Tag Archives: photo

Stone on Earth

Posted on January 3, 2013 by greenmackenzie

I have been doing a bit of organising with my photos, and a friends Facebook post inspired me to make some small elemental themed galleries. So here is my first one – Stone on Earth. Stone on Earth reminds me … Continue reading →

Posted in photos, travel | Tagged mindfulness, nature, photo, photography, scotland, spiritual, travel | 23 Comments

New Horizons: New Year

Posted on December 31, 2012 by greenmackenzie

We have just walked beneath the reddening sky of this years last sunset. It was deep red, as though the sky was bleeding as the sun sank westwards. As we prepare to celebrate the incoming New Year Scottish style, it’s … Continue reading →

Posted in friends, history, mindfulness, poem, thoughts | Tagged auld land syne, change, life, mindfulness, new year, photo, poetry, scotland, spiritual | 9 Comments

Weekly Travel Photo Challenge: Fluid

Posted on November 24, 2012 by greenmackenzie

This weeks travel photo theme is Liquid……my post for last weeks theme Mystical would have fitted just as well this week, but I put on my thinking head and went for a browse through this summers photos. These shots were … Continue reading →

Posted in dogs, photos, travel, weekly photo challenge | Tagged beach, dogs, East Lothian, Edinburgh, fun, outdoors, photo, photography, playing, scotland, scottish, walking | 3 Comments

Weekly Travel Photo Challenge: Mystical

Posted on November 18, 2012 by greenmackenzie

These photos were taken in a Scottish peat bog, deep in the Scottish Highlands, and I was captivated by the clarity and depth of reflection in the dark peaty water. The sky seemed to fill the pool with mesmerising reflections … Continue reading →

Posted in ancient sites, Celtic, mythology, nature photo, photos, weekly photo challenge | Tagged Celtic, clouds, dragonfly, Highlands, nature, peat bog, photo, photography, scotland, scottish, spiritual, the past | 15 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge: Green

Posted on November 16, 2012 by greenmackenzie

Here is my gallery of Green, from Scotland, where the grass grows soft and green due to copious rainfall and gentle sunlight 🙂 Click here to see more links to the Weekly Photo Challenge Green Here are a few other … Continue reading →

Posted in green walks, nature photo, photos, weekly photo challenge | Tagged nature, outdoors, photo, photography, postaday, scotland | 30 Comments

Happiness: look down to find this elusive feeling

Posted on November 13, 2012 by greenmackenzie

I had a very contented day yesterday, in fact I would say I was very happy. I noticed this when I was walking with my three wildly happy dogs through the aching beauty of an autumn bronzed beech wood. I … Continue reading →

Posted in mindfulness, nature photo, philosophy, photos, relaxation, spiritual, thoughts, Uncategorized | Tagged autumn colours, beech woods, life, mindfulness, musings, nature, philosophy, photo, photography, quote, relaxation, spiritual, walking | 6 Comments

Poppies to remember: Or to forget?

Posted on November 12, 2012 by greenmackenzie

Poppies have always seemed rather cheerful flowers to me, with their vivacious red petals filling my borders with colour year after year. So to me it has always seemed a bit of a misfit with the somber remembrance of the … Continue reading →

Posted in history, philosophy, photos, poem, thoughts | Tagged death, In Flanders Fields, life and death, musings, philosophy, photo, poppies, remembrance sunday, soldiers, symbolism, the past, war | 5 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge: Renewal

Posted on November 10, 2012 by greenmackenzie

The deep well of renewal. Wells were in the past places where travellers could refresh and renew themselves, before the next stage of their journey. They were also sacred places of connection with the otherworld, and its regenerative forces of … Continue reading →

Posted in ancient sites, Celtic, mindfulness, nature photo, weekly photo challenge | Tagged Highlands, mindfulness, musings, nature, photo, photography, postaday, renewal, sacred well, scotland, spiritual, travel, Well | 5 Comments

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:-)