tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62177512434325380392024-03-05T19:01:28.545-08:00There are Places I RememberWherein I share with family and friends the experiences and memories that cross my life's path.Peg Wheelerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04754224190661741358noreply@blogger.comBlogger72125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6217751243432538039.post-8449864482326258742010-09-03T23:17:00.000-07:002010-09-03T23:17:24.757-07:00Taking a Little Walk Along the Elk River Refuge with **CR Plus<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hikers set out on the mostly flat sandy trail. </td></tr>
</tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> It was one of those clear Humboldt mornings that lets you know summer was waning. For one thing, it was not shrouded in its usual fog. The late summer/early fall weather pattern was arriving. There were about 30 folks who showed up for this Wednesday's hike with <a href="http://www.redwoods.edu/CRPlus/TownAndTrail.asp">**CR PLUS Town and Trail Fitness Walk</a> a delightful program that encourages fitness in folks over 50, but is really an excuse to get out and enjoy some of the truly lovely trails of the area. </div><div style="text-align: left;">For this event we met at the end of Hilfiker Lane in the parking lot and were walking by 10:30. It was not a race, but some were energetic. Everyone went at his own pace. </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The inlet of Elk River in to Humboldt Bay</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Silvery beach grasses whisper in the morning wind.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Young Pampas Grass waves its frilly fronds.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Curious wooden barricade seems to control the flow. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The main river channel emptying into the bay.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some other people had been walking here also.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">An old railroad bridge crosses the river inlet.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Books have been written about the historic rails of Humboldt</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wild fennel? Whatever, it's plentiful and pretty</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The spit: river on one side, bay on the other</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Where sand dunes meet beach grass meet water weed</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The ubiquitous LYFs (little yellow flowers)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Queen Anne's Lace or wild carrot?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Long live the Magnificent Wetlands of Humboldt Bay!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Peg Wheelerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04754224190661741358noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6217751243432538039.post-68774535845530594982010-06-21T00:44:00.000-07:002010-06-23T17:48:46.580-07:00Covering the Bald Hills with OLLI<span style="font-size:85%;">On Saturday, June 19, 2010, we joined some 30 <a href="http://www.humboldt.edu/olli/index.html">OLLI</a> members who signed up for a field trip in to the Bald Hills area of the Redwood National Park. This Humboldt County area is reputed to have sweeping vistas of grassland accented by oak and fir forests forming the ridgeline above the famed Redwood Creek. Leaders of this trek were Jerry and Gisela Rohde and Jim Wheeler (no relation) of the National Parks.</span> <span style="font-size:85%;">Their research, knowledge and expertise greatly added to the learning experience of the day. </span><br />Clicking on the title above will take you to a Picasa Album of 22 more photos of our day.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqAN0vIg5pNvoLZet4gt5NnXDK7KUT0XGKyRx34c9lcjX5MFRn89uQHBAGoWnqvaAGS6MEfSV1SkNWWVePoCYhhDHi7sgdPDUuGpW8SsUJzzLkXccnFvYSTdw7tnlJ85-IuDF0WrfWQ116/s1600/2010-06-19BaldHills+6-19-2010+10-51-51+AM.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqAN0vIg5pNvoLZet4gt5NnXDK7KUT0XGKyRx34c9lcjX5MFRn89uQHBAGoWnqvaAGS6MEfSV1SkNWWVePoCYhhDHi7sgdPDUuGpW8SsUJzzLkXccnFvYSTdw7tnlJ85-IuDF0WrfWQ116/s320/2010-06-19BaldHills+6-19-2010+10-51-51+AM.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">We were welcomed by <a href="http://www.northcoastjournal.com/011807/cover0118.html#TOP">Judith Wilson</a>, the current resident and owner of this once noted stage stop and sheep ranch: the Tomlinson Ranch. This relatively recent refugee of city life, is enjoying living her dream of peace, hard work and satisfying lifestyle at the remote hillside. </span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguX3qVZ_7O8bdsqq7K7Kovpo6Ena49W-oFpWpJPqP6JZKpNh5bmwtYKIcXfffymdpa0wOUjB5PvMjhw9nG17a21Olsl5uY4mPYNOsP_voAFy7rZ5LegAlU7Pu3io3idNYp-6PCs7Cn5hEi/s1600/2010-06-19BaldHills+6-19-2010+9-33-36+AM.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguX3qVZ_7O8bdsqq7K7Kovpo6Ena49W-oFpWpJPqP6JZKpNh5bmwtYKIcXfffymdpa0wOUjB5PvMjhw9nG17a21Olsl5uY4mPYNOsP_voAFy7rZ5LegAlU7Pu3io3idNYp-6PCs7Cn5hEi/s320/2010-06-19BaldHills+6-19-2010+9-33-36+AM.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">At the Lyon Home Place there was a lovely sheep barn whose stout construction, geometric angles, and shadows with certain slants of light have lots of tales to tell. Throughout the tour we were treated to stories of the lives of these pioneer families and their relationship with the first people as well as the hardships and benefits of the land.</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv1dw1HhZXAcLEA_zHI6gfHeA67gGz8P1I1KqAxVsr2WPa3CFJA9UPYqUT9HO5KhA9GkhgPn4enqVo0HwAbFjCCCmL7jnMFqzdpmEaOEdaSdshQcRCOZfnlw9qEwAcXymgfl6PrllaJZU9/s1600/2010-06-19BaldHills+6-19-2010+12-46-00+PM.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv1dw1HhZXAcLEA_zHI6gfHeA67gGz8P1I1KqAxVsr2WPa3CFJA9UPYqUT9HO5KhA9GkhgPn4enqVo0HwAbFjCCCmL7jnMFqzdpmEaOEdaSdshQcRCOZfnlw9qEwAcXymgfl6PrllaJZU9/s320/2010-06-19BaldHills+6-19-2010+12-46-00+PM.JPG" border="0" /></a><div style="clear: both;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none; padding: 0px; background: none repeat scroll 0% 50% transparent;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Peg Wheelerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04754224190661741358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6217751243432538039.post-17356074108054823912010-05-15T13:49:00.000-07:002010-06-22T08:58:49.923-07:00A City Weekend May 1st and 2nd 2010Take one part Essence of San Francisco and one part Essence of Norway and you get:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeWqG85u9YU88H_gHfUQgLR8ckfMOW0iR-sIOsSJlYCXi7iQ0uDfgKtBQ673HxiVSb3OPSaAP5jasiZJ3QyRrTXlucHbBYT1xNy8aUEjiJZxjdQz6SCi9TK7zxvQnzNCwRAlH058UyFRbC/s1600/IMG_0139.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 365px; height: 273px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeWqG85u9YU88H_gHfUQgLR8ckfMOW0iR-sIOsSJlYCXi7iQ0uDfgKtBQ673HxiVSb3OPSaAP5jasiZJ3QyRrTXlucHbBYT1xNy8aUEjiJZxjdQz6SCi9TK7zxvQnzNCwRAlH058UyFRbC/s320/IMG_0139.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471613718777587506" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.norwayday.org/">Norway Days Festival in San Francisco!</a> This photo of the Bridge was taken from the dock at Fort Mason outside the festival. A lovely day. Not sure which was more blue, the sky or the water. A great weekend in the city!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp22ESv2e_8NNoEWn0xeUSHTOU9M27usOthIk3VlM_WISGssL4K5Gj4jIurSuDMjhyphenhyphen3qbcLByxyRGWVGwPyrLNkWdLRaP311_wlJqpoLm9-ZaFbuwxFgieBJIx48PmPi0pF2aZuAHHnaa5/s1600/width_300.mode_FillAreaWithCrop.pos_Default.color_White.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 235px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp22ESv2e_8NNoEWn0xeUSHTOU9M27usOthIk3VlM_WISGssL4K5Gj4jIurSuDMjhyphenhyphen3qbcLByxyRGWVGwPyrLNkWdLRaP311_wlJqpoLm9-ZaFbuwxFgieBJIx48PmPi0pF2aZuAHHnaa5/s320/width_300.mode_FillAreaWithCrop.pos_Default.color_White.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471613711473666034" border="0" /></a><br />This year due to its popularity, the festival is housed in the larger of the halls at Fort Mason.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBNF9wct8VPsSzlud7xa-DQjzZ7UA3xRnBA5J2YoTjKC94CFfRwIYy3b6mox0xUeX52Dy4jYWWuczRnvLCgxcDCO099iv36fxAXRKKaIjcGOVN7xF7ArOVoIiH9_jlKicDIFvM8CEp-6O_/s1600/IMG_0038.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 353px; height: 264px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBNF9wct8VPsSzlud7xa-DQjzZ7UA3xRnBA5J2YoTjKC94CFfRwIYy3b6mox0xUeX52Dy4jYWWuczRnvLCgxcDCO099iv36fxAXRKKaIjcGOVN7xF7ArOVoIiH9_jlKicDIFvM8CEp-6O_/s320/IMG_0038.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471613706393055570" border="0" /></a><br />Keith, wearing his <a href="http://www.wheelerfolk.org/slooper/slooper_monument_project.htm">Slooper</a> t-shirt is ready to enter through this portal fashioned after a famous bridge in Trondheim and find some old friends. We didn't come last year, so it's been two years since he's seen them.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD34lUCSFhBhlBNobgdCvPwg38jXZGMHsrIHhUR8J_CSuznOjmUMMbVQ4B58gh7etUl4Zl1vXMn8JHuZxL0A3bNNAFBuntP0do3NRw-urLlbs5_6Ej_nKIFvfZAQQ_rRHKy6vOtPDFu-cj/s1600/IMG_0141.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 383px; height: 308px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD34lUCSFhBhlBNobgdCvPwg38jXZGMHsrIHhUR8J_CSuznOjmUMMbVQ4B58gh7etUl4Zl1vXMn8JHuZxL0A3bNNAFBuntP0do3NRw-urLlbs5_6Ej_nKIFvfZAQQ_rRHKy6vOtPDFu-cj/s320/IMG_0141.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471610187959257074" border="0" /></a><br />Well, here they are in the genealogy booth. Are we surprised?<br />Blaine Hedberg, a good friend and a man of substantial expertise, from Madison Wisconsin represents <a href="http://www.nagcnl.org/">Norwegian-American Genealogical Center and Naeseth Library</a>. He often comes to the festival and helps interested people research their family trees.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhol0IQ5kqq-oHpmRcFLYhj7j_hZRUEqHg-LvfrR-5MK0BXY4uzPDpSTwbjX2jwfAM5vSZozSFC1vuY_FFpv2rhbGwEe4KyrLPcPnPAkbeWras25kk3HQ7AY6C4Q-G-0EeZGpMMIoZQjROW/s1600/IMG_0001.