Category Archives: change
Spring Blades
From deep in the cold dark earth, soft petal blades stir, cutting their path through the skin of soil. Soft as silk and sharp as thorns their colour lights the dark somber beds of late winter. Called into the light … Continue reading
Posted in art, change, elemental, mindfulness, nature photo, photos
Tagged art, earth, flowers, magic, mindfulness, nature, photography, poetry, spring
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Fire times Three
We stood on the edge of the land, with the Lammermuir Hills shimmering in a heat haze through the flames. The fire rose and sank, sometimes licking the sky itself, sometimes restlessly licking the bowl which held it. A cold … Continue reading
Posted in change, elemental, mindfulness, mythology, nature photo, photos, spiritual, weekly photo challenge
Tagged change, elemental, fire, mindfulness, mythology, nature, photography, postaday, salamaders
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Windows between Worlds
This ancient window is the oculus in the roof of the Pantheon in Rome, and it allows air filled with light to fall into the otherwise dark interior of the temple. It gives the gods an eye to look down … Continue reading
Posted in change, elemental, history, mindfulness, philosophy, photos, relaxation, spiritual, weekly photo challenge
Tagged hag stones, history, magic, mindfulness, photography, postaday, scotland, spiritual, symbolism, window
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Surprising Joy
We walked on the beach yesterday, in the first golden sunlight we had seen for a few days. The cold wind whipped our faces red, and tugged and tangled our hair, creating wild styles in the dogs long fur. It … Continue reading
Posted in change, elemental, mindfulness, nature photo, philosophy, photos, relaxation, spiritual, weekly photo challenge
Tagged beaches, change, dogs, joy, life, mindfulness, philosophy, photography, postaday, spiritual
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Years End
As the year draws her last few breaths, the watery light of the sun leaks across the sky. With barely enough strength to lift his face above the green hills, he appears but briefly, before sinking back into his dark … Continue reading
Posted in change, elemental, mindfulness, nature photo, photos, spiritual
Tagged change, elemental, endings, mindfulness, nature, photography, solstice, spiritual, sunset, winter
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On Stillness
As the days shrink ever smaller sometimes she seems to hold her breath as she rolls out towards the last light. Everything pauses for a moment as the sky fills with warm pinks, and the light folds itself into the … Continue reading
Posted in change, elemental, mindfulness, mythology, nature photo, philosophy, photos, relaxation, spiritual
Tagged change, magic, mindfulness, mythology, nature, philosophy, photography, Reflections, spiritual
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Days End
The day never ends The silky lip of the sea Simply swallows light.
Posted in change, Edinburgh, elemental, nature photo, photos, poem, spiritual, verse
Tagged beach, Haiku, mindfulness, nature, Ocean, photography, poetry, seascape, sunset
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Light Rush
Light and leaves rush on Racing each other sunwards Cold wet stones catch them.
Posted in ancient sites, change, Edinburgh, elemental, mindfulness, nature photo, photos, verse, weekly photo challenge
Tagged Autumn, change, Edinburgh, Haiku, mindfulness, photography, poetry, postaday, scotland
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Life Directions
To embrace the unexpected bumps and turns of life, is to embrace life itself. Who knows what wild and wonderful paths it has in store for us, so enjoy the detours, they might turn out to be our highways. This … Continue reading
Posted in change, mindfulness, nature photo, philosophy, photos, spiritual, stuckness, thoughts
Tagged Carl Jung, change, growth, life, philosophy, photography, psychotherapy, purpose, quote, spiritual
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