Tag Archives: scotland
Weekly Photo Challenge – Illumination
This weeks photo Challenge is illumination. The first two photos are illuminated interiors in central Edinburgh. They both have stunning sets of arches which are beautifully lit with some fairly antique light fittings. The ceiling of the Portrait Gallery is … Continue reading
Posted in Edinburgh, history, photos, weekly photo challenge
Tagged Edinburgh, illumination, light, photography, postaday, scotland, things to do in Edinburgh, travel
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Stone on Earth
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
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New Horizons: New Year
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
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Weekly Photo Challenge – my 2012 in pictures
The weekly photo challenge to end this year is to make a tiled gallery of pictures illustrating my 2012 in photos. This is quite a challenge as I have only been writing this blog since August this year, so I … Continue reading
Posted in dogs, Edinburgh, photos, weekly photo challenge
Tagged change, life, nature, philosophy, photography, postaday, scotland, spiritual
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Here comes the Sun…..we hope
Well the weather has been so miserable here in Scotland for the past week, that I don’t think we have even seen a glimmer of sunlight. It’s not that it’s been raining all the time, but that the sky is … Continue reading
Posted in celtic prayer, photos, spiritual
Tagged light, midwinter, musings, nature, photography, poem, scotland, walk, winter solstice
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Weekly Travel Photo Challenge: Circles
Ailsas’ weekly photo challenge is Circles. Nature is full of soothing intriguing circles, and here are a few from my travels. The first one was taken this summer in the Botanical Gardens on the island of Tenerife, in the Atlantic … Continue reading
Posted in nature photo, photos, Uncategorized, weekly photo challenge
Tagged circles, nature, photography, postaday, scotland, travel
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Changing Seasons
Here in Scotland, the season is turning and Winter is unrolling her cloak across the land. The trees are bare now, stripped of their summer clothes, and the only green is from the evergreens which will endure all winter. There’s … Continue reading
Posted in mindfulness, photos, weekly photo challenge
Tagged change, frost, nature, outdoors, photography, postaday, scotland, walking, winter
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Reflections
I took this photo a few years ago, and love the vertical reflections of the masts. The boats are due to take part in a race later in the day, as part of the yearly regatta, and so soon the … Continue reading
Posted in photos, travel, weekly photo challenge
Tagged Highlands, photography, Plockton, postaday, Reflections, scotland, scottish
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Weekly Travel Photo Challenge: Mystical
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
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