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 377px; height: 282px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhol0IQ5kqq-oHpmRcFLYhj7j_hZRUEqHg-LvfrR-5MK0BXY4uzPDpSTwbjX2jwfAM5vSZozSFC1vuY_FFpv2rhbGwEe4KyrLPcPnPAkbeWras25kk3HQ7AY6C4Q-G-0EeZGpMMIoZQjROW/s320/IMG_0001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471630912633772194" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" ><br /></span><span style="font-family:georgia;">This year </span></span><span style=";font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:100%;" >a contest in Norway sponsored by readers of </span><span style=";font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:100%;" ><a href="http://www.norwayday.org/Ent_YH0U.html">Norsk Ukeblad</a> (a magazine) </span><span style=";font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:16px;" ><span style="font-size:100%;">resulted in people all across Norway </span><span style="font-size:100%;">voting via text message, and choosing Aidi Kongo and Torstein Mikal Bratland to win an all-expense </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:100%;">paid</span> trip to San Francisco to be wed at the Norway Day Festival on Sunday, May 2.</span></span><span style="font-family:georgia;"> And icing on the cake -- 5 day's honeymoon in Hawaii. </span><div style="text-align: left;"><br />The traditional procession in Norway is through the town, so here it is through the exhibit hall.<br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd0_8ZU3NcTLw0JnFoq8s4Ut9DX6jOEfudZnS8h9cGdiRPk2U_8jZlpbmTmhedmBJCfKRsNBTUG1ljQ30w2ih6ELVmASJbEWlAnDfcN-0UnU0wziBd26OfnmqcEqP4V3y_vTOlNEZaydST/s1600/IMG_0143.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 449px; height: 249px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd0_8ZU3NcTLw0JnFoq8s4Ut9DX6jOEfudZnS8h9cGdiRPk2U_8jZlpbmTmhedmBJCfKRsNBTUG1ljQ30w2ih6ELVmASJbEWlAnDfcN-0UnU0wziBd26OfnmqcEqP4V3y_vTOlNEZaydST/s320/IMG_0143.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471611142959209538" border="0" /></a><br />They wore their traditional <span style="font-style: italic;">bunad</span> (regional costume). The bride and groom are from the same region as Keith's ancestors i.e., Rogaland. The ceremony was conducted by the pastor of the San Francisco Seaman's Church and was all in Norwegian, so it did indeed <span style="font-weight: bold;">sound</span> official.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhihuEwb7LQpyaorkcpfYuqPYJ-f_JBGO9sjeebWZXmVcWR7dBKjisKJVlQh7VyMkAJSYW2qtmSt23MK1wcZtQLWpEjCdjFgvHhQ0yDRhmTUEUdnCpYu7TrFGnxF-cWIREtZDU-6E3Ef2A8/s1600/IMG_0129.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhihuEwb7LQpyaorkcpfYuqPYJ-f_JBGO9sjeebWZXmVcWR7dBKjisKJVlQh7VyMkAJSYW2qtmSt23MK1wcZtQLWpEjCdjFgvHhQ0yDRhmTUEUdnCpYu7TrFGnxF-cWIREtZDU-6E3Ef2A8/s320/IMG_0129.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471610183683737202" border="0" /></a><br />Julane Lund provided some exquisite Hardanger fiddling. A classically trained violinist with several degrees in Traditional Music, she was influenced by her grandfather's fiddling, and she moved to Telemark, Norway in 2001. Through the Institute for Folk Culture at Telemark University College, Julane was immersed in the traditional fiddling styles of both Hardanger fiddle and regular fiddle.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilzYqjBhe5YJ9FVSvwOMnZ1loz4ph0BoUuJa78oXpqV3zgV6cmdfnNggDAUIj-PkDSkgI3uN_WYIa1lQVC06Pt5vacVFag4zWBE2hHVheUo88M1wFHM4uamCOyx6t675P15Km9IFt6Khuw/s1600/IMG_9992.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilzYqjBhe5YJ9FVSvwOMnZ1loz4ph0BoUuJa78oXpqV3zgV6cmdfnNggDAUIj-PkDSkgI3uN_WYIa1lQVC06Pt5vacVFag4zWBE2hHVheUo88M1wFHM4uamCOyx6t675P15Km9IFt6Khuw/s320/IMG_9992.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471610170414366130" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.sanfrancisco.com/marina-inn/">Marina Inn Hotel</a>, on the corner of Lombard and Octavia provided very adequate lodging and featured a perfect location for walking just a few blocks to Fort Mason and the festival. We were extremely fortunate to find street parking slots really close both last time and this time, but one certainly can't count on it. We also enjoyed the restaurants on Clay Street just one block north. But our <a href="http://www.benjarong.info/Welcome.html">favorite Thai restaurant</a> is on Lombard. The fare if not the prices seemed authentic to us.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOo-Z_AzTzPGTHlHIm5R-l3Po1hrXTDIbNJM4Jr0NcJho-BvPcU9gyJj-KmnAH9isQfIeEN6QyGoksTCcdGINgfExD9bfyjB3OcWnuUAehEMw2ElBMVn3kbsSFgyGE9Rj9FuiNE2ryyPGP/s1600/IMG_0121.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 369px; height: 276px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOo-Z_AzTzPGTHlHIm5R-l3Po1hrXTDIbNJM4Jr0NcJho-BvPcU9gyJj-KmnAH9isQfIeEN6QyGoksTCcdGINgfExD9bfyjB3OcWnuUAehEMw2ElBMVn3kbsSFgyGE9Rj9FuiNE2ryyPGP/s320/IMG_0121.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471610166312342482" border="0" /></a><br />Just a little photo of the waterfront near the Fort Mason hall (formerly a shipping warehouse.) An old encrusted chain recalls ship mooring of the past. I thought the textures and colors were interesting.<br /><br /><img src="file:///C:/Users/Wheeler/Pictures/city%20weekend/IMG_0121.JPG" alt="" />Peg Wheelerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04754224190661741358noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6217751243432538039.post-53142696794639923702010-04-25T10:14:00.000-07:002010-04-26T07:20:56.530-07:00Quintessential Eureka -- Rhododendron DayOur son Patrick has Paris in April; we have Rhododendrons in April. I'm not sure that's a valid comparison, but we do enjoy the resplendent blooms in our newly re-adopted home town. And the town, over the 27 years, has devised a pleasant way of acknowledging April.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw4DXYhvI_1E1dfWKt4dz0kqTxohqWJF1KRyKSDjh1uQryFN21RcusCAr80Jq-l0hqeuOwn7Sv8zrUrT8Pkc0ATjQZQKSSaOFUWJxhZihq1whd-qaBRrigN_pgwlmAbOMVqjrGWqnlr88G/s1600/IMG_9895.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 309px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw4DXYhvI_1E1dfWKt4dz0kqTxohqWJF1KRyKSDjh1uQryFN21RcusCAr80Jq-l0hqeuOwn7Sv8zrUrT8Pkc0ATjQZQKSSaOFUWJxhZihq1whd-qaBRrigN_pgwlmAbOMVqjrGWqnlr88G/s320/IMG_9895.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464125995807466002" border="0" /></a><br />It was the first sunny morning in days, so we got Anya and walked the block and a half from our new little house to the parade route. After 40 years in the hills, we bask in the pleasure of being close to things like this.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrSYBnP2oQ3Y_gnLKmXzl3YULGfYauM2k4gKMdXYCEY9XYyhfXtpUV6Av8VZH9jSDMBI-WHiLGtmPlsR8tebRWnRDAg8jA7IR67Jcq0JwCR003rLicMa3vzCMGilufGSFbYUOUlsr6Xlln/s1600/IMG_9833.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 312px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrSYBnP2oQ3Y_gnLKmXzl3YULGfYauM2k4gKMdXYCEY9XYyhfXtpUV6Av8VZH9jSDMBI-WHiLGtmPlsR8tebRWnRDAg8jA7IR67Jcq0JwCR003rLicMa3vzCMGilufGSFbYUOUlsr6Xlln/s320/IMG_9833.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464129585521247922" border="0" /></a><br /><br /> We arrived just in time to see some of Eureka's finest classic cars.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAe25xIoklETxdRpjd-aiCyhwQxK0hgoSAsjG7n6XKgeNyIPtiDMa20ZXgnao-35-Tkb1srHTtwX1UiN6H1PmzCUO0djlxYYo8CGAX6c0Qc5tq5BXlPVdkW_ZpYmKENsuB2XKEddM4udFd/s1600/IMG_9845.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 314px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAe25xIoklETxdRpjd-aiCyhwQxK0hgoSAsjG7n6XKgeNyIPtiDMa20ZXgnao-35-Tkb1srHTtwX1UiN6H1PmzCUO0djlxYYo8CGAX6c0Qc5tq5BXlPVdkW_ZpYmKENsuB2XKEddM4udFd/s320/IMG_9845.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464126466265385490" border="0" /></a><br />Anya is 4 now - nearly 5 - and enjoys a happy parade.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0tjOMIOgmyGK_qaC_jhc34OOtHXv9q4XxtP26zt0xOq9zC07bo97OjsBvh-8VFf6abzIlX6LVLAL-d84_nHhg_XWQRs2LP2Ij_O_u57JLTEoJmTBep_kSpr3n-_8GSgP8WD6VRwUdI7qS/s1600/IMG_9848.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 242px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0tjOMIOgmyGK_qaC_jhc34OOtHXv9q4XxtP26zt0xOq9zC07bo97OjsBvh-8VFf6abzIlX6LVLAL-d84_nHhg_XWQRs2LP2Ij_O_u57JLTEoJmTBep_kSpr3n-_8GSgP8WD6VRwUdI7qS/s320/IMG_9848.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464126464406327522" border="0" /></a><br />Music from the <a href="http://www.humboldt.edu/%7Ehsumlj/kissouraxe/Marching_Lumberjacks/Welcome_to_the_home_of_the_World_Famous_Humboldt_State_University_Marching_Lumberjacks.html">HSU's Marching Lumber Jack's band</a> was very lively.<br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzVj5FWHGgDbYhaHfAW1hUtkyeeTgY0WCrwQ6PLbUzMqjhf-yegbyM5kxT0PDP9-8c0iIkuHOz9Fsha3sgXAQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br />A VERY short clip of their talent.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXXMfVaSe0vxcSWRfg6u5Sr8Mk1xuuUe9c5a9l76wVP4TzC4tySC_vC7zj_6Gm_VnvD39i7Xvz5j6vOGzltvnBPjHzevkUqfeZvCgVWwwEsHa8POjjcwZwqQRBG8LEvKlDTDnAKsnLhFB_/s1600/IMG_9852.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 202px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXXMfVaSe0vxcSWRfg6u5Sr8Mk1xuuUe9c5a9l76wVP4TzC4tySC_vC7zj_6Gm_VnvD39i7Xvz5j6vOGzltvnBPjHzevkUqfeZvCgVWwwEsHa8POjjcwZwqQRBG8LEvKlDTDnAKsnLhFB_/s320/IMG_9852.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464126020984316018" border="0" /></a><br />How's this for a great example of family fun?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTJcuzgKQVgI0QG0kPeADZ7lJczwb6HY5eTDGlH7zV4kIOyOOM51RrGDgE_qBGbslU35cS0c8OhQX8SIJaIo01lBySNKQKesfvThNfevJr7N80Da7cob2DeKf-NOh8q_XIkltJiipp9Ktl/s1600/IMG_9861.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 210px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTJcuzgKQVgI0QG0kPeADZ7lJczwb6HY5eTDGlH7zV4kIOyOOM51RrGDgE_qBGbslU35cS0c8OhQX8SIJaIo01lBySNKQKesfvThNfevJr7N80Da7cob2DeKf-NOh8q_XIkltJiipp9Ktl/s320/IMG_9861.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464126013888515714" border="0" /></a><br />A salute to fine horses. (disclaimer:don't know anything about the candidate except that he has good taste in horses.) Just outside the photo is the "pooper scooper" detail provided by Sequoia Zoo for all horse entries. It consisted of a wheelbarrow pusher and friend with a large scoop shovel -- really cute!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOrhBh3OcuY0q-Rh3Rr0Q7t4pF2ECTrzP2lX2jNw4kag7bN5wZ6S2Svg4j_HJbYITJ9qoc53GMozsA7A3mNMNUcz2CP4EC0J2rC3rSnsETu6_RZKOPdXTZgS1hC6a0zD56uajT8XK8stMK/s1600/IMG_9864.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 263px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOrhBh3OcuY0q-Rh3Rr0Q7t4pF2ECTrzP2lX2jNw4kag7bN5wZ6S2Svg4j_HJbYITJ9qoc53GMozsA7A3mNMNUcz2CP4EC0J2rC3rSnsETu6_RZKOPdXTZgS1hC6a0zD56uajT8XK8stMK/s320/IMG_9864.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464126002117732786" border="0" /></a><br />Sure glad they're wearing helmets. They appeared incredibly balanced, however.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg72OYYM-5wEzcLO0w54fhAW0eIZCn5lqzpwwoGw-Vf1DdNcwCvU7xq3m6IVW3P_q6DcjOMDB1GlNOM1bnw0tsPmtCKQ6PC3bfQzfx37xfJCOhIbJAbf6Rj31ok0WHwouEt9MVar0tp3lPP/s1600/IMG_9889.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 233px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg72OYYM-5wEzcLO0w54fhAW0eIZCn5lqzpwwoGw-Vf1DdNcwCvU7xq3m6IVW3P_q6DcjOMDB1GlNOM1bnw0tsPmtCKQ6PC3bfQzfx37xfJCOhIbJAbf6Rj31ok0WHwouEt9MVar0tp3lPP/s320/IMG_9889.