Tag Archives: scotland
New Year Hopes and Fears
Thoughts on New Year Continue reading
Posted in celtic prayer, elemental, mindfulness, nature photo, new year, philosophy, spiritual, thoughts
Tagged change, Highlands, life, mindfulness, nature, photography, scotland, sunset, symbolism, winter
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The Goddess of Winter Mist
Winter was doing her best to cloak the growing light of the sun. She threw a shroud of freezing mist across the sky, to try to gather away all of the light and the warmth, and she almost succeeded. The … Continue reading
Posted in Celtic, mythology, nature photo
Tagged Celtic, goddess, landscape, magic, mist, myth, nature, photography, scotland, sun, winter
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Snow Mounds and Cancer Care
These are some snow shots of the beautiful and inspiring centre which I have moved north for. Set in the heart of historic Inverness, the capital of the Scottish Highlands, they make a bold and challenging statement in the grounds … Continue reading
Winters Weary Light
Winters weary sun Rolls over earths frozen hills Leaking cold sharp shafts
Posted in elemental, nature photo, poem
Tagged earth, Haiku, nature, photography, poetry, scotland, snow, sun, winter
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Summer Mist
Summer in the land of mist leaves veils scattered carelessly across the landscape. Whole mountain ranges and islands can be swept in and out of view in moments, as the mist drifts through, trailing mystery in her wake. Some days … Continue reading
Posted in elemental, nature photo, spiritual
Tagged haunted, Highlands, landscape, magic, mindfulness, mist, mountains, mystery, nature, photography, scotland, summer
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Bluebells and Birches (Fairy Magic)
All across the lower slopes a soft spring breeze is playing silvery songs on the fresh green leaves of the silver birches. It’s notes fill the air, dazzling the ears with its shifting shingle waves, mingled with the scattered … Continue reading
Posted in mythology, nature photo, relaxation
Tagged birch woods, bluebells, fairies, magic, mindfulness, nature, photography, scotland, sleeping, spring, woods
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Early Summer Kisses
Summer has opened her long light filled arms wide, and she was spilling soft kisses all along the West coast of the British Isles yesterday evening. Not a whisper of a breeze stirred the air, and the birds sang … Continue reading
Posted in Celtic, mindfulness, nature photo
Tagged druid, Highlands, landscape, magic, mindfulness, nature, photography, scotland, seascape, summer, travel
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The Stillness of the Lichen Woods
We walked the other day, between ancient trees, draped in fine clothes of moss and lichen. The air was as pure in the mouth as spring water, and the sounds of the outside world were muffled and absorbed by … Continue reading
Posted in elemental, mindfulness, nature photo
Tagged Atlantic Hazelwoods, biology, Celtic Rainforest, druid, lichen, mindfulness, nature, photography, scotland, trees, woodland
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Earth Cycles
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
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Glen Brittle Fairy Pool Magic
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
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