This time of year is supposed to be the rainy season. So far, it has been unpredictable and the farmers of Issan are getting a little worried that the rains will come too late. Those fears have been washed away over the last few days with enough rainfall to bring sunshine into their hearts. The rice fields have changed colour to a 'healthy green' as I described my interpretation of the scene to Khamma. The fact I am hopelessly colour blind and therefore dis-qualified in every way to describe colour was cast aside - even I could see that green was green.
The sunset tonight was excellent and hopefully we have a few settled days - at least enough to get some 'chemy' on the rice. We purchased a new fertiliser spraying machine on Sunday. It's like a plastic back pack with a small petrol engine to create the pressure for the sprayer. It can hold 25 litres of chemical fertiliser, that's about 52 pounds weight plus about 15 pounds for the machine and that's enough to give Khamma a good workout!!!
Officially we have two house dogs; Churlon and Kitty (I know that's an odd name for a dog), but the family also have Jacob who lodges with Mama in the village, but really belongs to Mama's grand-daughter, who claims it belongs to her mum. Anyway when the three get together all hell breaks loose as they chase around the house in excitement.
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| Churlon, Kitty and Jacob |
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| Kitty - odd name for a dog |
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| Churlon - the old man |
More stories about them in due course, but for now - just like the postcard used to say; Greetings from Thamuang.
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| Tonight's sunset of the fields |
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| A decent time for a beer |
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| The farmer surveys her crops |
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| Good night from Thamuang |
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