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464125998539806034" border="0" /></a><br />What's a Humboldt County parade without a tractor? <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWArmWnmrcGdItIfPZsk_jCxS3DvLmTW9qu6iKdP0oxPwHqsnQGw9fg8pG_lGtvkPXA8XU_R7P3pfGbd72nFPzDjjPYIMgAJGfUzwQ2PeQCbErG9wjX5MMBbsVTLjwlFbAdhAMVzbEFs9d/s1600/IMG_9896.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWArmWnmrcGdItIfPZsk_jCxS3DvLmTW9qu6iKdP0oxPwHqsnQGw9fg8pG_lGtvkPXA8XU_R7P3pfGbd72nFPzDjjPYIMgAJGfUzwQ2PeQCbErG9wjX5MMBbsVTLjwlFbAdhAMVzbEFs9d/s320/IMG_9896.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464125379101033554" border="0" /></a><br />Parade over - we walk half a block to the <span style="font-style: italic;">American Rhododendron Society Show, Sale, and Garden tour. </span>How can you not have happy eyes with these gorgeous beauties?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigkXNJP8PAtUr_lCXyphlWSuUFo5RFhyphenhyphenVEAkt61VHW_V2ogkmBq9ehimczz1_CtL013e4MuDThUZUAgqz2J8pPy562ybzV6zppEKcZtzE9QzhK0Jf1R91T1m0IvJUNA0SiwxncOMRD7alj/s1600/IMG_9897.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigkXNJP8PAtUr_lCXyphlWSuUFo5RFhyphenhyphenVEAkt61VHW_V2ogkmBq9ehimczz1_CtL013e4MuDThUZUAgqz2J8pPy562ybzV6zppEKcZtzE9QzhK0Jf1R91T1m0IvJUNA0SiwxncOMRD7alj/s320/IMG_9897.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464125374059320242" border="0" /></a><br />Mom's favorite: an apricot color something of a departure from the more pink ladies.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixhK4GJ_4Mv4NDsw95QpP5uMz9x2U1RB_y-uMtIlKaZW40V3XphsX0HfaJGhuOtJ4xbuFlgbIqxGHqVBwPJIgDq3km0PYuHfQLL_ioxbcY4xtQ-VRWIA6lgR1nCWIhU8IC2eFbFk-5SCPe/s1600/IMG_9900.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 224px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixhK4GJ_4Mv4NDsw95QpP5uMz9x2U1RB_y-uMtIlKaZW40V3XphsX0HfaJGhuOtJ4xbuFlgbIqxGHqVBwPJIgDq3km0PYuHfQLL_ioxbcY4xtQ-VRWIA6lgR1nCWIhU8IC2eFbFk-5SCPe/s320/IMG_9900.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464125362924682258" border="0" /></a><br />There was a nice bonsai exhibit at the Rhododendron show too. Lucky us!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe2UHRUwh5W_c0OSlFZ2VmzWY00T4KASWtGXkpDKx83Zeh57fcRptFOpV1t4bzHCSD5Uz9MXOhFpjkBPDbqMM-CrJc42eBObruwIzfn9_57HSrfHsHsqSimGvIGvUpZMenLa0yUvLF6dx8/s1600/IMG_9905.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 262px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe2UHRUwh5W_c0OSlFZ2VmzWY00T4KASWtGXkpDKx83Zeh57fcRptFOpV1t4bzHCSD5Uz9MXOhFpjkBPDbqMM-CrJc42eBObruwIzfn9_57HSrfHsHsqSimGvIGvUpZMenLa0yUvLF6dx8/s320/IMG_9905.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464125360833966018" border="0" /></a><br />Later after a bit of kite flying at our neighborhood park, we took in the open house at the Eureka Model Railroad Club. Those guys have a whole world (several of them) in miniature. It's clearly for their own enjoyment and we appreciate that they shared it with us.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnKKxy7CP1-1cvtvnHUqmyIZJdGikE8blncHo06Mcc-G1xRXMwm8eyTD1gB7MCLZlVOsu-wKv3yh23oUcv8mwNorhvO1FThNbR8nIhzozt_iku3igi4mMiOR9iFB9FenH85xnPDON0IJWP/s1600/IMG_9911.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 282px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnKKxy7CP1-1cvtvnHUqmyIZJdGikE8blncHo06Mcc-G1xRXMwm8eyTD1gB7MCLZlVOsu-wKv3yh23oUcv8mwNorhvO1FThNbR8nIhzozt_iku3igi4mMiOR9iFB9FenH85xnPDON0IJWP/s320/IMG_9911.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464125355555760418" border="0" /></a><br />Later that evening there was a concert at the Episcopal Church, known for its fine organ. Here is a photo op with the Humboldt Bay Brass Quintet (and friends) during the intermission after their performance of <span style="font-style: italic;">"Suite for Organ, Brass Quintet & Percussion"</span> by Craig Phillips, and just before the Rhododendron Festival Choir presented Mendelssohn's <span style="font-style: italic;">"Hymn of Praise"</span> from his Symphony No. 2 to a very appreciative audience.Peg Wheelerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04754224190661741358noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6217751243432538039.post-17557026888712573702010-03-27T12:27:00.000-07:002010-03-27T13:47:27.845-07:00A Walking Tour of Some Eureka Houses<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqqr4k86IEveCqllYcD2mWEb3Ze9982D-p93FL7Vr2CjuR9fwH_KNFSO3xCObosltAtQ5KO6-ixzwx-iOy2pE8JzZj-oXEJsgIdPnfFbcFE8SDGy0DxkFk68aQbO4WLF6i4FvoN7z89elx/s1600/IMG_9754.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 316px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqqr4k86IEveCqllYcD2mWEb3Ze9982D-p93FL7Vr2CjuR9fwH_KNFSO3xCObosltAtQ5KO6-ixzwx-iOy2pE8JzZj-oXEJsgIdPnfFbcFE8SDGy0DxkFk68aQbO4WLF6i4FvoN7z89elx/s320/IMG_9754.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453401957607496338" border="0" /></a>
<br />Monthly tours of various Eureka neighborhoods are led by Ruth Moon. This month's was of the Clark District and included the Jefferson School which has lately been in the news.
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<br />Ruth has been leading these free walks since 2003. This was the 4th time for this particular itinerary. They are quite popular as evidenced by the participation. It was a lovely cool but sunny morning.
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<br />Ruth's printed flyer details many of the homes. This Italianate home has a hipped roof. Decorative fish and flowers have been added just above the windows on the frieze. Patterned shingles on the 2nd story add texture.
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<br />This little beauty is for sale.
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<br />It is late March and the Calla Lilies (Alcatraces) are in bloom. Look closely for dew drops.
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<br />Can only imagine the work ahead for this owner. Already there has been a great deal. Looks like it will be in keeping with the historic theme. Thank you Mr. Owner.
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<br />Many of the homes have been converted into apartments. See multiple mail boxes. The window sports a guard kitty.
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<br />A small sweetie with renovations totally in theme.
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<br />This is a rental and recently painted we are told. Great detailing in the vintage window glass. With all the colors available, one has to wonder about this particular choice.
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<br />A favorite! But Ruth says it is deteriorating since it was turned into rentals.
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<br />The controversial Jefferson school site, also rapidly deteriorating. Only one of several local schools now facing financial stress and decreased enrollment issues.
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<br />A fully restored Craftsman nicely done.
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<br />A little divergence from the designated Clark District tour on to Hillsdale street and Eureka's most noted "Painted Lady" The decorative elements (i.e., circular porch entrance) place it in the Queen Anne category. I wonder if they get a bit tired of being photographed.
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<br />And her neighbor -- "Painted Lady 220" <meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CPEG&KE%7E1.LAP%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]-->The Mowry house is another Queen Anne/Eastlake, sunburst details on the brackets, scrollsaw ornaments on the upper frieze, beautiful corner porch, stained glass.
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<br />Still a painted lady, but more modestly so. Lovely!! <meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CPEG&KE%7E1.LAP%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial;">1904 late Queen Anne with complex gabled roof and classical portico</span>
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<br />Another color combination that works well.
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<br />The context.
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<br />Nice! Across the street with the view in the previous shot.
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<br />A little detail -- green growth in the eaves.
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<br />Nice character.
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<br />At least 3 mailboxes here. AND it takes up the whole lot. You can't say it's inefficient use of space.
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<br />Fresh paint. Always an eye pleaser.
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgknNQxWcMS8S17LGmRj1sy8cVfrhepTY1cOwKZTIN5bucrO4EAlxeaaCSFOL_ClM5p-C9OHMM_dG2bOzNZPzEc08jytYJaxBLQXxGo4ASNbg7ApQLM3jEYNLnH_CfCSSl0b2wVBRdzmAkP/s1600/IMG_9786.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 251px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgknNQxWcMS8S17LGmRj1sy8cVfrhepTY1cOwKZTIN5bucrO4EAlxeaaCSFOL_ClM5p-C9OHMM_dG2bOzNZPzEc08jytYJaxBLQXxGo4ASNbg7ApQLM3jEYNLnH_CfCSSl0b2wVBRdzmAkP/s320/IMG_9786.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453400242282989346" border="0" /></a>
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<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQecD61FfVaqnaeOLUTSzkuiAGeSMuP24v9Ho20_fbP6PzvOcVRQjdtzjLF5T17ueIX5i8dm7U4IWcykDdIKawdroD4X8NyUSW3p-tiF8XyAgfT5BoF2UIhgzAu3bvMh4WFf92qc0LgacC/s1600/IMG_9790.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 255px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQecD61FfVaqnaeOLUTSzkuiAGeSMuP24v9Ho20_fbP6PzvOcVRQjdtzjLF5T17ueIX5i8dm7U4IWcykDdIKawdroD4X8NyUSW3p-tiF8XyAgfT5BoF2UIhgzAu3bvMh4WFf92qc0LgacC/s320/IMG_9790.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453400235270482498" border="0" /></a>
<br />I liked the period lights in front as well as the circular balestraded porches -- different!
<br />A very nice way to start a Saturday
