Category Archives: philosophy

Winters last bite

Posted on March 12, 2013 by greenmackenzie

Winter swirled back with a desperate last bite, and flung snow and ice with unending fury. We are smothered again in her white cloak, colour and life bleached from sight. Most peopled groaned and sighed “not again”, but all I … Continue reading →

Posted in change, mindfulness, philosophy, photos, stuckness | Tagged change, growth, life, mindfulness, musings, nature, photography, relaxation, spiritual | 42 Comments

Celebrating a Woman’s World

Posted on March 9, 2013 by greenmackenzie

I’m a bitch, I’m a lover I’m a child, I’m a mother I’m a sinner I’m a saint……. I’m a little bit of everything all rolled into one. (Alanis Morissette) We are very complex creatures, so knowing this we should … Continue reading →

Posted in philosophy, spiritual, thoughts | Tagged goddess, growth, life, philosophy, photos, spiritual, thoughts, Women | 9 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge – Forward

Posted on February 23, 2013 by greenmackenzie

We drove down this track last weekend, to visit the secluded beach of Seacliff, in East Lothian. We took several wrong turnings, and got hopelessly lost several times before rounding the corner to this view. The Bass Rock gleaming in … Continue reading →

Posted in change, nature photo, philosophy, photos, spiritual, weekly photo challenge | Tagged change, life, lost, nature, philosophy, photography, postaday, spiritual, uncertainty | 50 Comments

Snow upon snow

Posted on January 22, 2013 by greenmackenzie

This week Skinnywench set weather as her word a week photo challenge. Initially I thought I had no photos of weather, but then I remembered that snow counts as weather, and another of my elemental galleries was snow on snow, … Continue reading →

Posted in elemental, philosophy, photos, spiritual, weekly photo challenge | Tagged a word a week photo challenge, life, musings, nature, outdoors, photography, scotland, snow, spiritual | 22 Comments

Shadows in Glass

Posted on January 14, 2013 by greenmackenzie

These twisted swirling reflections caught my eye as we walked past Haddington’s oldest church last weekend. It’s the Collegiate Church of St Mary the Virgin, and has been here since 1380. Because the glass is very old it’s not machine … Continue reading →

Posted in Edinburgh, history, philosophy, photos, weekly photo challenge | Tagged Edinburgh, history, life, light, musings, philosophy, photography, Reflections, St Mary the Virgin Haddington, symbolism, windows | 22 Comments

Stone in Oceans Edge

Posted on January 12, 2013 by greenmackenzie

Here is the second of my elemental galleries. Click here to see the first: Stone on Earth These stones rest firmly, while the oceans tides swirl in and out in wild abandon. The wind and the moon can whip the … Continue reading →

Posted in change, elemental, mindfulness, philosophy, photos, spiritual | Tagged change, elmental, mindfulness, musings, nature, philosophy, photography, spiritual, symbolism | 12 Comments

Relax! It’s only Christmas

Posted on December 10, 2012 by greenmackenzie

This is my first attempt at a Dp challenge, but the idea of ‘change perspective‘ sounded fun so here goes! Relax! Its only Christmas Time to wake up you say? That was a good sleep, but I just need to … Continue reading →

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Autumns last fling: just before the storm

Posted on November 20, 2012 by greenmackenzie

I took these photos while out on a dog walk on Sunday. It was a beautiful sunny autumn day, and the trees were hanging onto their last modesty covering of leaves. On Sunday evening the wind whipped up and a … Continue reading →

Posted in change, Edinburgh, mindfulness, nature photo, philosophy, photos | Tagged Autumn, change, fallen leaves, mindful walk | 2 Comments

Happiness: look down to find this elusive feeling

Posted on November 13, 2012 by greenmackenzie

I had a very contented day yesterday, in fact I would say I was very happy. I noticed this when I was walking with my three wildly happy dogs through the aching beauty of an autumn bronzed beech wood. I … Continue reading →

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Poppies to remember: Or to forget?

Posted on November 12, 2012 by greenmackenzie

Poppies have always seemed rather cheerful flowers to me, with their vivacious red petals filling my borders with colour year after year. So to me it has always seemed a bit of a misfit with the somber remembrance of the … Continue reading →