Higham Wood North Fife

Higham Wood North Fife, North facing at Ballinbreich. A wonderful stand of mainly Beech and Ash trees, providing shelter to roe deer, buzzards and badgers. I drive by daily and covet the thousands of self seeded saplings which are ideal log sized fuel for my domestic wood burning stove.

 Opposite lie the remains of Ballinbreich Castle.  More.

Depression

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Tayviews North Fife March 2014

 8th of March a storm approaches off the West.

 16th occasional rays of sunlight beam down.

 23rd, the air quality is clear though in shadow giving good sight of the Perthshire hills slightly sprinkled with snow.

 24th A bright, clear sunny day, blue skies, snow covered hills in Perthshire, a deep breath feeling good to be alive.

Mugdrum Island mid Tay off  Newburgh North Fife, mostly reed beds but with some pasture. The Island once supported a working farm and house and later for many years cattle were taken across by boat from Newburgh, called the iron duke .... I think it sank.

Losar Tibetan New Year Wood Horse

Tashi Delek,
Today is New year in the Tibetan Tradition, New Moon. a fresh start. The year of the Wooden Horse.
I am happy today to have been gifted this book, The Heart is Noble by HH 17th Karmapa. Already I know that my life is transforming, you too can benefit by the wisdom shared in this book.

If you are inspired to take up his challenge, the Karmapa offers a path for participating in a global community that is based on compassion. In these chapters, he shares his vision for bringing social action into daily life, on a scale we can realistically manage through the choices we make every day what to buy, what to eat, and how to relate honestly and bravely with our friends and family and co-workers. His fresh and encouraging perspective shows us that we have the strength to live with kindness in the midst of the many challenges we face as socially and environmentally conscious beings. Because he sees the world through the lens of the interdependence of all beings, he sees that humans can change social and environmental problems by changing their attitudes and actions. And so, he shows ways that we can change our world by changing ourselves—by examining our own habits of consumption and by being willing to look into how our food reaches our table and how the products we buy are made. In his chapter on gender, he points out that we don’t have to label others according to a social construct.
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I have started to read it, it's a must for sentient beings, it really is.

Treat yourself and others
The Heart Is Noble: Changing the World from the Inside Out