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<br />Peg Wheelerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04754224190661741358noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6217751243432538039.post-71397232430541222952010-03-23T16:13:00.001-07:002010-03-23T16:36:19.104-07:00Palco Marsh - REALLY close to home<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNIDD6wI8jkrp2w_VTKtrLcAqoYy6b0Udl31XKiXgvdbwo5EIertnD8oU3y_gCOTX5pF36ZMBW9Jn-is5I8q-788SomL7J1PLANlqGzKdLsBIF40IfbBHT_CCipJpV1MqxXEEJEVVj70AZ/s1600-h/IMG_9708.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNIDD6wI8jkrp2w_VTKtrLcAqoYy6b0Udl31XKiXgvdbwo5EIertnD8oU3y_gCOTX5pF36ZMBW9Jn-is5I8q-788SomL7J1PLANlqGzKdLsBIF40IfbBHT_CCipJpV1MqxXEEJEVVj70AZ/s320/IMG_9708.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451973944823877714" border="0" /></a><br />We heard that the Palco Marsh had some interesting features. We lived quite close -- just half a mile and thought it might be the closest bit of bay life to us geographically and a potentially pleasant place for a lunch. So I packed up some fresh tabouli and and orange each and set out. Here's what we found.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgypI3FNXYEAT5OV3hML-FS-Tas0c0HXoEvPlmByAdib1y_Cv1q_2jYCTzzbz_CpE8oTGK77KBceUg85XW2hZcUIA5d-FWqONPxjETQNjrp5FjWI7oy38lZb1OFJHdqIbzo2YiFyPAn-5mI/s1600-h/IMG_9709.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgypI3FNXYEAT5OV3hML-FS-Tas0c0HXoEvPlmByAdib1y_Cv1q_2jYCTzzbz_CpE8oTGK77KBceUg85XW2hZcUIA5d-FWqONPxjETQNjrp5FjWI7oy38lZb1OFJHdqIbzo2YiFyPAn-5mI/s320/IMG_9709.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451973935242204514" border="0" /></a><br />Scotch Broom in full blossom near the RR track- one of several which once serviced the various mills around Humboldt Bay<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPYMhlH-7CH2JZAyxtaAQul2KiuLGrq_lVKjCJw0MNMwk2Fk6v7GTizMok92VBXf41O1ToEam6aGo6eF7PceV6IZUa8QTtV2rl5J1kpO6AgVN9UH5rCji2FmoVm2Rcw6jFVoXqfRHAfR0j/s1600-h/IMG_9710.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPYMhlH-7CH2JZAyxtaAQul2KiuLGrq_lVKjCJw0MNMwk2Fk6v7GTizMok92VBXf41O1ToEam6aGo6eF7PceV6IZUa8QTtV2rl5J1kpO6AgVN9UH5rCji2FmoVm2Rcw6jFVoXqfRHAfR0j/s320/IMG_9710.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451973498228641602" border="0" /></a><br />Unhappily, the brush partly concealed various campsites and various former campsites that were less than pretty. Not pictured were assorted dead shopping carts, rotting sleeping bags and mountains of plastic debris. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVU-pate67gQMzvtFjlgqIULSs4PM7HsEX2d7Yq4vIpUwZHqBnnj9GmyaY5fw8qPDW7EwMRqriWX9h4KBC-szuU5o4YBQrDgDx7tuqa7yPca4A_EBfbNNiFK_r11YeRJijNKyUBhrULHSK/s1600-h/IMG_9713.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVU-pate67gQMzvtFjlgqIULSs4PM7HsEX2d7Yq4vIpUwZHqBnnj9GmyaY5fw8qPDW7EwMRqriWX9h4KBC-szuU5o4YBQrDgDx7tuqa7yPca4A_EBfbNNiFK_r11YeRJijNKyUBhrULHSK/s320/IMG_9713.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451973487145878514" border="0" /></a><br />We had our lunch near here and watched the little sail boat cavort in the mild breezes.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimG7ttZDCDhTuahSZKTIeunWiaN-BRkLcMTBlYK1_5LMEoNldO2h_SlnJQXlsU88noTmOcz40OIFdckTDKO4a8zVNoqIVy-Wd5D8N-VhWa54VKk3EarEHNL6FseQzzbG5v4fXyvixTMmUw/s1600-h/IMG_9724.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 231px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimG7ttZDCDhTuahSZKTIeunWiaN-BRkLcMTBlYK1_5LMEoNldO2h_SlnJQXlsU88noTmOcz40OIFdckTDKO4a8zVNoqIVy-Wd5D8N-VhWa54VKk3EarEHNL6FseQzzbG5v4fXyvixTMmUw/s320/IMG_9724.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451973481015497410" border="0" /></a><br />Kinetic sculpture? Not quite. Not even kinetic. Someone's idea of sculpture tho.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7SnLBVw2OQULKRJwLzl5YyoxYytg_5jjWyzyjc7cMy09-AfpU2THQulcTzJPe8ucohvrkByT8bQFxygGJ2aJXx2BbvnJDsVipsbLbJcj6_VjvXxDXWObX-YVYVUyQG2tBOjBR89trtCco/s1600-h/IMG_9725.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7SnLBVw2OQULKRJwLzl5YyoxYytg_5jjWyzyjc7cMy09-AfpU2THQulcTzJPe8ucohvrkByT8bQFxygGJ2aJXx2BbvnJDsVipsbLbJcj6_VjvXxDXWObX-YVYVUyQG2tBOjBR89trtCco/s320/IMG_9725.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451973472180970338" border="0" /></a><br />More art. While graffiti is something of an art form in some places, I suspect this isn't. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTIhMrS2XEm1_iTi8OkxZYQ56ES9zfDkU4duwXUnemRLki8E5h5RZSGGCUr1VzaVjHDkW_hqoUTiqHD3LC3lF5Jk3jl87ZL_1lab1i7W-mUhRFMYEdQVKKoi8XXEHnFVpU6yi6XMrw_0Ol/s1600-h/IMG_9726.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 229px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTIhMrS2XEm1_iTi8OkxZYQ56ES9zfDkU4duwXUnemRLki8E5h5RZSGGCUr1VzaVjHDkW_hqoUTiqHD3LC3lF5Jk3jl87ZL_1lab1i7W-mUhRFMYEdQVKKoi8XXEHnFVpU6yi6XMrw_0Ol/s320/IMG_9726.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451973459022564610" border="0" /></a><br />Perhaps a bit better. More colorful anyway.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtw4SgrqECy7g9hYhELOqMKEmwr0w9sX86Lg2VYKgJBOPB0Yl7DO7KrbelZDwvsS63tSuecJVyH02bT9LF08qYPCJaHPUVwC_fwB6EIZ0RF4ANKIOUTbOSoTnPR6PW9_XeiXlOZaNwhrd6/s1600-h/IMG_9733.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtw4SgrqECy7g9hYhELOqMKEmwr0w9sX86Lg2VYKgJBOPB0Yl7DO7KrbelZDwvsS63tSuecJVyH02bT9LF08qYPCJaHPUVwC_fwB6EIZ0RF4ANKIOUTbOSoTnPR6PW9_XeiXlOZaNwhrd6/s320/IMG_9733.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451972321140598626" border="0" /></a><br />There is even a bit of marsh here and there.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf_8z9CjBb49OJt1dbCuq3KZTEEfQXoP94xmCnjyeDScI5ww7lN2taPGScN9koewY_XfisVUyBsgXARMfCpOKZdlb8TTgRspjWVCYbsHO5vnBAVUxDGDUBByhruC5e8jKOzuSfFh12Xdw2/s1600-h/IMG_9730.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 147px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf_8z9CjBb49OJt1dbCuq3KZTEEfQXoP94xmCnjyeDScI5ww7lN2taPGScN9koewY_XfisVUyBsgXARMfCpOKZdlb8TTgRspjWVCYbsHO5vnBAVUxDGDUBByhruC5e8jKOzuSfFh12Xdw2/s320/IMG_9730.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451972310118963570" border="0" /></a><br />ok this is a bit different<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhykg4bV7M_TX9ElLKTI96bmNVYEF0-SQ_KK2TNGvYe6ywV6Thq8wLsGEQNvg50v4ReBD9mpSQR-9ZtjiBk9ELZsoBoNyHi29NTHytmAczOXFW9weFrYxshI4POmoPS2NwK-KC2cZICdZpQ/s1600-h/IMG_9736.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhykg4bV7M_TX9ElLKTI96bmNVYEF0-SQ_KK2TNGvYe6ywV6Thq8wLsGEQNvg50v4ReBD9mpSQR-9ZtjiBk9ELZsoBoNyHi29NTHytmAczOXFW9weFrYxshI4POmoPS2NwK-KC2cZICdZpQ/s320/IMG_9736.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451972302806726114" border="0" /></a><br />Ah, the tell tale signs of an artist and his tools<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3hsG2cHQN2SDqKnHkgHU9Oa7CAtV2EU0F4nRSXrAxtH3OgA3kTNoljqyqN9Ks_Lda4A-d5U6twIIOu9zfsftif6f-gRZCpSlRF7XqQzKvi1KCP8KKrP2TRyMloEWn4tspb3nltHugIbao/s1600-h/IMG_9738.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 238px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3hsG2cHQN2SDqKnHkgHU9Oa7CAtV2EU0F4nRSXrAxtH3OgA3kTNoljqyqN9Ks_Lda4A-d5U6twIIOu9zfsftif6f-gRZCpSlRF7XqQzKvi1KCP8KKrP2TRyMloEWn4tspb3nltHugIbao/s320/IMG_9738.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451972288075766834" border="0" /></a><br />You've heard of riding the rails? This is writing the rails.<br />"So long Humboldt -- East bound '99<br />you will be missed" A bit sad, I'd say.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuFbY7zw9JuElhMBO4ArUZGeQIRKe3AG-XELH-mf1Se-bTmYRe_tJJamtXx1anKsuzIH_Gi-2CaleJyxqgHOZEjkGmDsgjOp8YBRRzWL3P7P4GixspNcKJfZd0xmXRo8HLXcZAAw-1wVBX/s1600-h/IMG_9739.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 307px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuFbY7zw9JuElhMBO4ArUZGeQIRKe3AG-XELH-mf1Se-bTmYRe_tJJamtXx1anKsuzIH_Gi-2CaleJyxqgHOZEjkGmDsgjOp8YBRRzWL3P7P4GixspNcKJfZd0xmXRo8HLXcZAAw-1wVBX/s320/IMG_9739.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451972282345544722" border="0" /></a><br />The marsh has potential but lacks a certain care. A high school class could adopt it as an environmental cleanup project for a few years. Ah, yes, but then there would need to be another place for homeless to stay.Peg Wheelerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04754224190661741358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6217751243432538039.post-46859088899995493842010-03-23T14:17:00.000-07:002010-03-23T14:51:08.441-07:00Closer to Home - Humboldt Bay South<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBAODSQqLmbEVdcIgd6wuFVjRLJ3b9LyrbKrtoHe8ERzkwWxK-K93bTquVepvQiHmh18-FLa6NncumMoUhjBW8TfP6ZbjrLbB0f36BfbNRGYEs67zrcU69hOGnq8sDfgxQUMTb3OyeSQXu/s1600-h/IMG_9629.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBAODSQqLmbEVdcIgd6wuFVjRLJ3b9LyrbKrtoHe8ERzkwWxK-K93bTquVepvQiHmh18-FLa6NncumMoUhjBW8TfP6ZbjrLbB0f36BfbNRGYEs67zrcU69hOGnq8sDfgxQUMTb3OyeSQXu/s320/IMG_9629.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451948865905016722" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Inspired by a local history class, we take a sunny Sunday drive to parts of the bay we haven't seen for 40 years, as well as parts we never saw back when we lived here in the 60's.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP8ooqppX79-snchFwALveJ8-vG4CNdc5aS9ISWP5pVjkaWQKbE7iki-TGcB6PDFLpp56k4ES0mjcZUi-5ZxhS8F-wRT3D8M6JS5MqB_SzYOmCOPSd6NfgQGDv8j1qD4diNPKn_pDoZkcv/s1600-h/IMG_9620.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP8ooqppX79-snchFwALveJ8-vG4CNdc5aS9ISWP5pVjkaWQKbE7iki-TGcB6PDFLpp56k4ES0mjcZUi-5ZxhS8F-wRT3D8M6JS5MqB_SzYOmCOPSd6NfgQGDv8j1qD4diNPKn_pDoZkcv/s320/IMG_9620.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451948856907206274" border="0" /></a><br />South Spit looking north<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjshDSZ4FirqkIIWCynGHsBSkl_Dfav-t4PXE9gR9COO681DeBSgPDZPw9wjhVLvC_9seEbdH-BZNu7PdtCSm0GzqpZT6qtH4x8C-ytavlOyE1VRK3kxZL-RSffLnLdTuiYRA7Cfw7STXgk/s1600-h/IMG_9594.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjshDSZ4FirqkIIWCynGHsBSkl_Dfav-t4PXE9gR9COO681DeBSgPDZPw9wjhVLvC_9seEbdH-BZNu7PdtCSm0GzqpZT6qtH4x8C-ytavlOyE1VRK3kxZL-RSffLnLdTuiYRA7Cfw7STXgk/s320/IMG_9594.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451948842959402162" border="0" /></a><br />Hookton Slough on a good day for clouds<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8mQGCsMXbC32WI6h_zo1GYsJ6tQI2_fdAWNPcMijvMVAY7f-VQXqdXiXf26CxbT8h_-szenRdl7e18sw5wZwi789yr-NYIlPA1V1kv3O1IDxdT2eiFpEncTM-iPzl3JoUXyJ1XZhp385S/s1600-h/IMG_9569.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8mQGCsMXbC32WI6h_zo1GYsJ6tQI2_fdAWNPcMijvMVAY7f-VQXqdXiXf26CxbT8h_-szenRdl7e18sw5wZwi789yr-NYIlPA1V1kv3O1IDxdT2eiFpEncTM-iPzl3JoUXyJ1XZhp385S/s320/IMG_9569.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451948834498204610" border="0" /></a><br />Field's Landing and what's left of the landing part.<br /><br />I'm cheating here a bit, but if you will click on the title above, you will see a website devoted to the sights we saw on this day.Peg Wheelerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04754224190661741358noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6217751243432538039.post-41381771409390234522010-03-23T12:40:00.000-07:002010-03-23T13:04:10.840-07:00Nov/Dec 2009 A Different Kind of Journey<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2CV5LGyVR_MwbkH3VQ5U66wMfek7Gv_Z13UMWvQfGBedC4qYl8v_92g6RWORY6bk4lRObdnIiAh3v6mCQlnmsu09qq_J9HasdQ5R7p1ftS9uMNJmFpkq_QvhFrw6El34yIWjkxqxvgsi8/s1600-h/IMG_9426.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2CV5LGyVR_MwbkH3VQ5U66wMfek7Gv_Z13UMWvQfGBedC4qYl8v_92g6RWORY6bk4lRObdnIiAh3v6mCQlnmsu09qq_J9HasdQ5R7p1ftS9uMNJmFpkq_QvhFrw6El34yIWjkxqxvgsi8/s320/IMG_9426.