Tag Archives: spiritual

Look up for Angels and Unicorns

So all of these photos were taken by pointing my camera upwards towards the heavens in Edinburgh’s Old Town. I found so many interesting creatures, from angels to dragons, to unicorns. It’s simply incredible what’s up there above our heads … Continue reading

Posted in Edinburgh, history, mindfulness, photos, spiritual, weekly photo challenge | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 7 Comments

Stone in Oceans Edge

Here is the second of my elemental galleries. Click here to see the first: Stone on Earth These stones rest firmly, while the oceans tides swirl in and out in wild abandon. The wind and the moon can whip the … Continue reading

Posted in change, elemental, mindfulness, philosophy, photos, spiritual | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 12 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge – Resolve

This year, as with every New Year, I resolve to try to live my life a little more fully. To stretch my wings a little more, and so grow into new areas. This year I hope my new camera will … Continue reading

Posted in change, mindfulness, photos, spiritual, thoughts | Tagged , , , , , , , | 14 Comments

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 , , , , , , | 23 Comments

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 , , , , , , , , | 9 Comments

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 , , , , , , , | 25 Comments

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 , , , , , , , , , , , | 15 Comments

Happiness: look down to find this elusive feeling

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 , , , , , , , , , , , , | 6 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge: Renewal

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 , , , , , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

Surprise Brides of Edinburgh

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 , , , , , , , , , , , , | 11 Comments