Tag Archives: scotland

Brides Snowdrops

Posted on February 4, 2016 by greenmackenzie

Brides white followers Rising caped from frozen earth Melting hearts and soil Bride is the Scottish Goddess of Sunlight, Spring and Summer, and she emerges from winters frozen earth on Februaury 2nd, known as Latha Feill Brighde in Gaelic … Continue reading →

Posted in Celtic, elemental, poem, Uncategorized | Tagged bride, Brighde, Celtic, druid, festivals, Haiku, Imbolc, poetry, scotland, snowdrops | 46 Comments

Vibrant Pittenweem

Posted on February 2, 2016 by greenmackenzie

Vibrant Pittenweem, Fife There’s a beautifully vibrant wee town, tucked away in the East Neuk of Fife, which has reinvented itself many times over the years. It’s name, Pittenweem, is a mix of Pictish and Scottish Gaelic words which … Continue reading →

Posted in art, travel, weekly photo challenge | Tagged Arts Festival, festival, Fife, historic, history, Pittenweem, port, postaday, scotland, travel, what to do | 66 Comments

Winter Bones

Posted on January 26, 2016 by greenmackenzie

All night he rattled The dead sapless tree bones while Spring slept safe below

Posted in elemental, nature photo, poem | Tagged art, Haiku, landscape, mindfulness, nature, poetry, scotland, snow, trees, winter | 36 Comments

Life in Winter

Posted on January 18, 2016 by greenmackenzie

Winter holds the hill Whitewashed steely lifeless fields Life’s flame flickers on

Posted in mindfulness, nature photo, poem | Tagged Haiku, landscape, mindfulness, mountains, nature, poetry, scotland, snow, verse, winter | 48 Comments

Live for the Moment

Posted on January 16, 2016 by greenmackenzie

The phrase ‘Live for the Moment’ encapsulates much of what we are trying to achieve when living mindfully. The idea being to move away from living in our minds and our thoughts about both the past and the future, and … Continue reading →

Posted in mindfulness, relaxation, weekly photo challenge | Tagged dogs, hills, mindfulness, nature, photography, postaday, relaxation, scotland, signs, spiritual, walking | 55 Comments

Winters Blood

Posted on January 8, 2016 by greenmackenzie

Stillness in the end A sweep of golden pink flows From bleeding stone hearts

Posted in mindfulness, nature photo, poem | Tagged change, Haiku, mindfulness, mountains, nature, photography, poem, relaxation, scotland, sunset, water, winter | 52 Comments

Stone Circles: Calanais

Posted on January 4, 2016 by greenmackenzie

Scotland, and in fact the whole of the British Isles, is liberally scattered with ancient stone monuments. These take on many different shapes and alignments, but one of the most common is the circle. The circle is a universal … Continue reading →

Posted in ancient sites, Celtic, weekly photo challenge | Tagged ancient, Calanais, Callanish, Celtic, history, Isle of Lewis, myths, postaday, prehistoric, sacred, scotland, standing stones, stone circles | 45 Comments

New Year New You

Posted on December 30, 2015 by greenmackenzie

Find who you’ve become In the space between the years Don’t mourn the outworn Notice with fondness All that passed out of your life Embrace the space left Wishing all of my wonderful readers and everyone who comments … Continue reading →

Posted in mindfulness, poem, weekly photo challenge | Tagged change, Haiku, life, magic, mindfulness, new year, now, Ocean, photography, poetry, posraday, relaxation, scotland, spiritual | 39 Comments

Winters crows

Posted on October 23, 2015 by greenmackenzie

Storm inspired watercolour….winter is coming

Posted in art, elemental, mythology, Uncategorized | Tagged art, birds, Celtic, crows, mindfulness, mythology, painting, ravens, scotland, water colour | 34 Comments

Autumn storms

Posted on October 23, 2015 by greenmackenzie

Summer has reluctantly released her hold, and the Caileach Bheur of winter has swept across the west coast of Scotland today. She has burnished all the grass copper and turned the sea a wild storm blue. All the old … Continue reading →