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451919869666644514" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2mfsOub50jaLpxtFRD59ZBPLCVBi5mGYlF9kOWlrSO8PNryUGkG3WXDeHFvqsCIKMhnpGkBaoi8ulDI6usL66mxjC0mRhMYAU_YVDar3UW4bauMz8YV00jnYFy3aQYAZaPCxpixhy9omF/s1600-h/IMG_9389.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2mfsOub50jaLpxtFRD59ZBPLCVBi5mGYlF9kOWlrSO8PNryUGkG3WXDeHFvqsCIKMhnpGkBaoi8ulDI6usL66mxjC0mRhMYAU_YVDar3UW4bauMz8YV00jnYFy3aQYAZaPCxpixhy9omF/s320/IMG_9389.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451919859883510242" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3PQaqtcJE6wUf_Dl9nvwPMtXwepvmVoMnZu2djwO2IxCtSvmqGdDJnTikepq746pFh3Y1tsp1brROIZ8C_WBCpJC2m1JHjPQu1t0KGgLv6St2ynDiIO1hW7vjI1BN2H604kzoLytNyHUn/s1600-h/IMG_9397.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3PQaqtcJE6wUf_Dl9nvwPMtXwepvmVoMnZu2djwO2IxCtSvmqGdDJnTikepq746pFh3Y1tsp1brROIZ8C_WBCpJC2m1JHjPQu1t0KGgLv6St2ynDiIO1hW7vjI1BN2H604kzoLytNyHUn/s320/IMG_9397.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451919854983334306" border="0" /></a><br />Indeed! Things had changed a bit. I was able to spend some good family time: one birthday as well as Thanksgiving. I ended up staying almost a whole month. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Among the things I was able to accomplish were:<br /><ol style="margin-top: 0in;" start="1" type="1"><li class="MsoNormal">Dad enrolled in VA and had first physical exam.</li><li class="MsoNormal">Applied with Area III on Aging -- Meals on Wheels 3x/week.</li><li class="MsoNormal">Decluttered back room and Dad’s office as well as some clothes closets</li><li class="MsoNormal">disposed of boxes of outdated supplements and other assorted items – at least 10 banana boxes</li><li class="MsoNormal">organized a file for money management/ collected statements from since 2007 and before.</li><li class="MsoNormal">engaged housekeeper/eldercare person of Pat’s recommendation 2hr/day 5 days a week and oriented her</li><li class="MsoNormal">set up pill box and reminder list system for meds</li><li class="MsoNormal">Cooked lunch & dinner meals most of the time.</li><li class="MsoNormal">got Dad in the habit of fixing their own breakfasts – albeit only instant oatmeal</li><li class="MsoNormal">got dad using his cell phone again</li><li class="MsoNormal">Arranged for Mom to meet new Doctor – provided background, list of Rx and list of family concerns.</li><li class="MsoNormal">programmed "home" and other common destinations into a GPS for getting around town</li></ol>Like many diseases, there were good days and bad days.Peg Wheelerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04754224190661741358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6217751243432538039.post-20321883351824663192010-03-23T12:30:00.000-07:002010-03-23T12:35:50.893-07:00Nov/Dec 2009 A Different Kind of Journey<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIuS7swr9oXKREaf9MplTZ9XgXmPKWhCtxTdlyTyH5COyb-iOOGjoiDDJyAqUmP8PdsKYAqdrt1uu1ZnfXGGOS2OTGUDYh9IgupZxzU6g9DBTHvKFFQOCXMQ8nqEwgzDvq_D-QTsv_7SMY/s1600-h/IMG_9350.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIuS7swr9oXKREaf9MplTZ9XgXmPKWhCtxTdlyTyH5COyb-iOOGjoiDDJyAqUmP8PdsKYAqdrt1uu1ZnfXGGOS2OTGUDYh9IgupZxzU6g9DBTHvKFFQOCXMQ8nqEwgzDvq_D-QTsv_7SMY/s320/IMG_9350.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451915224373340322" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyO_X65dJ7gHfu7B7Ci80M3UPXWoZFhCXJaWcdLuPjjmcAfVTCIA1EIlFDfz6cTvJcVJMU2Kae_S_hoaQOKvWlQ8e8Dbx_rOXckGCECWUGkR_11YPZUBggy-Qu-Eo4p4230d4CvKGFTEys/s1600-h/IMG_9346.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyO_X65dJ7gHfu7B7Ci80M3UPXWoZFhCXJaWcdLuPjjmcAfVTCIA1EIlFDfz6cTvJcVJMU2Kae_S_hoaQOKvWlQ8e8Dbx_rOXckGCECWUGkR_11YPZUBggy-Qu-Eo4p4230d4CvKGFTEys/s320/IMG_9346.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451915214189375730" border="0" /></a><br />The county gets more dramatic and different for me as I reach the high desert country north of Lakeview, Oregon. Lake Abert has been a favorite lunch spot along this route, but this day is was a bit too cold and too early for a stop much longer than a photo opportunity. Miles to go . . . and all that.Peg Wheelerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04754224190661741358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6217751243432538039.post-33882742784824321012010-03-23T12:23:00.000-07:002010-03-23T12:30:53.620-07:00Nov/Dec 2009 A Different Kind of Journey<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggH3dg-_o9BtBILo8zcTXGk11mu9mUBz57uhWHojDHBUtFQ61UatDv_LcbY_lFcPS8hYZAP_Q_0yncKOEwoDOIYMtm-hhxdXfPN8mx3RFRcJJKU2whniR0a0fU5vEMEJPo7mcfCX8aTUY9/s1600-h/IMG_9340.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggH3dg-_o9BtBILo8zcTXGk11mu9mUBz57uhWHojDHBUtFQ61UatDv_LcbY_lFcPS8hYZAP_Q_0yncKOEwoDOIYMtm-hhxdXfPN8mx3RFRcJJKU2whniR0a0fU5vEMEJPo7mcfCX8aTUY9/s320/IMG_9340.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451913153111792690" border="0" /></a><br />The drive from Eureka to Boise is 15 hours. I was by myself, so I didn't try to do it in one day. I took my time and tried to enjoy the scenery. Which happily IS very enjoyable.<br />This picturesque barn is on the Igo-Ono road to Redding on my way to highway 299. It is very typical of the ranch country near our Mad River home with black and white oak which at this time of year are shedding their leaves.Peg Wheelerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04754224190661741358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6217751243432538039.post-40902615587470889192010-03-23T12:19:00.000-07:002010-03-23T12:23:10.728-07:00Nov/Dec 2009 A Different Kind of Journey<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwivvG5pOiW2kDS9QQvg6O7wyoz8fBUF9ILynjErRd4CHaERQHNL7k_9sJW5j5Fb8p0Nk6xV9U5P8QWaNoqlobp9pEoA2wacyPNa-qJMkM-awvZM-5p_o8qa7aloiRz-0QkvzOi02T50VH/s1600-h/IMG_9448.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 218px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwivvG5pOiW2kDS9QQvg6O7wyoz8fBUF9ILynjErRd4CHaERQHNL7k_9sJW5j5Fb8p0Nk6xV9U5P8QWaNoqlobp9pEoA2wacyPNa-qJMkM-awvZM-5p_o8qa7aloiRz-0QkvzOi02T50VH/s320/IMG_9448.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451911806727355890" border="0" /></a><br />It was long past time to pay respects to my family in Boise. I had only visited once since I helped move them there 2 1/2 years previously. My two sisters who live there would welcome a little respite. Our mother was deeper into Alzheimer's and we daughters were concerned about the health of her primary caregiver: our dad.<br /><br />Keith and I had bought a humble little house in Eureka in which to spend winters, so I decided that after Keith was settled in, I would drive myself to Boise to see what I could do to help.Peg Wheelerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04754224190661741358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6217751243432538039.post-39794150603260374202009-07-16T21:15:00.000-07:002010-05-14T11:16:56.343-07:00Southern California Revisited: Lakewood High 50th Reunion<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ2eqQPVmNhCl8mll22CR6ZMyX2qmoBREV1U0XIUzCkX66ZzdbriHbOJHU7QQ7TP4XMbpklZS_rWL2oDCr-4zJ9VSWBPYnIxPsYJsIxwHRclNYM16K_AwWxffqCNCa-mdGNUoKkUiw6vQS/s1600-h/IMG_8876.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 209px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ2eqQPVmNhCl8mll22CR6ZMyX2qmoBREV1U0XIUzCkX66ZzdbriHbOJHU7QQ7TP4XMbpklZS_rWL2oDCr-4zJ9VSWBPYnIxPsYJsIxwHRclNYM16K_AwWxffqCNCa-mdGNUoKkUiw6vQS/s320/IMG_8876.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359286423812190802" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.lhs50reunion.com/Home_Page.html"><br /></a></div><a href="https://www.lhs50reunion.com/Home_Page.html">Class of 1959 -- 50 years ago</a><br />What are they like now?<br />Will they remember me?<br />I wonder what my old neighborhoods look like?<br /><br />After 5 hours' drive from our Mad River home to Sacramento, we fly to Long Beach International on Jet Blue (a first for us--it was super!)<br />And the airport had a charm all its own. I loved that it was small.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Reconnecting</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj91k3yohopzZAG-nt9XSxUF0iNp7I2IMOdTXArBIH8Q95fvpgGMoCZvL7yST8oNRHgynlBP-cJTuGnjpaEZ1d_cl6OQxPotSfKKPhw88YBUfQrBaisUbRHzitl0D4zCTXkge4pP9AKqgv-/s1600-h/IMG_8880.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj91k3yohopzZAG-nt9XSxUF0iNp7I2IMOdTXArBIH8Q95fvpgGMoCZvL7yST8oNRHgynlBP-cJTuGnjpaEZ1d_cl6OQxPotSfKKPhw88YBUfQrBaisUbRHzitl0D4zCTXkge4pP9AKqgv-/s320/IMG_8880.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359282961978518578" border="0" /></a><br />That evening at the hotel a few of us chanced to meet in the lobby and were hard-pressed to recognize one another.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtL6qH21rT61m2YypT4oyhEhSrQ9IH0Oy0hdXyzP5eXl2F2pcKvCI3ACQehOTUBQND2QfSLfF9sayY9N-GDTv4Kp-BPUaaRKAyzxccsY_9QpqlMGCOtwlHIGW86aK6XmhtOCN1Y2iM-aDR/s1600-h/IMG_8884.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtL6qH21rT61m2YypT4oyhEhSrQ9IH0Oy0hdXyzP5eXl2F2pcKvCI3ACQehOTUBQND2QfSLfF9sayY9N-GDTv4Kp-BPUaaRKAyzxccsY_9QpqlMGCOtwlHIGW86aK6XmhtOCN1Y2iM-aDR/s320/IMG_8884.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359282760476598642" border="0" /></a><br />So here is what my cohorts look like. We are all not unlike each other even at this advanced age. What a kick! We're holding up pretty well don'tcha think? It was a pleasure to be remembered at all let alone fondly.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaeOq-GbON30iyVZZItk45lszcKxCxJGDulTYh9FuYp1kYWiGfnPNn6mTXerrrFQof8mqevRgdnZDnx7ZCiL8otUGnTaKPeqFH0k_HwweFMMKJXK4qFjmgV_CeZxek8DMi5gFs17Yl0axI/s1600-h/IMG_8889.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 234px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaeOq-GbON30iyVZZItk45lszcKxCxJGDulTYh9FuYp1kYWiGfnPNn6mTXerrrFQof8mqevRgdnZDnx7ZCiL8otUGnTaKPeqFH0k_HwweFMMKJXK4qFjmgV_CeZxek8DMi5gFs17Yl0axI/s320/IMG_8889.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359282754932933426" border="0" /></a><br />This guy (and I don't remember his name now- Mike something) was a major football player. I think he's a Republican now.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxbPUtoA5lpvZauQH3eDS9lTX3UjiHev6ns1zxM3BkNENvT3MKUf0BohRmZ6vUhNiLMWIfMaK-3GiOybj-zCkktoJbj3P4LhuoeSTsLY4H5YFKH2vMjoryNeIUvAZYvSlsJDavUU77L_gi/s1600-h/IMG_8891.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxbPUtoA5lpvZauQH3eDS9lTX3UjiHev6ns1zxM3BkNENvT3MKUf0BohRmZ6vUhNiLMWIfMaK-3GiOybj-zCkktoJbj3P4LhuoeSTsLY4H5YFKH2vMjoryNeIUvAZYvSlsJDavUU77L_gi/s320/IMG_8891.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359282752323659650" border="0" /></a><br />Saturday morning and a LOT of catching up to be done. It looks like it's hard to get more than 5 in a single conversation.