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Hi,

Today was a real travel day. Under cloudy skies we drove north to Mae Sai to visit the immigration office. We did a little shopping on the way home, and had the usual afternoon. Tonight there is thunder and lightning giving signs that something is coming.

More of you knew this than I expected. The 'Summer of Love' song may have more meaning to some than others.
"Music, sweet music I wish I could caress, caress, caress. __ __ is a frustrating mess." Clue: The question here is whether the singer was being creative, or trying to tell us something about himself. Music therapy?

We have become accustomed to the routine 'check-in' with the folks at the Mae Sai immigration office. The last time we were there we took two of the forms we have to fill out so we could have them ready on this visit. When we arrived at the office, it was virtually empty. We turned in our forms, sat for a few minutes, watched them stamp them about five times and it was all over. We'll go back in mid-August for another 'check-in' and our annual renewal.

There is a giant Tesco-Lotus department store just south of the town so we stopped there for things we don't see in Chiang Rai. One of the things we were looking for was popping corn. A very nice clerk helped us find it and we were grateful. On the way home we encountered some light rain drops. Looking up, there were no clouds. Hmm. The highway was damp which means we just missed a little rain. The countryside is very green and the mountains were incredibly beautiful. There is one village we pass through that has Iris flowers growing everywhere. All along the roadside there are big flowers of red, yellow, and orange. They seem to grow wherever there is dirt. It's something to see.

After a nice lunch we settled down to watch a bit of tennis and then a long nap. The pool was a perfect 86 degrees and just right for swimming and hanging out. Across the river the DJ was playing a wonderful set of music and that just added to the atmosphere. We also had a little concert from the many birds that visit our yard. At one point we heard a familiar clicking sound. It was the same sound that humming birds make, but we know there are no humming birds in Thailand. It was a tiny little bird that looked like one of our old friends, minus the long beak. Ah, the memories.

Have a Thrilling Thursday.

Peace,
Danny

"Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do,
something to love, and something to hope for."
~Joseph Addison

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