Mountain

Hi,

The weekend in Chiang Rai was a mix of cloudy and rainy, heavy at times.  The temperatures have been relatively cooler, which isn’t saying a lot, but we can tell the difference.  Whew.

The ‘Old School Friday’ song was “Every Beat of My Heart” by The Pips.  Yes, before they became Gladys Knight and The Pips. It was their first hit.  Now you know.  ‘Easy Monday’ should be easy if you remember 1972.

“__ __ __ __, I think it was the Fourth of July.  People dancing, people laughing, a man selling ice-cream, singing Italian songs.  ‘Eh Cumpari, ci vo sunari’.  Can you dig it (yes I can) and I’ve been waiting such a long time for __.”

Hint: By a big band named after a city that’s windy.  There’s a day of the week involved.

I must apologise to anyone who went looking for Formula One on Sunday.  It’s next Sunday (555).  Imagine my disappointment when, as I was all ready to dive into some high-speed corners, I had to settle for some tennis.

Most of our weekend travel around town was on dry streets.  The rain seemed to come either during nap time or at night.  Saturday night was a real downpour that seemed to go on all night.  I think it’s the first time in weeks that ‘Walking Street’ got hit in the middle of the evening.  We haven’t been there in a very long time.  If it wasn’t so hard to park and I didn’t have to walk, it might be fun to go again (555).  

Sunday morning, Lisa and I went to Art Bridge.  There is another ‘member exhibit’ coming up featuring ‘Small Paintings’.  I think it should be called ‘Tiny Paintings’ since each canvas is only 20cm x 20 cm.  That’s a little over 7.8 inches square.  It should be interesting to see how some of the artists who normally paint massive canvases will shrink their style into such a small space.  

While we were at Art Bridge we had a chance to visit the current exhibit in the ‘Big Room’.  It opened while we were in the States.  The work is by a Chinese-American photographer and all the subjects were in or under water. They were presented as digital prints on canvas, which has a very dramatic effect.  

This weekend I heard a sound that has been absent from the local ambience.  It was a long-tailed boat on the river.  Before the recent string of storms the river had been low and it’s difficult for the boats to navigate around  all the sand bars that were sticking up.  This is good news for the boat drivers who have lost money not only from hauling goods on the river, but also because there seem to be a lot of tourists in town.  We’re not sure why there are so many visitors, but it’s good for the local economy.  

Today’s photo was taken at Chivit Tamma Da on Sunday.  Things have really grown along the banks and you can see that the river is looking ‘healthy’.

Have a Great Week.

                Peace,

                          Danny

 

“No one can choose your mountain

or tell you when to climb.

It’s yours alone to challenge, at your own

pace and time.”

~Unknown