Hi,
Just so you know, we're having cold mornings and hot days. It either requires changing clothes mid morning, or dressing in layers. Today was a mix of exploring with Daku, and sitting in traffic. Both were interesting.
The 'Easy Monday' song was "You've Got a Friend", written by Carole King and recorded by King and James Taylor. The time has come for the 'Zany Day' song. Even though it's not summer yet, I give you a summer song.
"She was afraid to come out of the locker, she was as nervous as she could be. She was afraid to come out of the locker, she was afraid that somebody would see. (Two, three, four tell the people what she wore) It was an __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ that she wore for the first time today. An __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ so in the locker, she wanted to stay. Hint: The title is describing, in detail, a garment made for swimming and/or sunbathing.
This morning we took Daku across the river to an area used for festivals. There is a winding road with shade trees that was the perfect spot for more leash training. One area is what I would call the 'School Bus Depot'. The schools do not have their own buses for transporting students so there are privateers who use their own vans, fitted with three rows of long benches. They take the kids to school and there is nothing to do until they pick them up in the afternoon. Today there were about 15 vans parked in a random fashion off the road. Several drivers had hung hammocks from the rear bumper to a tree and were napping. Others were cleaning their vans and some were just hanging out talking. Daku was mostly interested in sniffing the fallen leaves, trash, and anything vertical. He did better than the last time out, so we'll continue with his training in a few days. When we got home he was bursting with energy and tore around the yard. It's good to run free.
This afternoon Lisa had her first massage from Khun Joy since our return to Thailand. It was later in the day than usual and it meant that I got to experience rush hour traffic through a small business district. Sitting still and inching along gave me time to take in the sights. I watched as men gathered around the little truck that dispenses potions for whatever you need. They would drink from small cups, chase it with water, and try to act like nothing happened. Most of it is strong whiskey and herbs of various kinds. A friend of mine had some once and swore to never do it again. Then I spotted a large family of tourists who were walking slowly and trying to take in all the sights around them. It was easy to tell that they weren't from around here by the way they stopped and pondered various things before moving on. Heavy traffic on a two-lane street means that it's actually five lanes when you consider that there are motorbikes on either side, weaving around parked cars, and another set of dare-devils going down the center of the road. Several times I held my breath as a car would cross the traffic, not seeing the center line riders. Oh my.
In the center of the photo you will see a man on a ladder. He's cutting down some of the many coconuts that needed to come down from our prolific trees. We sent most of them home with the yard crew, but saved a few for ourselves.
Time for Wacky Wednesday.
Peace,
Danny
as resilient as the human spirit."
~Bern Williams
~Bern Williams
Gettin' Funky, Thai Style
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