Category Archives: photos

Tuesdays Edinburgh – Victoria Street to The Grassmarket

Posted on May 7, 2013 by greenmackenzie

For this weeks taste we are firmly back in Edinburgh’s Old Town, having a close look at the old highrise buildings around the Grassmarket. Castle Rock broods watchfully over this broad paved area, which was the site of the main … Continue reading →

Posted in Edinburgh, history, photos, travel | Tagged architecture, Edinburgh, history, old buildings, photography, scotland, The Grassmarket, travel, Victoria Street | 35 Comments

Door of Shadows

Posted on May 6, 2013 by greenmackenzie

Would you walk through the door of gold, into the world of shadows. Would you walk if you knew that treasure gleamed Beckoning you forwards. You can leave behind any thing, everything. Bring only what you can carry. Tomorrow is … Continue reading →

Posted in Celtic, change, mythology, photos, spiritual, unconscious | Tagged awaken, change, doors, DPchallenge, fantasy, life, magic, myth, otherworld, philosophy, photography, spiritual, transformation | 27 Comments

Rising Above

Posted on May 4, 2013 by greenmackenzie

Some days, when the world feels noisy and cramped, its good to climb up out of the city and into the fresh clear air of the hills above. Follow me up the steep slopes of Arthur’s Seat, rising from the … Continue reading →

Posted in change, Edinburgh, mindfulness, photos, weekly photo challenge | Tagged Arthurs Seat, change, Edinburgh, mindfulness, nature, philosophy, photography, postaday, scotland, spiritual, travel, walking | 42 Comments

Shipwrecked Heart

Posted on May 2, 2013 by greenmackenzie

We stumbled on the broken deck of a ship, cast far up on the sand and rocks. It was broken and smashed and yet still held its shape. Rusted iron hoops clung to the remnants of ropes long since rendered … Continue reading →

Posted in philosophy, photos | Tagged beaches, life, loss, love, mindfulness, nature, philosophy, photography, shipwreck, spiritual, vintage | 34 Comments

Tuesdays Edinburgh – Hanover Street

Posted on April 30, 2013 by greenmackenzie

This week we are venturing over into the Georgian New Town of Edinburgh. These photos are all taken on the first block of Hanover Street as we walk away from Princes Street. In contrast to Edinburgh’s Old Town, the New … Continue reading →

Posted in Edinburgh, history, mindfulness, photos, travel | Tagged architecture, Edinburgh, Hanover Street, history, mindfulness, photography, scotland, travel, vintage | 18 Comments

Cultured Reflections

Posted on April 27, 2013 by greenmackenzie

Culture swirls in layers around us, and we catch sight of it from the corners of our eyes. What we’ve been exposed to in our younger years seeps into our creative unconscious, and little threads of culture are woven into … Continue reading →

Posted in art, mindfulness, philosophy, photos, thoughts, weekly photo challenge | Tagged art, culture, men's fashion, mindfulness, musical instruments, photography, postaday, Reflections, vintage | 36 Comments

Persephone’s Heart

Posted on April 27, 2013 by greenmackenzie

Buried deep within the core of each one of us, is our capacity to love. We need to use that capacity first on our relationship with ourself. Then like Persephone we can move safely through the places of light and … Continue reading →

Posted in change, elemental, mindfulness, photos, spiritual | Tagged love, love heart, mindfulness, philosophy, photography, self love, spiritual, stone heart | 16 Comments

Wool Trail

Posted on April 25, 2013 by greenmackenzie

We leave trails behind us as we walk through the world, but we often don’t realise. Tiny hints and clues reveal our path to those who know how to look.

Posted in philosophy, photos, spiritual, thoughts | Tagged change, elemental, life, musings, nature, philosophy, photography, spiritual, wind | 11 Comments

St Giles to Greyfriars – Love and Devotion

Posted on April 23, 2013 by greenmackenzie

This weeks collection of Edinburgh photos were taken between St Giles, on the Royal Mile, and Greyfriars graveyard, on what was the edge of the old walled city. As always in this part of Edinburgh, I came across lots of … Continue reading →

Posted in Edinburgh, history, photos, travel, Wedding | Tagged Edinburgh, Greyfriars, Greyfriars Bobby, love, photography, scotland, spiritual, St Giles, travel | 16 Comments

Rock Faces

Posted on April 21, 2013 by greenmackenzie

There are places in this world where the fabric of reality is woven a little looser. There are spaces between the threads, and strange and unusual things can push through these gaps into the light. Things from the otherworld, which … Continue reading →