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Memory Lane</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5vLqRbZvB7YGhj9L8Hj2CbNgjENURtvdlTlH0K50SJmVSDYK0dofIcBusWJk7gl1-vRATm_JuaacVgTm1T5WHHwg29GhlPIGYgLSLNtqJ8tl8hh5gOtcWDQuLgY1B1schIEPFXP0qzKlN/s1600-h/IMG_8901.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 198px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5vLqRbZvB7YGhj9L8Hj2CbNgjENURtvdlTlH0K50SJmVSDYK0dofIcBusWJk7gl1-vRATm_JuaacVgTm1T5WHHwg29GhlPIGYgLSLNtqJ8tl8hh5gOtcWDQuLgY1B1schIEPFXP0qzKlN/s320/IMG_8901.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359282745521761922" border="0" /></a><br />While "the committee" set up the banquet, Keith and I checked out the neighborhoods of my childhood. Here is 5541 Hanbury Street. Significantly remodeled and well taken care of. The "vacant lots" are now handsome parks and the Jakaranda tree is still there.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDdSjPuMDfh5E-o1R5VcdDw6eBkBglH4QrtTu2bh9Ik6ACuL7ISj5tp04yyozXnGOWQcvdHsXiZNJg_FjMMOdliLsVYCdR2kNmtQqBAyLF0XE9dM5STJsT7tF6opL1IHOk1LsI3hhRC8U_/s1600-h/IMG_8904.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDdSjPuMDfh5E-o1R5VcdDw6eBkBglH4QrtTu2bh9Ik6ACuL7ISj5tp04yyozXnGOWQcvdHsXiZNJg_FjMMOdliLsVYCdR2kNmtQqBAyLF0XE9dM5STJsT7tF6opL1IHOk1LsI3hhRC8U_/s320/IMG_8904.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359282743711644818" border="0" /></a><br />A closer look at my beloved Jakaranda Tree. I spent many hours in its branches.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOuelClC6syQAHjOPxzOqfO_If__GCrHcvgvCa_zX3WsiwtJfuiPvFgNwGd7BerP_bDrP3FPFKEIuYc4rYrG963XVQR2638ZfTB9GFp4P0z8Y5pCjQoHDCgV2G_SkAZiFDVq8JAu0feLYw/s1600-h/IMG_8905.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOuelClC6syQAHjOPxzOqfO_If__GCrHcvgvCa_zX3WsiwtJfuiPvFgNwGd7BerP_bDrP3FPFKEIuYc4rYrG963XVQR2638ZfTB9GFp4P0z8Y5pCjQoHDCgV2G_SkAZiFDVq8JAu0feLYw/s320/IMG_8905.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359282292130963970" border="0" /></a><br />My elementary school -- I could remember exactly how to get there. Lady Garmin wasn't even needed.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi41DAdpX_P55RAMl0o7p31rjoyXFgmX_xZNVVunme2OQiVJ6DhTD-vtzkojx2Li1LVks9pZAJEaYKJOebVrlEjgVmeJX9eBG6OvHDFZRGn9BbXjRsnnaZ8G3BLZS4VkcqgKU8wPoS5OrJe/s1600-h/IMG_8910.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi41DAdpX_P55RAMl0o7p31rjoyXFgmX_xZNVVunme2OQiVJ6DhTD-vtzkojx2Li1LVks9pZAJEaYKJOebVrlEjgVmeJX9eBG6OvHDFZRGn9BbXjRsnnaZ8G3BLZS4VkcqgKU8wPoS5OrJe/s320/IMG_8910.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359282289226587362" border="0" /></a><br />My 6th grade classroom (the "temporary" building in the distance) is STILL there. That's some temporary!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8N1DDszwJVWO8wz29vCyVRcpLGGVginkuFKic5UpEdej3ZCCfRsq74QVFuWxa1v76GORF32hqGHnq2tIsWWYwU47-Uol_2SxPMN6RuuLx-2z1Y1ta0ra2y3_muq-K9uzMfx121mr5aX1V/s1600-h/IMG_8913.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 209px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8N1DDszwJVWO8wz29vCyVRcpLGGVginkuFKic5UpEdej3ZCCfRsq74QVFuWxa1v76GORF32hqGHnq2tIsWWYwU47-Uol_2SxPMN6RuuLx-2z1Y1ta0ra2y3_muq-K9uzMfx121mr5aX1V/s320/IMG_8913.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359282281586346914" border="0" /></a><br />The little <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakewood_Village,_Long_Beach,_California">"Lakewood Village"</a> shopping center I was able to walk to as a kid, is trying to be an artist's market with outdoor vendors.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP7fg4lUWWneGZxLbYaq1L1DCcfILvmgRQyz-LJ3NTGmK4jFmgVJWcq8Q-nwxHbonzH-tLYyn00nq_PVYTrcNdDm-4m_JaaH1iAZ2ap7pue588O93t65Ftfol8qyaQSnTdeVUsr8Bnhvfg/s1600-h/IMG_8915.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP7fg4lUWWneGZxLbYaq1L1DCcfILvmgRQyz-LJ3NTGmK4jFmgVJWcq8Q-nwxHbonzH-tLYyn00nq_PVYTrcNdDm-4m_JaaH1iAZ2ap7pue588O93t65Ftfol8qyaQSnTdeVUsr8Bnhvfg/s320/IMG_8915.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359463383965729730" border="0" /></a><br />It's quite charming actually and there are adorable bronze statues in fun corners that seem to be kids doing kid things -- painting, playing, riding horses - that kind of thing.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcdESEdYE8LphHnO2ALwXhlmH7QHnLsH84jT0hyH5LDBb9ea3ZJ8-hmMe1Boqb63ya4VJB87zBLKGVjKo6CRm1E_L64g5GQx5L3ggb-rcLU8Aa28rLJIJjMZrb9Hvxi9iLEiQjQiqXaxoj/s1600-h/IMG_8925.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 226px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcdESEdYE8LphHnO2ALwXhlmH7QHnLsH84jT0hyH5LDBb9ea3ZJ8-hmMe1Boqb63ya4VJB87zBLKGVjKo6CRm1E_L64g5GQx5L3ggb-rcLU8Aa28rLJIJjMZrb9Hvxi9iLEiQjQiqXaxoj/s320/IMG_8925.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359282277087745634" border="0" /></a><br />Ah yes, the actual high school. Now heavily barricaded, a testament to how difficult education has become for city teens. This is the most glaring change I noticed. All else seemed to be functioning as one would hope and expect.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNROWTf2GhE1KprCTDJrQih_m6-xXeNSlIsQ7EgOgYSNEM5jqSscnp9KyjpaatYxqhKujRHpvNfNfiQ2xAm2r7ntt0Qc67WbpKNWAyAXnX_SDXOXpiwmreyxj8RGIEFLfglK3hVvOH1Dy8/s1600-h/IMG_8926.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 210px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNROWTf2GhE1KprCTDJrQih_m6-xXeNSlIsQ7EgOgYSNEM5jqSscnp9KyjpaatYxqhKujRHpvNfNfiQ2xAm2r7ntt0Qc67WbpKNWAyAXnX_SDXOXpiwmreyxj8RGIEFLfglK3hVvOH1Dy8/s320/IMG_8926.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359282269228884546" border="0" /></a><br />This is the 2nd house of my childhood. (Knoxville and Harvey Way) I was an adolescent here. It looked "closed up" but parked cars indicated some kind of occupancy. No clues except a basket ball hoop in the back.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Class of '59 Reunion Banquet at Lakewood Country Club</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQyF3UlzVrRf4iJAYndYPUjlgWOq4qCNrxcnPIcOVyXzpy28PC14oekNUBEDQQGlJrJltYMTa0oej9G8k5RoE7Kol0k8kxWgwrZHzycXFg8pRJH5Wkepg4rgTZg6nt-jpe4FSgusnGJtFo/s1600-h/IMG_8933.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 233px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQyF3UlzVrRf4iJAYndYPUjlgWOq4qCNrxcnPIcOVyXzpy28PC14oekNUBEDQQGlJrJltYMTa0oej9G8k5RoE7Kol0k8kxWgwrZHzycXFg8pRJH5Wkepg4rgTZg6nt-jpe4FSgusnGJtFo/s320/IMG_8933.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359464285545568194" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6SPHpUtpcx0sJzeGba2Bwi0iKi_RyySPPbDqs1ewI4nxJ9M7OvnqPD1iKnT6IX8gg62dsfEcmIscYlrvsT8Ycwq40z1G45r93wqwi6id6Y2qPjV82GgOgxEOUIlDpf1aCvAHRObSbHpsf/s1600-h/IMG_8935.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 227px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6SPHpUtpcx0sJzeGba2Bwi0iKi_RyySPPbDqs1ewI4nxJ9M7OvnqPD1iKnT6IX8gg62dsfEcmIscYlrvsT8Ycwq40z1G45r93wqwi6id6Y2qPjV82GgOgxEOUIlDpf1aCvAHRObSbHpsf/s320/IMG_8935.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359281861240353746" border="0" /></a><br />That evening arriving at the banquet, it was a bit of a reality check to see which <a href="https://www.lhs50reunion.com/IN_MEMORY.html">classmates were no longer living.</a> Some 56 from a class of 500. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia8O7HWIwCRU6J1c58-VUKxYibfk1zlYq10GIoFRzS9fFZ4Mt_ig-VfNmgiCs4bn5rQ8X2U5RzflBSrX3zn3RJgij6FT7Qhv383bw0E4flzthx8vixhs7ZQkOQ1yAuvNGLk4N96WQ1zfru/s1600-h/IMG_8941.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 223px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia8O7HWIwCRU6J1c58-VUKxYibfk1zlYq10GIoFRzS9fFZ4Mt_ig-VfNmgiCs4bn5rQ8X2U5RzflBSrX3zn3RJgij6FT7Qhv383bw0E4flzthx8vixhs7ZQkOQ1yAuvNGLk4N96WQ1zfru/s320/IMG_8941.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359281857442921474" border="0" /></a><br />People watching from our table was the activity of the evening; that and seeking out long lost friends. We pretty much had to read their label to learn who we were.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhco0EzY6iXXe_5obxHjVkSEmZ_W2nHwAk73cPJ8yFjXKK7fKFjNz64767yY5G-1e4-3f0DpuZGLcQCJZr0WngnEy9vhiB0GZmst-gFEswmDi_qGjAjY_R4jSuL3doH2GpWC22Qjf_Taya0/s1600-h/IMG_8944.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 232px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhco0EzY6iXXe_5obxHjVkSEmZ_W2nHwAk73cPJ8yFjXKK7fKFjNz64767yY5G-1e4-3f0DpuZGLcQCJZr0WngnEy9vhiB0GZmst-gFEswmDi_qGjAjY_R4jSuL3doH2GpWC22Qjf_Taya0/s320/IMG_8944.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359281849715055042" border="0" /></a><br />Lots of photo posing, camera clicking, and "cheese" saying.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEb95ukkpYf2iI5r6OgkdQv5CbsFSDKNTjaZyRPcY3_QHFBaN6sQgJAALp-MaFKJlIInsPtCmQhT698SiuAhuCGiOJmltlkRA298HZ3FojJvlOC2uLqdtTANvQ6cNo0gBDcosRodd4yMx_/s1600-h/IMG_8949.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 226px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEb95ukkpYf2iI5r6OgkdQv5CbsFSDKNTjaZyRPcY3_QHFBaN6sQgJAALp-MaFKJlIInsPtCmQhT698SiuAhuCGiOJmltlkRA298HZ3FojJvlOC2uLqdtTANvQ6cNo0gBDcosRodd4yMx_/s320/IMG_8949.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359281844694829154" border="0" /></a><br />Then there was the band. They were great! They seemed to know the right music to play. Were we that obvious? Or were they that old?<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">The Morning After</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEmFORNeEQKp9XJUxbAOGzGsCZw-GaVcO6BWVrgM1hyphenhypheneNrwy0cfAty1FGPgKmE0GXeY22RjvZ8sxU88SucRyaMbi4DERA_VUTz0GQQYQlXR01K-WIlvhFT74m5vIxh9LCLs9PsJXMSamdH/s1600-h/IMG_8952.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEmFORNeEQKp9XJUxbAOGzGsCZw-GaVcO6BWVrgM1hyphenhypheneNrwy0cfAty1FGPgKmE0GXeY22RjvZ8sxU88SucRyaMbi4DERA_VUTz0GQQYQlXR01K-WIlvhFT74m5vIxh9LCLs9PsJXMSamdH/s320/IMG_8952.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359281828330074066" border="0" /></a><br />How to impress your long lost first boyfriend. Can't get the camera to work because you forgot your glasses back in the hotel room.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSY6SPNRwHHBHBvHOCBZZb3Z6v_YUO1wwJf33ixOG1myLMl-2tDjtN9qJVMKC1Prl0GWWPFo_JiVl9NgPZCKf0_oaHFJYtBQ3iOeprA2KlW0vn3RqUeo2dnYgbafCeMC2yClXXvYNQA__i/s1600-h/IMG_8954.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 230px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSY6SPNRwHHBHBvHOCBZZb3Z6v_YUO1wwJf33ixOG1myLMl-2tDjtN9qJVMKC1Prl0GWWPFo_JiVl9NgPZCKf0_oaHFJYtBQ3iOeprA2KlW0vn3RqUeo2dnYgbafCeMC2yClXXvYNQA__i/s320/IMG_8954.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359281369085503186" border="0" /></a><br />Ah, that's better: me, Gilbert Mendoza, Marilyn (Pitman) Waite, and Russ Waite.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh87svQj9RFkGvOsEf76KuhhqQcxy3rX1zAJY0Iu694Vr04h1pwr7z6ZVcOLsxmOh4P_SKVKswULwmDL8KFKdVi4h47-Jx07D22Mn1wJUTeuDyW_Snx-vRc9IgAfjNEZehXr8KlMbTJ7OkZ/s1600-h/IMG_8958.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 206px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh87svQj9RFkGvOsEf76KuhhqQcxy3rX1zAJY0Iu694Vr04h1pwr7z6ZVcOLsxmOh4P_SKVKswULwmDL8KFKdVi4h47-Jx07D22Mn1wJUTeuDyW_Snx-vRc9IgAfjNEZehXr8KlMbTJ7OkZ/s320/IMG_8958.