Tightrope

Hi,

A cloudless sky tells us there is no rain coming.  The warm days tell us that it’s not really winter.  The cold nights tell us that it’s coming soon.  

This week’s ‘Easy Monday’ song seems to have most of you stuck.  I think the generous clues will help you out.

“__ takes me away to where I’ve always heard it could be.  Just a dream and the wind carry me, and soon I will be free.”  Clue:  If you have a boat with no oars and no motor, yet you’re moving across the water with the wind, what might you be doing? 

It was a quiet day at The Big Brown House.  Lisa met with a long-time friend of ours for coffee, and that was the only trip outside the compound.  To give you a better understanding of the day, Daku was bored.  For some reason he wanted to either play, or go outside and just cruise the yard.  Running up and down the stairs, keeping the dog happy meant that I got lots of exercise, but I can think of better ways to get it.  He finally settled down after the whole dinner ritual.  When we go upstairs and he’s asked, ‘Where’s your toy?.  He dashes over to his collection and fetches the toy that gets filled with kibble.  After he shakes all the food out he gets his ball for tug-of-war, then he dozes.

The home team lost their final match of the ‘football’ season last night.  Chiang Rai United FC lost 5-0.  I only tell you this because it’s a big deal here.  It won’t dampen team spirit though.  Today’s photo was taken at the team store at Central Plaza, where they sell all the team ‘stuff’.  The tree knocked me out, considering that as a Buddhist country, Christmas is not a holiday/celebration.

With the absence of rain, some plant-life around town is looking a little brownish, but many of the trees and flowers are thriving.  It’s flower time in the north and the local promoters are gearing up for various shows.  We will miss the opening days of the Chiang Rai Flower Festival, but it runs until February, so we’ll have a chance to enjoy it when we return.  In our region there is also a large Coffee & Tea Festival, which I’d never heard of before.  Many communities are doing things this year to show off their local beauty and attract visitors from far away.

Have a Happy Tuesday.

                 Peace,

                           Danny

“Being on a tightrope is living;

everything else is waiting.”

~Karl Wallenda