Thursday, September 2, 2010

Perseverance

Hi,

It was a stormy night in Chiang Rai. We didn't get much thunder, but there was a lightning 'light show' off in the distance. There was a strange sighting in town, we went to the nursery, and I learned more 'Thai'.

The song we're working on brought a flood of right answers. Many of you couldn't remember the group. See the clue.
"After two days in the desert sun, my skin began to turn red. After three days in the desert fun, I was looking at the river bed. And the story it told of a river that flowed, made me sad to think it was dead. You see I've been to the desert on __ __ __ __ __ ... La la la la la la la la..." Clue: The group derives it's name from the country they're from. The real subject of the title is a conveyance. Hmm.

This morning the yard was once again a lake. There were major puddles everywhere. Daku got bold and marched right through a big one in the back. So much for cleaning the dog. He was delighted to run back to the house with soggy feet. He still doesn't get the concept of wiping his feet off when he gets inside. (Ha) Yesterday evening Boot's friend Jindah and her daughter Leah came over for dinner on the patio. At one point Lisa took Daku out to visit with them. While he was lying down Leah came over and stroked his head and played with his fur. He was very gentle with her and stayed still. What a nice doggie.

This morning, while driving down Clock Tower street I saw a very eerie sight. It looked like the sidewalk was on fire. White smoke was billowing up from the curb, all the way down the street. I knew what it was but I'd never seen it on such a large scale. In an effort to keep down the mosquito population, they flood the storm drains with this 'smoke', and today they must have used a pumping truck to do it. Usually there's a guy walking down the street with what looks like a big vacuum cleaner, sticking a nozzle in each vent in the drain. I have no idea what effect this has on humans, but with the windows up, and the vent in the car closed, I just drove through.

Tomorrow the yard crew comes to do their monthly grooming of the grounds. We have some ideas on plants that we'd like, and we want to replace a tree in the back. We went to the big nursery on the highway with hopes of finding some examples. The lot was a mass of pot-holes, and standing water. We didn't see anything so we'll see if we can go back with Khun Kek, since he's the one who will be planting them. Besides, if we see something he can put it in his truck. The whole place was an amazing assortment of greens, and colors. The rains have been good for everything growing. This is a beautiful time of year in Thailand.

I heard some kind of commercial on one of the roving loud-speaker trucks, and I realized that the words for Night Bazaar are 'Nigh Bazah'. There's your Thai lesson for today.

Have a Thrilling Thursday.

Peace,
Danny

"In the confrontation between the stream and the rock,
the stream always wins - not through strength,
but through perseverance."
~Unknown

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