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359281365759030738" border="0" /></a><br />There was an "all class" reunion picnic, but these classics were the main attraction.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIpgSoQxBJAXB91jGyFdZqL58pnYcN12UnkUl_zqfNfbngPVqpyrRR0HIubjX8q2Htmd-VypwQ8VgXSqKDjypwunJSNoB05kSEtmiOc-EsanoKqMM9GPC85v7m_CuVeXQ-UMdtN7ttX92Z/s1600-h/IMG_8960.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIpgSoQxBJAXB91jGyFdZqL58pnYcN12UnkUl_zqfNfbngPVqpyrRR0HIubjX8q2Htmd-VypwQ8VgXSqKDjypwunJSNoB05kSEtmiOc-EsanoKqMM9GPC85v7m_CuVeXQ-UMdtN7ttX92Z/s320/IMG_8960.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359281357685659474" border="0" /></a><br />My favorite!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXxceFBut6yeHnv6zvEIcZXq4rW5d8qrPYeY2P_Vus1T0JCF9N2ZJ3uSX5Sv9BXgVT4mk66wwDaN02I-2zSI5tRNGJi7w35GU-k_9r2KdlxoiHZdr5-1ac3gcYoYtk7EzhsVi3vfAZt3ZL/s1600-h/IMG_8961.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 217px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXxceFBut6yeHnv6zvEIcZXq4rW5d8qrPYeY2P_Vus1T0JCF9N2ZJ3uSX5Sv9BXgVT4mk66wwDaN02I-2zSI5tRNGJi7w35GU-k_9r2KdlxoiHZdr5-1ac3gcYoYtk7EzhsVi3vfAZt3ZL/s320/IMG_8961.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359281356855236402" border="0" /></a><br />Pretty as a picture!<br />There were way too many people, so we bought the obligatory hotdog and headed for the freeway and our next stop.<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Leaving Lakewood -- Heading South</span><br />Traveling to San Diego/La Jolla to visit and stay with my neice, Tambra.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJDHpghOFO-_glEbFcz6ivF_LQzHMlbhLp0T40Ij-bBkZyjuQIWjRkmAEtaXmNtV8HgWcg0qCVM9jvw33-5DiuMfZ05ISNBB5XJagnNy2Y1cYvE-BykcWQGixxemsgklD06I4v1-CSbB8X/s1600-h/IMG_8996.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJDHpghOFO-_glEbFcz6ivF_LQzHMlbhLp0T40Ij-bBkZyjuQIWjRkmAEtaXmNtV8HgWcg0qCVM9jvw33-5DiuMfZ05ISNBB5XJagnNy2Y1cYvE-BykcWQGixxemsgklD06I4v1-CSbB8X/s320/IMG_8996.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359281354045380354" border="0" /></a><br />This is her charming house just 3 blocks from the ocean.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij9vy8Lws3rBWwES9jQP8fdBNKgJ30_fh0d_vFGKSRpMulXv6fAjGPa3iMvZWblf7N2vNUtAbxNZMN8Z8bEh31G2CUum15L5gNsgV813l0JMJG2k16Czb-kfZvcIXsFq0nVpicaxmzg3SR/s1600-h/IMG_8994.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 247px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij9vy8Lws3rBWwES9jQP8fdBNKgJ30_fh0d_vFGKSRpMulXv6fAjGPa3iMvZWblf7N2vNUtAbxNZMN8Z8bEh31G2CUum15L5gNsgV813l0JMJG2k16Czb-kfZvcIXsFq0nVpicaxmzg3SR/s320/IMG_8994.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359280993273798866" border="0" /></a><br />Very tastefully decorated by someone who knows what she likes.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFT-iO0dSCpaSTni-Yvx5qkGp5gG0uiSC93hXCAqULfCiOcpqSgwJ7BlV4el7JFR5FwDmlYUMgj47Y0CuyRu7dg9nk69-R4CTlLoeWv1bOxynacgnacEcY2dlpClbY0F7XsqIZ1YIxuulM/s1600-h/IMG_8973.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFT-iO0dSCpaSTni-Yvx5qkGp5gG0uiSC93hXCAqULfCiOcpqSgwJ7BlV4el7JFR5FwDmlYUMgj47Y0CuyRu7dg9nk69-R4CTlLoeWv1bOxynacgnacEcY2dlpClbY0F7XsqIZ1YIxuulM/s320/IMG_8973.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359280985650097090" border="0" /></a><br />A visiting butterfly quite claimed this succulent as his own. He would not be moved by<br />photographer or high water. There was a resident cat however . . .<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDAeYbX71w5poBT-NtwqDuuOqTVKuQfHCIeuNJlL385mJHd7r3BDBib4LeZ9ZJnOlwDKMAjxv8bQ3yFNEFAfhyphenhyphenlQ10_5-O1xdjka6KqzXHyu67NbWR_cWRVAVt16dKFGC_2Cx0ICqCBR9U/s1600-h/IMG_8975.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDAeYbX71w5poBT-NtwqDuuOqTVKuQfHCIeuNJlL385mJHd7r3BDBib4LeZ9ZJnOlwDKMAjxv8bQ3yFNEFAfhyphenhyphenlQ10_5-O1xdjka6KqzXHyu67NbWR_cWRVAVt16dKFGC_2Cx0ICqCBR9U/s320/IMG_8975.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359280981938499746" border="0" /></a><br />Succulents are big in beach county. This was a particularly colorful specimen. Tambra had done some recent landscaping to her front yard. Lots of privacy now and great colors and plants.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEsfHNt4UlCbCFPstb_3bv1u9nusE5IoQrPOqrXuIFbM4Uu2ExiTWgUyUI1D_KTJ33oBUDSKWH0AprLLH3lPdy_R1fWajyyKmF3nqI91kiSyqHQlul5Fi8yfV0WrlCF8iundWhSe3pG1h5/s1600-h/IMG_8976.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 232px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEsfHNt4UlCbCFPstb_3bv1u9nusE5IoQrPOqrXuIFbM4Uu2ExiTWgUyUI1D_KTJ33oBUDSKWH0AprLLH3lPdy_R1fWajyyKmF3nqI91kiSyqHQlul5Fi8yfV0WrlCF8iundWhSe3pG1h5/s320/IMG_8976.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359280978004993170" border="0" /></a><br />An afternoon walk to get the flavor of a Sunday at the local beach.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRYCYwh6S1VrkVKiZPpiN8HLGGJZW1wBgNpPFcWQZdbks0Ou1JAtwefHqarX9UdDYVJoegD2rAcj6mzoTuSMWhXsM64Owj2NbxFLn1LWpml9uPr2497m2_0IeHqfRkMPS9YY8YV5d5nRNd/s1600-h/IMG_8980.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRYCYwh6S1VrkVKiZPpiN8HLGGJZW1wBgNpPFcWQZdbks0Ou1JAtwefHqarX9UdDYVJoegD2rAcj6mzoTuSMWhXsM64Owj2NbxFLn1LWpml9uPr2497m2_0IeHqfRkMPS9YY8YV5d5nRNd/s320/IMG_8980.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359280970178810066" border="0" /></a><br />Lots of seaweed. I wasn't clear if it was normal to have this much or not, but the seagulls liked it.<br />It was only moderately smelly. I quite liked it and remembered chasing my sisters with a "rope" of it.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeAH1JcoYE9Z5lqUotHn5__dDBF83cnVU6JWYE-NV5rJt7dCG_b9Jusl98dCSKfxEFv4AvscwpScVHAxtdMOUJXhiZ5UlhtN7U7BVRwE1r8nO_2wj_Jk8tQ7PVE3bBsjlOMtFhW3L3Z3My/s1600-h/IMG_8981.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 312px; height: 209px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeAH1JcoYE9Z5lqUotHn5__dDBF83cnVU6JWYE-NV5rJt7dCG_b9Jusl98dCSKfxEFv4AvscwpScVHAxtdMOUJXhiZ5UlhtN7U7BVRwE1r8nO_2wj_Jk8tQ7PVE3bBsjlOMtFhW3L3Z3My/s320/IMG_8981.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359279491788585682" border="0" /></a><br />North along the beach was not very densely populated for a So Cal beach on this warm Sunday.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7GD5nck9TNlyUi_kz8WUaZ9-OqL5LsRrLe-OL9OAiAdixR_qPed_IrIta8zj1Xzb02LRDKIIHchWm-UKdExlxeaUrbusq6a_xb7aqygfc3zKK8If3tm2oygvU4I0kmw7-10PtgFfs0jJv/s1600-h/IMG_8987.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7GD5nck9TNlyUi_kz8WUaZ9-OqL5LsRrLe-OL9OAiAdixR_qPed_IrIta8zj1Xzb02LRDKIIHchWm-UKdExlxeaUrbusq6a_xb7aqygfc3zKK8If3tm2oygvU4I0kmw7-10PtgFfs0jJv/s320/IMG_8987.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359279488087314018" border="0" /></a><br />Under the pier gave a nice angle and light situation.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoPLFEcPltI-D24_Rgl3RtmPrxS8DDMb0tJ3vM5pqPpORPEfzL1_O-5b7oA_Z32rgbzSJ7p4ldE2ryg-EQ7EUDZ1qW8V2psURJPJFK2UVXpdo4ou0GWyborKiPlOQmzgrSXGd837bq81kh/s1600-h/IMG_8988.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoPLFEcPltI-D24_Rgl3RtmPrxS8DDMb0tJ3vM5pqPpORPEfzL1_O-5b7oA_Z32rgbzSJ7p4ldE2ryg-EQ7EUDZ1qW8V2psURJPJFK2UVXpdo4ou0GWyborKiPlOQmzgrSXGd837bq81kh/s320/IMG_8988.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359279482843587362" border="0" /></a><br />More people were on the walk way above the sand than near the surf. There were LOTS of bicycles.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-83XzQC0bNRD8fLKfuf5bwc5gLXYYTbx3_w20aKDWDcw-lo5MR83yZsjR0bS8_KkIDACRx2ryT5ExOXUVb4_xvVlVj8aOKQXnx3Y_Xiu0t0Oj69CanSXBc45HwUY3aVPKDIPk1JGnBwUw/s1600-h/IMG_8989.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 231px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-83XzQC0bNRD8fLKfuf5bwc5gLXYYTbx3_w20aKDWDcw-lo5MR83yZsjR0bS8_KkIDACRx2ryT5ExOXUVb4_xvVlVj8aOKQXnx3Y_Xiu0t0Oj69CanSXBc45HwUY3aVPKDIPk1JGnBwUw/s320/IMG_8989.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359279472910420626" border="0" /></a><br />The local museum sports an installation of a "bouquet of boats" (my title) (probably not original as it's so obvious)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjazz_jb2DfY0hlaLhoY8BbXgw7p8INz9MZmBIX_knXKWeh2aL41AnP05vNDPXYwMy85wgeWRXawH9UpiHiZLUKeziVxZmy8ofG6WYOO7qjyCua8HghaZC21SXmKtMwtSa1yBqmMNtpqmck/s1600-h/IMG_8990.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 215px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjazz_jb2DfY0hlaLhoY8BbXgw7p8INz9MZmBIX_knXKWeh2aL41AnP05vNDPXYwMy85wgeWRXawH9UpiHiZLUKeziVxZmy8ofG6WYOO7qjyCua8HghaZC21SXmKtMwtSa1yBqmMNtpqmck/s320/IMG_8990.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359279470583497586" border="0" /></a><br />The sunset was well attended at La Jolla. Many, many people seemed to have come out, set up chairs, and settled down to watch it as if it was some kinds of performance art. I guess it was.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">The next day,</span> Monday July 13, 2009, we drove highway 101 north along the beach communities to catch our return flight at Long Beach.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu9cf3lmy2c3zHg9fq5psaIFS0azebjFmO40xnbWBrc_25PnfHwYAfjbX7HQZZeTvO0lmbYvY2-VqoS7BxfL5E2Ih24opOD7PX0NQL3rilnp-Y4tTIzakwaNQcpp86PhJ6hRcez1k_U8_8/s1600-h/IMG_8999.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 223px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu9cf3lmy2c3zHg9fq5psaIFS0azebjFmO40xnbWBrc_25PnfHwYAfjbX7HQZZeTvO0lmbYvY2-VqoS7BxfL5E2Ih24opOD7PX0NQL3rilnp-Y4tTIzakwaNQcpp86PhJ6hRcez1k_U8_8/s320/IMG_8999.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359278617082839762" border="0" /></a><br />This is breakfast at a sidewalk outside The Highway 101 Cafe, quite retro and strangely comforting in a familiar kind of way.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbFKW6c9Kieh3kgCK-zSSsPnUhjeazjgRCmsMQFvUgmbHkqLPcth-VOyNgPGRRx9JsblILxZsBjqBWnyOzWtWiz9Bg21E19DAHPdAzGDk-aSEV3xVAhw9F7gXVtujCQ9d2TPzgVNcCoFz5/s1600-h/IMG_9004.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbFKW6c9Kieh3kgCK-zSSsPnUhjeazjgRCmsMQFvUgmbHkqLPcth-VOyNgPGRRx9JsblILxZsBjqBWnyOzWtWiz9Bg21E19DAHPdAzGDk-aSEV3xVAhw9F7gXVtujCQ9d2TPzgVNcCoFz5/s320/IMG_9004.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359278609010117410" border="0" /></a><br />Huntington Beach surf where I did most of my beach activities. We had enough time to change and go swimming but I couldn't come to terms with feeling salty and sandy on the airplane, so we passed. It's so BLUE and WARM!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf_X84NxbypqUzsYFsKkV2_V6T3AiHEzW0kAv9z7_YLwKNDlXv-802c7wEpnpcOkBRJUzF0sX33Ikekot9El6m9-Y2UuEIBcdbE3lsI9dxseabituSu7O00MUSxQnQqYs8TEeWX6lk9GQN/s1600-h/IMG_9005.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 247px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf_X84NxbypqUzsYFsKkV2_V6T3AiHEzW0kAv9z7_YLwKNDlXv-802c7wEpnpcOkBRJUzF0sX33Ikekot9El6m9-Y2UuEIBcdbE3lsI9dxseabituSu7O00MUSxQnQqYs8TEeWX6lk9GQN/s320/IMG_9005.