Author Archives: greenmackenzie
Cooking with Santa
I was in Edinburgh today, soaking up the festival atmosphere, bathed in unexpected warm sunshine. It was so warm and sunny that the pavement side cafes were filling up and it all looked very continental. I decided to pop into … Continue reading
Posted in cooking, food, mindfulness, photos, recipie
Tagged Edinburgh, gardening, grow your own, Jamie Oliver, mindfulness, nature, photo, things to do in Edinburgh, tomatoe recipie, tomatoe sauce, travel, vacation, vegetables
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Swift Flight
We were walking the dogs in our usual local park, yesterday evening. The sky was blue with a few fluffy clouds and the air was warm with a gentle breeze. The water level of the Esk was relatively high for … Continue reading
Posted in Edinburgh, green walks, mindfulness, poem
Tagged clouds, Edinburgh, mindfulness, nature, poem, poetry, scotland, swifts, Ted Huges, walking, Work and Play
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Weekly Photo Challenge (Growth)
I love the lush but delicate blossom that springs each year from the old knarled wood of this apple tree. The buds start out such a deep pink and fade into pastel as the flowers open. Each flower has the … Continue reading
Posted in nature photo, photos, weekly photo challenge
Tagged apple, blossom, garden, postaday, tree
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Sweet Dreams
After a long days work, followed by a long dog walk, I am very ready to climb into the crisp clean sheets of my bed….. This isn’t my bed…but a girl can dream….(find it at http://www.inewidea.com) For some reason looking … Continue reading
Posted in celtic prayer, mindfulness, poem, unconscious
Tagged bed, bedtime, dream, poem, poetry, prayer, Robert Louis Stevenson, scottish, sleep
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Cloud watching
So this morning I sailed into the Gym for my usual yoga class, only to be told it had been cancelled, very last-minute, for gymnastics…..I was so stunned…it was fairly early in the morning….that I didn’t ask any questions. As … Continue reading
Posted in art, Edinburgh, mindfulness, nature photo, photos, relaxation, travel
Tagged art, art exhibition, clouds, Edinburgh, mindfulness, nature, painting, photo, relaxation, scotland, scottish colourists, sunlight, things to do in Edinburgh, yoga
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Old Folly
We stumbled across this old folly on an atmospheric walk through Colinton Dell, on the outskirts of Edinburgh, yesterday. There were bursts of warm sunlight interspersed with dramatic showers of rain, and we took shelter in the folly during one … Continue reading
Posted in ancient sites, green walks, mindfulness
Tagged Colinton, Edinburgh, nature, pentland hills, photo, river, scotland, travel
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Sacred Well
We came across this sacred well on a trip to Applecross, in Rosshire. It was a beautiful sunlit day, with a soft breeze stirring the grass and the waves. Swifts were swooping through the sky doing bombing runs for insects … Continue reading
Posted in ancient sites
Tagged Applecross, bealach nam bo, hunter gatherers, light, nature, Rosshire, sacred, scotland, St Maelrubha, sunlight, travel, vacation, wells
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Hello world!
Thur 26th July 2012 Okay so I woke up today feeling frustrated at my lack of direction….where am I going with my life? Then I remembered something somebody once quoted to me “Its always darkest just before the dawn”. …so … Continue reading
Posted in mindfulness, nature photo, relaxation
Tagged direction, Goethe, lost, mindfulness, photo, quote, scotland, stuckness, sunset
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