Hi,
We had another post-card day here in Chiang Rai. This evening we're having lots of thunder and rain. A trip to the main market was the adventure of the day.
The 'Easy Monday' song was "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" by The Police. The 'Zany Day' song is next.
"Owoooooo! (Spoken) Who's that I see walkin' in the woods? Why, it's __ __ __ __. (Sung) Hey there __ __ __ __, you sure are looking good. You're everything a big bad wolf could want. Listen to me. __ __ __ __, I don't think little big girls should go walking in these spooky old woods alone. Owoooooo! Hint: So easy it should have been on Monday. This is your classic children's story with a twist or two.
This morning after the dogs had been exercised I remembered that I was going to show you our little chili pepper plant. Here is a photo showing one of the mature red ones that is about one inch long. The plant is full of tiny green ones that will turn red when they're 'hot'. How hot are they? I can't say because I don't eat them. I know that Boot and her friend Kwang have been out in the yard raiding the bush so they must be good.
Red HOT
After my massage we went to the big downtown market. The usual cast of characters were there: The blind singer, the worm lady, and what seemed like a fresh load of extra pungent seafood. We found what we needed at the fabric shop. The Treat Lady is located right in front of the fabric shop so there was another brief stop.
At the intersection of our little street and the main road there has been some kind of experiment in pavement degradation. That must have been the reason they left it untouched for so long. Today it was repaired, at least for the time being. I can now turn the corner without the car bucking and diving in and out of a series of double-sized pot holes. While I'm still on the neighborhood news, the long paved strip on the big dirt lot behind us has become a morning and evening exercise path for the locals. Until construction begins on the little lots, it is a nice gift for those who want a morning walk safe from traffic.
This afternoon we went for a cool swim before the rains began. There is something about looking at the yard from the water level that makes it all different. Things are blooming all over and at one point the breeze shifted and the scent of Gardenia drifted over us. It's a bush whose flowers look sort of like African Daisies but they are a strain of Thai Gardenia. Pictures of the good smelling garden coming soon.
It's time for Wacky Wednesday.
Peace,
Danny
"If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost;
this is where they should be. Now put foundations under them."~Henry David Thoreau
Gettin' Funky, Thai Style
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