Tag Archives: nature

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

Glen Brittle Fairy Pool Magic

Posted on April 5, 2016 by greenmackenzie

Deep in the heart of Glen Brittle, a crystal clear stream pours down from the Black Coullin, tumbling through pools of turquoise blue and pastel pink. The Allt Coir a Mhadaidh, Stream of the Foxes Hollow, has carved a … Continue reading →

Posted in ancient sites, Celtic, mythology | Tagged change, earth, Fairy Pools, Glen Brittle, magic, mountain, nature, scotland, Skye, speckled, waterfalls | 52 Comments

Coullin Candyfloss

Posted on March 30, 2016 by greenmackenzie

Coullin Candyfloss Spun in soft sugary tufts Across cold black teeth Day 3 of the 7 day nature photo challenge which Amy invited me to join. Click here for day 1, The Dawn Day 2, Mountainous Half-Light. Today I’m inviting a … Continue reading →

Posted in nature photo, Plockton, poem | Tagged clouds, Coullin, earth, Haiku, Isle of Skye, landscape, mountains, nature, photography, scotland | 36 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

The Dawn

Posted on March 28, 2016 by greenmackenzie

The day shows herself Letting in light by layers Shade flees to the folds. Taken as the sun rose over the Plockton Crags on Good Friday morning. Find more dusk and dawn images at WP weekly challenge ‘half light‘. … Continue reading →

Posted in nature photo, Plockton, poem | Tagged Crags, dawn, landscape, mindfulness, nature, photography, Plockton, scotland, sunrise, trees, winter | 29 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 →