Category Archives: photos

Surprise Brides of Edinburgh

Posted on November 7, 2012 by greenmackenzie

I had headed up to Edinburgh’s Old Town, looking for some atmospheric shots of the old Closes (the alleyways squeezed between the crooked old highrises). I had set up to take a picture down Old Assembly Close when suddenly a … Continue reading →

Posted in Edinburgh, history, photos, spiritual, Wedding | Tagged bride, Edinburgh, kilts, life, love, marriage, musings, photo, photography, scotland, scottish, spiritual, wedding | 11 Comments

Wild Weekly Photo Challenge – Water

Posted on November 3, 2012 by greenmackenzie

This is my entry for the Lets Be Wild photo-challenge. This week’s Challenge is: Water If you like the photo please click to the link and post a vote/comment:-)

Posted in nature photo, photos, travel, Uncategorized, weekly photo challenge | Tagged Applecross, beach, gentle waves, Highlands, nature, Ocean, photo, photography, scotland, scottish, sea | 2 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge: Geometry

Posted on November 3, 2012 by greenmackenzie

I took this on a visit to the interior of Tunisia in 2009. The sheer size of the building and all its repeating geometry was so stunning. As we looked a little closer we could see that the columns were … Continue reading →

Posted in ancient sites, history, photos, travel, weekly photo challenge | Tagged columns, Great Mosque of Kairouan, Mosque of Uqba, photo, photography, pillars, postaday, travel, Tunisia, Unesco World Heritage site, vacation | 10 Comments

If you go down in the woods today……

Posted on October 30, 2012 by greenmackenzie

I was visiting the Botanic Gardens today, when I found this spooky collection of botanicals. From a distance I thought the jars held preserved creatures. The collection covered several walls, this is just a small sample, and it set the … Continue reading →

Posted in art, green walks, mindfulness, nature photo, photos, thoughts | Tagged Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh, garden, mindfulness, musings, nature, outdoors, photography, postaday, pumpkin, pumpkin trail, spooky pumpkins, spooky walk, walk | 8 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge: Foreign

Posted on October 28, 2012 by greenmackenzie

This was taken from a boat while we were travelling between islands in Thailand. We were told that birds nests were harvested from the roof of these caves, and exported to China for the infamous birds nest soup. All very … Continue reading →

Posted in nature photo, photos, travel, weekly photo challenge | Tagged birds nest soup, caves, nature, photo, photography, postaday, Thailand, travel, vacation | 7 Comments

Couples: Mute Love

Posted on October 22, 2012 by greenmackenzie

This was taken in response to the Travel Photo Challenge: Couples This pair of swans looked so in love that I couldn’t resist snapping them. At one point their two necks formed a love heart, but it was past in … Continue reading →

Posted in history, mythology, nature photo, photos, poem, spiritual, weekly photo challenge | Tagged Edinburgh, love, mute swans, myth, nature, photo, photography, poem, poetry, postaday, scotland, spiritual, swan song, swans, travel | 11 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge : Silhouette

Posted on October 21, 2012 by greenmackenzie

This is taken beneath the shade of a big old sycamore tree, looking from Plockton towards the Applecross peninsula. I spent countless childhood hours in the branches of this tree and running through the meadow grass and wildflowers which stretch … Continue reading →

Posted in nature photo, photos, travel, weekly photo challenge | Tagged meadow, photography, Plockton, postaday, scotland, silhouette, travel, vacation, Wester Ross | 4 Comments

Market Value: Another Urban Myth?

Posted on October 16, 2012 by greenmackenzie

Looking back at these shots from a market I visited deep in the heart of Tunisia, made me think about the way we buy and pay for things in ‘the West’. The cart piled high with fennel fresh from the … Continue reading →

Posted in food, mindfulness, philosophy, photos, thoughts, travel | Tagged bread, buying food, fennel, food, haggling, life, market, market produce, market stall, market value, mindfulness, philosophy, photo, postaday, travel, Tunisia, Tunisian market, vacation | Leave a comment

Weekly Photo Challenge: Big

Posted on October 13, 2012 by greenmackenzie

This big bronze horse is carrying his big hero of a rider, Wellington, towards the rather big New Balmoral Hotel in Edinburgh. I took this photo on my way to a lovely family meal in the hotel on a warm … Continue reading →

Posted in Edinburgh, history, photos, travel, weekly photo challenge | Tagged Edinburgh, photo, photography, postaday, scotland, scottish, sunset, travel, vacation | 6 Comments

Wild Goose Chase, a Cautionary Tale

Posted on October 9, 2012 by greenmackenzie

The geese flew over this morning, honking their way South across a crystal blue sky. On the ground, plants were laced with frost, shimmering in the early morning light. The air was filled with the familiar and intimate sound of … Continue reading →