Bill, the goat, was on a table at the temple on Khao Sawai.
He noticed Na had a crisps bag, so approached her to see if she might be persuaded to share the snack. The bag had no crisps...it was full of jungle fruits Na and Aay had picked up on the hill behind the temple. Na showed the bag to Bill, so he could work out the situation for himself, and was even prepared to share the fruits. Bill put his snout in the bag, and checked it out. He then withdrew his nose from the bag, took a step back, then leaped forward and whacked Na hard on the kneecap with his battering ram forehead. The message was clear..."Next time, bring crisps!'. Na has a large, purple bruise on her knee as a memento. Wasp on the Mango flowers...this sapling is barely 6 months in the ground but seems to be setting fruit.
We have several trees started in the garden...one is already setting fruit. This one is not in our garden, but the large fruit was given to us by Na's generous cousin.
There is no doubt the little cameras in Smartphones are getting more capable.
In decent conditions there take quite good images. This is an attempt, in not ideal conditions, to make a macro shot of a small butterfly...it turned out rather better than I had expected. This is the rather pretty flower of the succulent, Euphorbia milii (aka crown of thorns, Christ plant, Christ thorn). We also have a blood red one and a creamy white one in the garden. Most homes in up-country Thailand have at least one of these plants.
Our adolescent Pit Bull, Toby, loves to play with the five 4 weeks old puppies of Spot...he is gentle, and has toned down his normal boisterous behaviour to suit their relative fragility. Spot was initially very protective, but now gives Toby full access to the pups.
A drama at Bangkok Port in the Chao Phraya river...it is rumoured that there was a need for a cash injection, and so the Marine Insurance company was invited to assist.
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