Category Archives: weekly photo challenge

Blossom Celebrations

Posted on May 24, 2016 by greenmackenzie

Come with me under the blossom skirts of Spring, and lie on the soft damp earth with the sound of bees busy in your ears. Sun filtered through blossom flesh takes on luminous sparkles and dazzling glints which catch … Continue reading →

Posted in mindfulness, nature photo, weekly photo challenge | Tagged blossom, celebration, earth, flowers, mindfulness, nature, photography, postaday, spring, white | 71 Comments

Futures Weave

Posted on April 12, 2016 by greenmackenzie

Day opens unseen Fates silky fingers turn threads Twisting future life In response to the WP challenge theme ‘future’

Posted in mindfulness, poem, weekly photo challenge | Tagged dawn, Haiku, landscape, life, mindfulness, nature, photography, poetry, postaday, spiritual, verse | 34 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

Mountainous Half-Light

Posted on March 29, 2016 by greenmackenzie

In the half-light between mist and sun, within the deep folds of the winter Coullin, a sparkling bridge of light spans the Choire Laggan. Some say the rainbow bridge Bifrost leads all the way to Asguard, home of the … Continue reading →

Posted in nature photo, travel, weekly photo challenge | Tagged Coullin, Glen Brittle, Isle of Skye, landscape, mindfulness, mountains, nature, photography, postaday, scotland, weather | 52 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

Stress Reduction: 5 Tips on Taming your Stress Monster

Posted on March 13, 2016 by greenmackenzie

Stress can be extreamly bad for us, emotionally and physically, and yet 1 in 3 of us report that we frequently feel overwhelmed by stress. There are many reasons why we should try to manage our stress levels, but … Continue reading →

Posted in mindfulness, relaxation, Uncategorized, weekly photo challenge | Tagged 5 tips, anxiety, health, life, managing stress, mindfulness, postaday, psychology, relaxation, stress | 54 Comments

State of Mind among Giants

Posted on February 28, 2016 by greenmackenzie

My life had become a pilgrimage on blistered feet, stumbling ever deeper into the dark half-forgotten wilderness. With each passing week the path beneath my feet became narrower and more rock strewn, and the familiar signs and landmarks receded. … Continue reading →

Posted in nature photo, philosophy, Uncategorized, weekly photo challenge | Tagged Black Coulin, health, landscape, mind, nature, photography, postaday, psychology, scotland, spiritual, travel | 49 Comments

If you have time…..

Posted on February 7, 2016 by greenmackenzie

If you have time, come away with me now to the top of the hill at the back of the house. We can climb the rough stone path between the lichen stitched rocks, chasing the very edge of the … Continue reading →

Posted in mindfulness, Plockton, weekly photo challenge | Tagged islands, landscape, mindfulness, nature, photography, postaday, relaxation, scotland, spiritual, sunset, time | 54 Comments

Vibrant Pittenweem

Posted on February 2, 2016 by greenmackenzie

Vibrant Pittenweem, Fife There’s a beautifully vibrant wee town, tucked away in the East Neuk of Fife, which has reinvented itself many times over the years. It’s name, Pittenweem, is a mix of Pictish and Scottish Gaelic words which … Continue reading →