Category Archives: art

Sun Stars

Posted on May 20, 2014 by greenmackenzie

It was the end of another beautiful Scottish day, and the waves lapped lazily in soft sights onto the beach. They could hardly summon the energy to move even the tiny white shells which lay in drifts across the pale … Continue reading →

Posted in art, Celtic, mythology, relaxation | Tagged golden hour, magic, myth, photography, scotland, Skye, spiritual, Tir na nOg, waves | 40 Comments

Bog Art

Posted on May 17, 2014 by greenmackenzie

As we all know, nature paints the most beautiful pictures using clouds, earth and water. Here gazing west across the Inner Sound, the waves and sun filled breeze have inspired reflections between the earth and the sky. Natures art is … Continue reading →

Posted in art, elemental, weekly photo challenge | Tagged art, Bog Cotton, landscape, nature, photography, postaday, scotland, travel | 53 Comments

Golden Dreams

Posted on May 8, 2014 by greenmackenzie

Falling from cracked clouds Sunbeams spotlight mountain spines Spilling golden dreams

Posted in art, nature photo, poem | Tagged dreams, golden hour, Haiku, magic, mindfulness, nature, photography, poetry, Scoltland, travel | 61 Comments

Waking Dreams

Posted on May 6, 2014 by greenmackenzie

It was one of those rare moments in life where nothing feels real, and yet in the same instant life burns hot and sharp through veins and eyes. The utter beauty and haunting stillness of the shimmering light caught my … Continue reading →

Posted in art, photos, spiritual | Tagged art, beauty, dreams, golden hour, mindfulness, muse, nature, Ocean, photography, poetry, scotland | 56 Comments

Persephone’s Bells

Posted on April 22, 2014 by greenmackenzie

Follow me along Shadow paths of dreams and thoughts Towards lights white lips. Persephone comes Trailing bluebells in her wake And earth gushes life. All is well within Deep under thick flower filled woods Spring flows eternal.

Posted in art, elemental, nature photo, poem | Tagged Britain, flowers, Haiku, magic, mindfulness, nature, photography, poetry, spring | 29 Comments

Passing

Posted on April 16, 2014 by greenmackenzie

She passed peacefully Despite soft words of comfort Grief rips us open In memory of a dear friend, Ruth, who was cremated today. She made the world a brighter place, and filled it with laughter, mischief and creative passion. She … Continue reading →

Posted in art, change, mindfulness, nature photo, photos, poem, spiritual, verse | Tagged change, death, dusk, grief, Haiku, nature, photography, poetry, spiritual | 32 Comments

The Oceans Tongue

Posted on April 10, 2014 by greenmackenzie

Late storm light simmers Brooding satin waves licking Lichen coated rocks

Posted in art, elemental, mindfulness, nature photo, photos, poem, spiritual, verse | Tagged art, Haiku, mindfulness, nature, Ocean, photography, poetry, scotland, spiritual | 32 Comments

Thresholds

Posted on April 7, 2014 by greenmackenzie

Thresholds are magical spaces, which lie in between two places or states. They are neither one nor the other, but are a mixture of both at once. Because they are neither here nor there, they lie in the third place … Continue reading →

Posted in art, Celtic, change, elemental, mindfulness, mythology, nature photo, photos, spiritual, unconscious, weekly photo challenge | Tagged Celtic, change, magic, nature, photography, postaday, spring, symbolism, thresholds | 64 Comments

Self Reflection

Posted on March 23, 2014 by greenmackenzie

Self reflection is a beautiful gift which can help to ground us in our own reality. By pausing and wondering for just long enough our minds can become beautifully smooth, like the surface of a perfectly still pool, and we … Continue reading →