Okay Im cheating a little with my mythic animal, but she is so magnificent I couldn’t resist sharing her. This shot shows a female Shi shi, stone lion, or … Continue reading
Weekly Photo Challenge: Happy
Here are some of the many things which make me happy. There are atleast two in every photo. This has been such a lovely challenge to take part in, as I have been smiling all the time I’ve been choosing … Continue reading
Posted in dogs, Edinburgh, food, green walks, mindfulness, nature photo, photos, spiritual, Uncategorized, weekly photo challenge
Tagged dogs, Edinburgh, gardening, Highlands, life, love, mindfulness, nature, outdoors, photo, photography, postaday, Rosshire, scotland, scottish, Skye, sunset, things to do in Edinburgh, travel, walk, walking
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Mine
I created this Daisy Heart three summers ago, so I can claim it’s mine…made with my two hands, my heart and my imagination, captured on my camera. I made it on the grass which fringes a favorite coral beach of … Continue reading
Posted in art, mindfulness, nature photo, philosophy, photos, poem, spiritual, thoughts, verse, weekly photo challenge
Tagged change, daisy, daisy heart, flower heart, Highlands, life, love, Mary Oliver, mindfulness, mine, nature, philosophy, photo, photography, poem, poetry, postaday, relaxation, scotland, scottish, spiritual, summer day, travel, wild and precious life
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Travel Theme: Foliage
Here is my offering for the Travel Theme Challenge: Foliage These were taken last Autumn in the Birks of Aberfeldy, in Perthshire, Scotland. This is such a stunning ancient beech forest, that it has inspired lots of poets, writers and … Continue reading
Posted in ancient history, ancient sites, green walks, history, mindfulness, nature photo, philosophy, photos, poem, verse, weekly photo challenge
Tagged autumn colours, Birks of Aberfeldy, life, light, mindfulness, nature, outdoors, Perthshire, perthshire scotland, philosophy, photo, poem, poetry, postaday, Robert Burns, scotland, scots pines, scots poem, scottish, spiritual, sunlight, travel, tree, vacation, walk, walking
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So Sweet Blog Award
What a lovely way to start the day. I discovered I had been nominated for my first ever blog award. It’s amazing how something really nice which comes as a surprise makes us even happier than nice surprises we were … Continue reading
Change Hurts
Okay I know that everything changes all the time. My breath is in constant flow in and out of my body. My thoughts rise constantly in my mind like bubbles in fizzy water, restless and changing with every breath. Time … Continue reading
Posted in green walks, mindfulness, philosophy, photos, spiritual
Tagged acceptance, change, hurt, life, mindfulness, musings, new, philosophy, self awareness, spiritual
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Travel Theme: White
This amazing marble relief staircase is inside the Forbidden City, in Beijing. I took this photo back in 2004, and was captured by the shimmering white, swirling clouds and dragons, which seem to move in the shifting sunlight. It is … Continue reading
Posted in history, mindfulness, photos, travel, weekly photo challenge
Tagged Beijing, China, Chinese, dragons, marble staircase, palace, photo, travel, travel photo, white
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Weekly Photo Challenge (solitary)
This is a solitary Banyan tree. Despite its many trunks this is one tree, which has grown on a host tree, which it then strangles and overcomes, before going on to sprout many hanging roots, which form new trunks! The … Continue reading
Posted in mindfulness, nature photo, photos, spiritual
Tagged banyan tree, growth, mindfulness, nature, nature photo, photo, postaday, solitary, spiritual, tree, weekly photo challenge
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