Tag Archives: nature

Weekly Photo Challenge: Near and Far

Posted on September 12, 2012 by greenmackenzie

These photos were taken on one of those atmospheric afternoons, where the sun and the clouds compete for sky, whipped along by a warm late summer wind. I love the way the sand and the sea form converging lines reaching … Continue reading →

Posted in mindfulness, photos, spiritual, weekly photo challenge | Tagged beach, change, clouds, East Lothian, Edinburgh, light, mindfulness, nature, photo, postaday, relaxation, scotland, scottish, Yellowcraigs | 6 Comments

Thistle Release – perfect timing

Posted on September 3, 2012 by greenmackenzie

Yesterday we walked a remote hill in the Scottish Borders, passing Neolithic Copper mines, and a 2,000 year old broch, as we followed the course of an ancient dark river. This field of thistles was lit by the low early … Continue reading →

Posted in green walks, mindfulness, nature photo, philosophy, photos, relaxation, spiritual, verse | Tagged change, life, light, mindfulness, nature, photo, photography, plants, poem, poetry, relaxation, release, scotland, scottish, seasons, seeds, sunlight, thistle field, thistles, verse, walk, walking | 4 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge(Free Spirit)

Posted on September 1, 2012 by greenmackenzie

I took these photos while climbing the Quiraing,on the Isle of Skye this June. All mountains lift my spirit and infuse me with a sense of freedom. Its as though walking up into the clouds peels away layers of tightness … Continue reading →

Posted in green walks, mindfulness, photos, spiritual, weekly photo challenge | Tagged free spirit, Highlands, Isle of Skye, jagged rocks, mindfulness, mountain, nature, outdoors, photo, postaday, Quiraing, relaxation, Rosshire, scotland, scottish, Skye, travel, walk, walking | 7 Comments

Blue Moon Bliss

Posted on August 31, 2012 by greenmackenzie

It was a blue moon last night and standing in the middle of the grass in the back garden, I was mesmerised by the light of Augusts second full moon, seeping through the drifting clouds of night. Between the clouds … Continue reading →

Posted in mindfulness, nature photo, philosophy, poem, relaxation, thoughts | Tagged blue moon, clouds, garden, life, light, Mary Oliver, mindfulness, moon, moonlight, nature, night, night sky, photo, poem, poetry, postaday, relaxation, stars | 2 Comments

Deep Peace

Posted on August 30, 2012 by greenmackenzie

I walked today along the beach, listening to the long gentle waves washing through the sand. There was a feeling of peace filling the whole place, with just a whisper of a breeze caressing the air. The school have all … Continue reading →

Posted in Celtic, celtic prayer, green walks, mindfulness, nature photo, photos, poem, relaxation | Tagged beach, calm space, celtic monks, DPchallenge, Edinburgh, gentle waves, life, mindfulness, nature, photo, poem, poetry, postaday, relaxation, scotland, spititual, the past, vacation, walk | 8 Comments

Edge of the Day

Posted on August 22, 2012 by greenmackenzie

I walked this evening towards the setting sun, and it’s soft apricot light which filled the sky and made my heart ache with an unknown longing. It was as though I could feel the earth turning beneath my feet, and … Continue reading →

Posted in green walks, nature photo, poem | Tagged dark, light, mindfulness, nature, night, photo, Plockton, poem, poetry, postaday, relaxation, Rosshire, scotland, scottish, sunlight, sunset, walk | Leave a comment

Weekly Photo Challenge (Merge)

Posted on August 18, 2012 by greenmackenzie

I love the liminal space of the beach where land and sea merge in an ever-shifting mix. ….especially a sandy beach, which is a perfect merge of both water and earth ….and in the distance the ocean and the sky … Continue reading →

Posted in mindfulness, nature photo, unconscious, weekly photo challenge | Tagged Applecross, beach, clouds, edges, evening, Jura, liminal, merge, mindfulness, nature, photo, postaday, relaxation, scotland, scottish, Skye, travel | 3 Comments

The Power of Softness

Posted on August 15, 2012 by greenmackenzie

I took a long walk on the beach today, streaching my legs into long strides, and my toes deep into soft sand. There was a lovely breeze, and most other walkers were wrapped up in warm jackets and boots, I … Continue reading →

Posted in green walks, mindfulness, nature photo, photos, poem, relaxation | Tagged beach, Edinburgh, mindfulness, nature, photo, poem, poetry, relaxation, scotland, walk, waves | Leave a comment

Wake up and spot your pearl…..

Posted on August 9, 2012 by greenmackenzie

Wake up and spot your pearl…… Today I found myself talking to someone who is going to die soon. A mother of young children, wife and scholl teacher…but she has run out of treatment options for her cancer. It left … Continue reading →

Posted in mindfulness, nature photo, photos, poem | Tagged dew drops, garden, life, life and death, mindfulness, mortality, nature, photo, poem, sunlight | 4 Comments

Sticky Willow

Posted on August 7, 2012 by greenmackenzie

Having spent the afternoon wrestling with the sticky willow (also known as Goose Grass) in my garden, I have found new levels of respect and of hatred for this cunning weed. I swear there was none to been seen this … Continue reading →