New Week...

I have my little life into a pattern - 5 Qi Kong Classes, 2 Acupuncture sessions, 2 Thai Language Lessons, 1 Phat 2 hour therapeutic massage, 3 foot massage, 1 large Chang a day.  5 days portage with banana/mango and coconut milk - house gets cleaned Sunday or Monday - Sunday at Wawee for anthem then Italian, Sat at 1 Vipassana meditation with the group at the Wat by the gas station...usually dinner with someone... including my friend bonny... Monday night movie and whatever.
Today at QiKong... Lucky the golden retriever pup... took my sock curing class....About ready to go on with one sock...but we found it... That is the most excitement I had today...
Tomorrow, I will scoot about 30 min. out of the city to a small town the other side of Hong Dong and meet Henry and Hanna who will take a yellow songtow bus after Henry's Thai language class We are going to meet up at Jim A. house.  His wife is back form helping her family with the rice harvest and will prepare a meal for us.
Richard, the musician is back at Dash's...but he can not be hired to play... new rules with the coop.Except for police and military around... otherwise... if anything it ti quieter.
Yesterday, after my water run to Henry up the mountain... I took a 30 minutes ride to the west to Doi Saket.  I have been there before and it was hot.  I think there was a test being conducted in one of the meeting halls... it had a #2 pencil feel and I did not want to get in trouble for taking pictures.
A few things, I might be walking a half marathon on 12/20...starts at 4am///put flat.  let you know on that one...
I promise to take a day of flower pictures

Who wears things like this... well young attractive Chinese women. I am still short even though the Asian are traditionally small.. well still small but taller.  I had a massage today with a dutch couple... first thing I said was your short...5'10" is unheard of for a dutch person


The countryside was very beautiful yesterday...and same same today.  The sky is blue, fluffy clouds and few people... You can just relax once you get there.   Riding on the scooter a long way from home always brings me to "you can't just call AAA"  but worth the trip

Looking toward ChiangRai it was hazier and more clouds and mountains.  The rice crop has been harveted

 While you can say, see one see them all.  I think I could shuffle the pictures and get a pretty good idea of what Wat I might be in.  The small figures to the right we in front of a casual statue of a standing buddha.  I am not sure what the significance of the monkey and elephant are... somehing to look into.  Small alters can pack a lot of Buddha into a space... here they are stacked




I am trying to master the stacking process so I can get more photos and less white space...  the time I learn...I will be home.
                                                                                           Progress   At least the sweeper is not below the buddha's  for many the Chinese non Buddha is thoijght of as the Buddha.  He must do well during his begging time.

       

This little fellow reminded me of me.... you put on what is clean... what feels comfortable and it is only when you have he red balloon that you slightly notice that the colors and print don't match.  And I will sneak this comment in here...The family video reminded me that I am old... not getting old... but old.

Finally, I followed this scooter man for miles...i just could not resist taking a picture at a stop light

.and Peak A Boo to you.