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July 22, 2015 I'm going to start today to record on a daily basis whatever happens to strike my fancy. So, it is a very cool breezy day. I just posted 5 short book reviews to The Monthly Reading Challenge. I'm suppose to put away some winter wood today from the woodpile outside but I'm playing hookey from work to write so starting this blog will get done. I'm having a daily fight with a flock of English Sparrows that are trying to take over my barn. They are making a terrible mess so they have to go. I have destroyed several nests so far they don't leave but they get out of the barn when I am around. I'm just starting the fight so I guess I don't know how far I have to go to discourage them. I'm trying not to spread myself to thin on WDC because I find so many things that are interesting here and I am trying to work on a new story. I really enjoy sitting at my desk with a cup of tea and reading blogs on WDC. |
BFof: Prompt: Pick one of these fun places and write about it. Experience Thailand With These 10 Things To Do In Pak Chong! -   At a young age when I was asking why? My dad said, "Curiosity killed the cat, satisfaction brought him back."I just could not pick One! 1. At Palio Village I found the mushroom farm. This is such a great learning experience for growing mushrooms. There is a place to go to see the way the medium for the growth of the mushrooms is packed around the mushroom to start it. The farm itself has gardens with large colored Mushroom sculptures There are two story cottages you can book to stay in and mushroom paintings on the walls of the buildings. I'm reminded of the story in one of "The lion, Witch, and Wardrobe," series. The farm has that kind of childlike aura within the grown up world of growing mushrooms. 2. Then I visited the Elephant Roundup Village which is near the silk village where silk is weaved for the royal family. some of the patterns are only allowed to be used for the royals. The fabrics for them are woven by hand and often a fabric in the process of being woven only gains a few centimeters per day.. I like silk fabric, so I was hoping to find more about the process for silk that is exported. My links did not work well so I'm not sure I was in the proper place. Anyway, this particular visual was very interesting. Stories about the patterns are interesting as well. 3. The elephant village is a place where Mahout s are trained and elephants are trained. During the year there is a roundup. What is similar to a horse gymkhana in the USA. The Mahouts show off their elephants. The elephants compete in different contests such as dart throwing and ring juggling. Within the village are houses built on high poles. The ground level is where the elephants live. The top level has two sides. One for a family the other for the Mahout in training. It's a very organized system. You can take a ride on an elephant while you are there. I once rode an elephant at the San Antonio Zoo in Texas. a very slow but insightful ride. 4. I could not stop there. Since I was in the area I also visited a Buddhist Temple. The temple itself is almost in ruins. a new temple grounds has been built. There are many beautiful and very old sculptures on the grounds in garden settings. One sculpture depicts a pair of large birds eating the intestines of a human body. Perhaps depicting a burial rite of some sort. In the Andes mountains a group of natives take the pieces of the human body to the top of a mountain to feed to large vultures. Then when only the bones are left they are powdered and cast to the land. This is the reality of "We are born from dust we return to dust." I found a Buddhist Temple in Minnesota which is very much like the one in Thailand that I visited. Started by Monks fleeing from the Khmer Rouge 1988. Now there is a group of Buddhist living near them. I often wonder what the Buddha thinks about this kind of visual respect toward him. You know he adamantly did not want people to worship him. And, they do not seem to attempt exactly worship, but pay their respect to him in this way, while creating a quiet place to meditate and attempt to achieve enlightenment. This is what I found today. Thank you for the incentive.  apondia#1781748 |
| We're going to have a picnic by the falls this afternoon. And spend some quality time together. Give a brief summation of the last ten days including today's sights.in your entry today.  Nhao Yai National Park: Wild Life video from Youtube: THE WILDLIFE VIDEO IS NOT FROM THAILAND. There is a Bonanza Zoo which contains a compact amount of exotic animals for viewing. However, I kind of got stuck at the Khao Yai National park. One thing be sure of you cannot get into the park on foot. You must be in a vehicle. This is part is very large. It takes about 3 hours to drive to all of the sites and that does not count viewing time. Also this park is similar to Yellowstone where all the wildlife roams freely within the park. There are only two circular trails connected to the wildlife center, that can be freely walked by tourists of the park. On all other trails a guide is required to walk on them. All of the trails are circular so you won't get lost. Snakes, monkeys, butterflies, wild pigs, chickens, elephants, and other animals are native to the area. Some of the snakes are poisonous. I saw one on a guided tour to one of the falls. Although this National Park was the first one established in Thailand it is now the third largest. Around 447 species of birds inhabit the Park. There is a bird migration into the park during March and April. There are wild chickens all through the park and along the road sides. I saw a brown horn-bill today. I suppose if I add it to my bird list I should notation virtual beside the name of the bird.  Salt licks are normal along the park road ways which can lure the animals close so they can be viewed from automobiles. The best way to see the larger species is with a guided tour because guides communicate between tours where the animals are spending time. Quides can take the public right to any section of the park where and elephant herd or other animals may be congregating. Khao Rom mountain is the highest mountain in the park. It is very humid in the park at this time of year because it is the rainy season. Also the water falls will be more splendid because of more available water. Besides birds there are many beautiful butterfly species. Special picture boards can be seen at the viewing sites that depict the kinds of animals, plants, and insects within the park. Personally, Because of a poisonous snake I saw at the waterfall I think the picnic would be better inside a vehicle or even at the Wildlife center. Notes: The Kensington English Garden Resort is quiet and serene. It would be a great place to spent a retreat or some time to write. We have visited some really nice hotels on this trip.I thought I would miss the Viroth's Hotel but this one was fine as well. Who wouldn't love Opal hunting. The miners have built a kind of awesome village there. A nice way to fight the environmental landscape. I was very taken with Spanda and the Swan bell tower. Awesome man made monuments. Everywhere we go bicycles are used for the way to get around most places--except Antarctica where boats and snow vehicles are the main ride. All during this trip we are meeting environments that are contrasts; cold versus heat, ice versus desert, desert versus jungle. Also, hotels and places we are visiting have some very nice people interested in the safety of the travelers. I feel though that I could still wring out more about Antarctica if I spent time in research. It was interesting to find that there are no Polar Bears in Antarctica. And, some of the special clothing is good for winter here even if we only have cold a couple months of the year. HAPPY TRAILS! apondia#1781748 |
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