Category Archives: weekly photo challenge

Woodland Awakening

Posted on May 18, 2013 by greenmackenzie

There’s a soft earthy path which winds away into the wild woods. We can walk together along its soft curves, deeper and deeper into the trees. Here we can escape our worried thoughts, moving closer and closer into a vibrant … Continue reading →

Posted in change, elemental, mindfulness, nature photo, philosophy, photos, spiritual, weekly photo challenge | Tagged bluebells, life, mindfulness, nature, philosophy, photography, postaday, relaxation, spring, woodland | 53 Comments

Sand Patterns

Posted on May 12, 2013 by greenmackenzie

Twice every day the water of the sea runs her fingers through the sand, leaving tell-tale patterns. These repeating patterns display in clear sight some of the hidden energies within the water. Everything the water touches is changed in some … Continue reading →

Posted in mindfulness, photos, relaxation, spiritual, weekly photo challenge | Tagged awareness, beach, mindfulness, nature, patterns, photography, postaday, relaxation, sand patterns, spiritual | 93 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 →

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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

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 →

Posted in elemental, mindfulness, nature photo, photos, spiritual, travel, weekly photo challenge | Tagged mindfulness, mountains, nature, photography, postaday, rock faces, scotland, Skye, spiritual, travel | 36 Comments

Crumbling Stone Bones

Posted on April 13, 2013 by greenmackenzie

Change was whispering hints through the thin blue air of winter, and now the mountains were calling. The sound barely heard, was vibrating bone deep, an echo ringing through time. These stone peaks towering into the sky, unchanged over countless … Continue reading →

Posted in change, elemental, mindfulness, photos, spiritual, weekly photo challenge | Tagged change, Highlands, life, mindfulness, nature, philosophy, photography, postaday, scotland, spiritual, travel | 36 Comments

My Vintage Day – Plockton

Posted on March 30, 2013 by greenmackenzie

Will you join me walking through my vintage day in the Scottish Highland village of Plockton? Take my hand and let the years slip away until you’re that age again where time has no meaning. You might imagine you … Continue reading →

Posted in change, mindfulness, nature photo, philosophy, photos, relaxation, weekly photo challenge | Tagged life, mindfulness, nature, philosophy, photography, Plockton, postaday, relaxation, scotland, travel, vintage | 58 Comments

Carved into the Future

Posted on March 24, 2013 by greenmackenzie

This beech tree stands on the edge of the woods which spill away from the parkland gardens of the old abbey. It has been here a long time. It’s roots reach down through the same rocks and soil which covered … Continue reading →

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Layers of my Neighbourhood – Edinburgh

Posted on March 9, 2013 by greenmackenzie

Edinburgh is a many layered city, literally built on its history. What we can see on the surface around us is only the latest addition. You can gently peel back the surface and reveal layer upon layer of our … Continue reading →

Posted in ancient history, change, Edinburgh, history, photos, weekly photo challenge | Tagged change, Edinburgh, growth, history, life, photography, postaday, scotland, spiritual, symbolism | 71 Comments

The Road

Posted on March 4, 2013 by greenmackenzie

The Road The road beckons …Can’t you hear? Whispering promises of freedom from her tarmac tongue Softly into your waiting ear. The ribbon of her body rolls shamelessly on Promising whispers of adventure from her concrete curves Seductively into your … Continue reading →