Monday, April 18, 2011

Spark

Hi,

Songkran is finally over. Now it's time for the carwash. (Ha) The big news of the weekend was a Sunday night storm. Other than that, it was warm weather, afternoon swims, and Formula One.

'Old School Friday' was "I Got A Woman" by the late, great Ray Charles. 'Easy Monday' should be easier:
"__ __ __, like a knew that I would, (repeat). So good, so good, I got you." Hint: Really? Please, please, please.

Saturday we did our shopping early, lunched at home, and watched the qualifying for the big race through sleepy eyes. It's nice that the race is shown from China during the day, but it's right in the middle of nap time. I guess we should have had our coffee earlier. Hmm. We just hung out in the evening watching old science fiction while Lisa worked on a new piece.

Sunday was a pleasant day. We talked to my mom using Skype, watched the Grand Prix, took a swim, and then planned to go into town for dinner. Around 5pm the sky to the west got darker than usual. Then a stillness came over the yard, and then gusts of wind started coming. We knew what that meant. Off in the distance we heard thunder. The wind got stronger and we knew we had to decide about going out to dinner. We took a chance and went into town with the idea of going to the Night Bazaar. Just as we got there the wind came barreling down the street. With umbrellas in hand we started into the Bazaar and noticed that everyone who was set up was taking their booths down fast. When all the people around you are taking cover it's a sure bet that it's about to rain. Just as we got back to the car it began to rain. By the time we drove a block to Doi Chaang it was pouring. We ate dinner there and watched the rain. It stopped just as we were ready to leave. There were major puddles, tree limbs were down in places, and signs had been knocked over.

When we arrived at the house I noticed that the front door mat was in the driveway. I looked into the back yard and saw that our large red umbrella was missing. It had been blown out into the yard. A little water came in through a hall window, but everything else seemed OK. This morning the front yard was full of tiny branches from the big trees across the street, and one of our trees lost a limb. Daku found a palm branch and was running around with it like a trophy. Khun Kek and the yard crew are due this week so we'll just pick up the big pieces. There's more rain in the forecast but we don't really know when it will come. There will be no watering this week, that's for sure.

Have a Great Week.

Peace,
Danny

"Buried deep within each of us is a spark of greatness,
a spark than can be fanned into flames of passion and achievement.
That spark is not outside of you it is born deep within you."
~James A. Ray

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