Flood

Hi,

The weather was delivered as forecasted.  Every part of the day was a little cooler than yesterday.  This evening on our walk, it got cold on the part of the path that follows the river.  Sweaters were required.  

“They said you was ‘High Classed’, well, that was just a lie.  When they said you was ‘High Classed’, that was just a lie.  You ain’t never caught a rabbit and you ain’t no friend of mine.”  Clue:  There is a canine reference.

We started the day with coffee and roti at The Wanderer.  We met with Kwan to discuss the party on Sunday, and also talked a lot about dogs.  Joey, the puppy with the big ears, snuck out of the yard a few days ago and found himself surrounded by about 20 street dogs.  Joey likes to jump straight up in the air like a kangaroo.  He jumped and the other dogs just looked at him in wonder.  Then he did it again and they dispersed.  Can you blame them?  Joey has an alien dog thing going on and it’s a great self-defense tool (555).  We have seen some of Joey’s cousins on the street and they have the ears, but they’re not as tall.  

This afternoon we experienced Chiang Rai ‘rush hour’ traffic at it’s finest.  We know that there are lots of visitors from other areas here for the Chinese New Year, but what we saw today was more than that.  I guess when you stay away from an area for a while, it changes and you miss it.  The south part of town is quite a mess approaching 5pm.  Now I remember why we have our little rule about not going into town after 4pm.  

When we got back to the house and drove through the gate, today’s photo was what we saw.  My first thought was: ‘Everybody’s home’.   From left to right:  Gong, Nitchanan, Natcha, Danny & Lisa, and Cat.  

Once we got inside this picture of tranquility, we were told that JaiDee jumped up and took what was to be about 1/2 of our dinner off the sink.  His appetizer was uncooked chicken.  Growing means getting taller and also bolder.  This evening, after dinner, he came into the bedroom and raced to the bed, jumped, and landed in a sprawling bellyflop.  He did it two more times, prompting some specialized training.  He really thinks it’s his bed.  Brainwashing may be required (555).  Lisa, JaiDee and Cat went for an extra long walk and that, with his yard running, seemed to wear him out.  I took a short walk and waited for the crew to return.  Next week Cat returns to her dorm apartment to finish the semester.  

Have a Thrilling Thursday.

                      Peace,

                                Danny

“Be kinder to yourself,

and then let your kindness

flood the world.”

~Pema Chodron