Category Archives: elemental

New Year Hopes and Fears

Posted on January 7, 2020 by greenmackenzie

Posted in celtic prayer, elemental, mindfulness, nature photo, new year, philosophy, spiritual, thoughts | Tagged change, Highlands, life, mindfulness, nature, photography, scotland, sunset, symbolism, winter | 38 Comments

Snow Mounds and Cancer Care

Posted on January 20, 2017 by greenmackenzie

These are some snow shots of the beautiful and inspiring centre which I have moved north for. Set in the heart of historic Inverness, the capital of the Scottish Highlands, they make a bold and challenging statement in the grounds … Continue reading →

Posted in art, elemental, nature photo | Tagged cancer, earth, full moon, Inverness, landscape, Maggies, magic, night, photography, scotland, snow, winter | 39 Comments

Winters Weary Light

Posted on January 12, 2017 by greenmackenzie

Winters weary sun Rolls over earths frozen hills Leaking cold sharp shafts

Posted in elemental, nature photo, poem | Tagged earth, Haiku, nature, photography, poetry, scotland, snow, sun, winter | 25 Comments

Winters Light

Posted on January 8, 2017 by greenmackenzie

The small winter sun shimmers low and weak. Unable to climb high into the sky, its warmth and light are quickly lost to sparkles at sea. Colour and flowers pass from the cold earth which holds her breath, waiting for … Continue reading →

Posted in Celtic, elemental, spiritual | Tagged Celtic, earth, landscape, light, magic, photography, small sun, spiritual, winter | 21 Comments

Summer Mist

Posted on August 1, 2016 by greenmackenzie

Summer in the land of mist leaves veils scattered carelessly across the landscape. Whole mountain ranges and islands can be swept in and out of view in moments, as the mist drifts through, trailing mystery in her wake. Some days … Continue reading →

Posted in elemental, nature photo, spiritual | Tagged haunted, Highlands, landscape, magic, mindfulness, mist, mountains, mystery, nature, photography, scotland, summer | 29 Comments

The Stillness of the Lichen Woods

Posted on April 17, 2016 by greenmackenzie

We walked the other day, between ancient trees, draped in fine clothes of moss and lichen. The air was as pure in the mouth as spring water, and the sounds of the outside world were muffled and absorbed by … Continue reading →

Posted in elemental, mindfulness, nature photo | Tagged Atlantic Hazelwoods, biology, Celtic Rainforest, druid, lichen, mindfulness, nature, photography, scotland, trees, woodland | 58 Comments

Earth Cycles

Posted on April 7, 2016 by greenmackenzie

Here in the hills where the wild sheep grow, tended by rain soaked winds and sun kissed clouds, the grass grows impossibly green. It rolls in velvet folds across the low green lands, giving way to a thick plaid … Continue reading →

Posted in elemental, nature photo, weekly photo challenge | Tagged earth, Isle of Skye, landscape, mountains, nature, photography, postaday, scotland, sheep, weather | 43 Comments

Dance of Light

Posted on March 23, 2016 by greenmackenzie

The air all around us is filled with dancing patterns of energy, drunk in greedily by our bodily senses, searching for clues about the world. Each one of our senses is tuned to receive different waves of energy from … Continue reading →

Posted in elemental, spiritual, weekly photo challenge | Tagged dance, druid, earth, flowers, life, light, magic, nature, photography, postaday, shadows, spiritual | 69 Comments

Dance of Life

Posted on March 19, 2016 by greenmackenzie

All around and within us each day, the dance of life continues in its eternal movement and exchange. Life itself is movement and exchange, and from the smallest atoms within our cells, to the burning fires of the sun … Continue reading →

Posted in elemental, mindfulness, weekly photo challenge | Tagged change, dance, druid, earth, energy, life, mindfulness, nature, postaday, science | 93 Comments

Brides Snowdrops

Posted on February 4, 2016 by greenmackenzie

Brides white followers Rising caped from frozen earth Melting hearts and soil Bride is the Scottish Goddess of Sunlight, Spring and Summer, and she emerges from winters frozen earth on Februaury 2nd, known as Latha Feill Brighde in Gaelic … Continue reading →