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359278608345298018" border="0" /></a><br />Funny, I don't remember this power plant in the vicinity, but it must have been there. Ah, selective perceptions!<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Tuesday, July 14.</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbt6IKTaN3OM2-sp4Kha65YFauPH3G15uG6n5Ilw2j7XIZjD2-VjeGPf0mHt65S8N_K2bXTL9clMfbVCMKsK-UGCNYkJ0DKFMgynOSDC11bVYa0tWjuZb2pTncz94qfTzShkmCgNxqAOUd/s1600-h/IMG_9009.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 226px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbt6IKTaN3OM2-sp4Kha65YFauPH3G15uG6n5Ilw2j7XIZjD2-VjeGPf0mHt65S8N_K2bXTL9clMfbVCMKsK-UGCNYkJ0DKFMgynOSDC11bVYa0tWjuZb2pTncz94qfTzShkmCgNxqAOUd/s320/IMG_9009.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359278601936440338" border="0" /></a><br />On the way home, we stopped in Red Bluff to pick up my own new cruiser bike. Isn't she pretty!Peg Wheelerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04754224190661741358noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6217751243432538039.post-1935957650247174002009-03-29T10:55:00.000-07:002009-03-31T12:35:33.352-07:00Cambodia is Complicated Feb 15 - March 6: "The Temples are Still There"<span style="font-size:180%;">Beng Mealea</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrHD_UIVmTsPRP6QVSQZCZzBfgnZyGuk8iKty0CaGQWQWLMhiL9f7Hd1xuTXdVMotLqGJnaNRHNKsMRk1VN9ga1CY5PxxWhEsOrq1VxdpgHq1Wgf_jN_R-PWZ8GItXUm2uWPAflG4C0LS9/s1600-h/IMG_7531.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 275px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrHD_UIVmTsPRP6QVSQZCZzBfgnZyGuk8iKty0CaGQWQWLMhiL9f7Hd1xuTXdVMotLqGJnaNRHNKsMRk1VN9ga1CY5PxxWhEsOrq1VxdpgHq1Wgf_jN_R-PWZ8GItXUm2uWPAflG4C0LS9/s320/IMG_7531.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318673314255806834" border="0" /></a><br />The Khmer temples were the reason we went to Siem Reap, Cambodia in 2003. 5 years later it was that memory that called us back. However, in the interim, we had learned of other aspects of Cambodia (specifically the world of and need for NGO's-- more on that in a later post) This post is about the temple ruins.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHfXJWwZrk_adj9eXE1FyX02SbpWug9Imfq3barKMuW7kvaIxtxlimxlJhqVXyPdTZYrba7UfLX_G8EFuuQWVvnMf6CA9kYhUIHjsoYKLtd1Yjv9whUtT4vXJWXwMmvU2U76WHeXON2fb8/s1600-h/IMG_7533.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHfXJWwZrk_adj9eXE1FyX02SbpWug9Imfq3barKMuW7kvaIxtxlimxlJhqVXyPdTZYrba7UfLX_G8EFuuQWVvnMf6CA9kYhUIHjsoYKLtd1Yjv9whUtT4vXJWXwMmvU2U76WHeXON2fb8/s320/IMG_7533.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318673305996128002" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Beng Mealea</span> was where we wished to go first. We had not seen it before, and all the guide books described it as less visited by tourists because it was some distance (37 miles) from the larger complex that accommodated most of the visitors to Angkor, but no less worthy. Moreover, it had been largely left to the ravages of the eons and strangler figs. Now I don't know what that says about the person to whom that is an appealing ad. They also mentioned it had at last been demined. (may explain the sparse tourist attendance.)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh4gpv6D7P0noqOaRbvUJ_ZW2RVB_nP6eYQhhjXw4wVEXMOV-Uu3u2mANlVvk5_Yi0z3WKgC9AdOuXEFxIp9xOMU0vVMWBba7EHHCvbbhzM-OiINM2Ulq8Ryc-EDlE2iNYcMyjjTfbgrPx/s1600-h/IMG_7540.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh4gpv6D7P0noqOaRbvUJ_ZW2RVB_nP6eYQhhjXw4wVEXMOV-Uu3u2mANlVvk5_Yi0z3WKgC9AdOuXEFxIp9xOMU0vVMWBba7EHHCvbbhzM-OiINM2Ulq8Ryc-EDlE2iNYcMyjjTfbgrPx/s320/IMG_7540.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318673026044602594" border="0" /></a><br />Among the fallen blocks are still the lintels and such-- structural features so skillfully crafted by ancient artisans to honor to the Khmer deities.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGBc1Dmc0OggalLtDoRgNWm0HCZLAYbnXbnwsKtxE43rUldO5Gtuy-F88fj3e6SHSQLgD0E4fU-r985prdZrSUTZsapAB-asJ4MNCNLzdUQxgWAaRfxtcK5de9lRbymxEMi7kpTGQfrANa/s1600-h/IMG_7543.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGBc1Dmc0OggalLtDoRgNWm0HCZLAYbnXbnwsKtxE43rUldO5Gtuy-F88fj3e6SHSQLgD0E4fU-r985prdZrSUTZsapAB-asJ4MNCNLzdUQxgWAaRfxtcK5de9lRbymxEMi7kpTGQfrANa/s320/IMG_7543.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318673018799278626" border="0" /></a><br />One special thing about <span style="font-style: italic;">Beng Mealea</span> is you can still clamber over the tumbled blocks --this is no longer allowed at most of the Angkor temples. The negative side is that we chose to do just that -- clamber over the fallen blocks, and it was there that Keith experienced severe aggravation to his bursitis, a situation that would prove to be the undoing of the entire rest of our stay.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju5w6UMW2MaTWZ65GhqzNSgFxgA_k14hB4QaxYUqPTKqXIi_UgX_eHCQc1O7BxYmUWnzWmegZlFCw9SLRWhZlSU_GPSDnkNADNQaRYSnnb5Z6-kM5zt93jXl7z4fK0z8pcow5hI9zzhjXn/s1600-h/IMG_7557.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju5w6UMW2MaTWZ65GhqzNSgFxgA_k14hB4QaxYUqPTKqXIi_UgX_eHCQc1O7BxYmUWnzWmegZlFCw9SLRWhZlSU_GPSDnkNADNQaRYSnnb5Z6-kM5zt93jXl7z4fK0z8pcow5hI9zzhjXn/s320/IMG_7557.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318673014054270578" border="0" /></a><br />This is my favorite photo of the day. It grandly captures the towering structure atop the geometric rubble of eight and a half centuries and is at once being strangled amid and supported by the jungle vegetation.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg04bbCf64nPz8051m1-8FpaH-a3pMkn3DrQAY8bDxyg6OF6HyOhMvgeyDU_cRl1KofhEHIU5yAY1vt8c2meznBzlrP0YoJJimgvHuSr0Zxe-nZfZRCoCZLiuW3rKbAd5qA4tqOWXcX0dd-/s1600-h/IMG_7564.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg04bbCf64nPz8051m1-8FpaH-a3pMkn3DrQAY8bDxyg6OF6HyOhMvgeyDU_cRl1KofhEHIU5yAY1vt8c2meznBzlrP0YoJJimgvHuSr0Zxe-nZfZRCoCZLiuW3rKbAd5qA4tqOWXcX0dd-/s320/IMG_7564.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318673010038572242" border="0" /></a><br />Here the causeway is still somewhat in tact, and yet the passage of time is quite evident in the substantial trees. You might be interested in how other seekers of sacred places have interpreted <span style="font-style: italic;">Beng Mealea</span>. Try this link: http:/<a href="http://www.sacred-destinations.com/cambodia/beng-melea.htm">/www.sacred-destinations.com/cambodia/beng-melea.htm</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji9vOR4uSqdcxadV6P1yPb7spA9ZfTwx9V7mzhDqhQtR3IGTRwlnaOVovXmAgBdGLHVlOjkBZdAqZh-d2C73aj00fIVUcdFqPvbcXFasXPSrrl0a0_shwwMWy3lHqSjwLFpv697RTIghUo/s1600-h/IMG_7575.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji9vOR4uSqdcxadV6P1yPb7spA9ZfTwx9V7mzhDqhQtR3IGTRwlnaOVovXmAgBdGLHVlOjkBZdAqZh-d2C73aj00fIVUcdFqPvbcXFasXPSrrl0a0_shwwMWy3lHqSjwLFpv697RTIghUo/s320/IMG_7575.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318672996223230146" border="0" /></a><br />Just a simple pretty stone in a simple pretty place. Well, maybe not so simple.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp6gSeXjA6xXTLedyNsXW7BUXHw6UhnUQt9plIIXioe6ZgNQeeiupvUPQmRVzu1OGAo92MmksJmEZx1rS4zyDULY7TeFVZjpKtZ46sGxQqj3o8EQnilYLaeiFlmeyqbYSujkuPex7LoNSz/s1600-h/IMG_7579.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp6gSeXjA6xXTLedyNsXW7BUXHw6UhnUQt9plIIXioe6ZgNQeeiupvUPQmRVzu1OGAo92MmksJmEZx1rS4zyDULY7TeFVZjpKtZ46sGxQqj3o8EQnilYLaeiFlmeyqbYSujkuPex7LoNSz/s320/IMG_7579.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318672186244948914" border="0" /></a><br />The 7-headed naga guarding the eastern entrance provided a nice sunny location for the requisite photo.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdrrzmb45GdArJNlLIwkoclpJ1s2gRh-JUQjPCpxdLNWlF5kxUOYZW63uw2u-AxvWsW5MEN5QO6MROuyYS8euyeT0rEy6XyL6owAWDYV6L-g1oRhXhQC7YIpHyXMnH5jGAbLrag0hHOTQy/s1600-h/IMG_7583.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 231px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdrrzmb45GdArJNlLIwkoclpJ1s2gRh-JUQjPCpxdLNWlF5kxUOYZW63uw2u-AxvWsW5MEN5QO6MROuyYS8euyeT0rEy6XyL6owAWDYV6L-g1oRhXhQC7YIpHyXMnH5jGAbLrag0hHOTQy/s320/IMG_7583.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318672176229753170" border="0" /></a><br />Eight and a half centuries in a tropical jungle climate can cause a little bit of wear, but these two teethy naga faces are still quite fearsome. Perhaps it's the upturned nose.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPFwKl_uoTMvz6QXgnYaAGI5ahVBX8gCRHH1diAcJwG7CYGkQMSuSkBYs2PXtT9fwZT1NsgjL2XFegNqfAud2-fJmCEL9JfYyF7EQZO9wxdaajWQNazOs5YcT0qGZ8O4fqa5WR8fgJq3Ka/s1600-h/IMG_7595.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPFwKl_uoTMvz6QXgnYaAGI5ahVBX8gCRHH1diAcJwG7CYGkQMSuSkBYs2PXtT9fwZT1NsgjL2XFegNqfAud2-fJmCEL9JfYyF7EQZO9wxdaajWQNazOs5YcT0qGZ8O4fqa5WR8fgJq3Ka/s320/IMG_7595.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318672174023197490" border="0" /></a><br />Nice renderings of the Apsara figures (Hindu celestial dancers) at the base of the corners of this tower catch the sunlight to accentuate their shadowed shapes.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">With this visit to Beng Mealea, we had been in Siem Reap a week and kept hoping the aches and pains of traveling and general old age would lessen if we just kept going. That didn't quite work. (Clambering over the ruins at Beng Mealea was a glorious way to finally acquiesce to that reality, however.) A day of rest would lead to renewed energy and "a step forward" which would in turn rapidly lead to two steps backward. At the end of the second week, we had to call on an old friend to "rescue" us from our own folly.</span><span style="font-style: italic;"> We needed to give up, rethink, regroup, relocate, and try to salvage what strength and sanity we could for the long flight home.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;">Another Day Another Temple (or two)</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwSh1bYfqXDwyVRdfRey_LRoRFl-UflR-HlL_6pu2n0GUAMBuBE5PKYG-iOfxIrCGU0ai8RyxolqjIWlszYLbl5s7cbe2PS86zLmyN1qRsfKiuaucbXmHsy_ubhHB8Z45ZxzZltHGU6fP4/s1600-h/IMG_7988.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 241px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwSh1bYfqXDwyVRdfRey_LRoRFl-UflR-HlL_6pu2n0GUAMBuBE5PKYG-iOfxIrCGU0ai8RyxolqjIWlszYLbl5s7cbe2PS86zLmyN1qRsfKiuaucbXmHsy_ubhHB8Z45ZxzZltHGU6fP4/s320/IMG_7988.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318672166861506994" border="0" /></a><br />Here we catch a glimpse of the sunrise on the road out to Bantey Srei, a temple to which I particularly wanted to return.<br />Our guide, Srun Sopheak, worked with us on an adaptive program that helped us experience the highlights of Siem Reap without depleting our physical reserves and giving Keith's shoulders and hip a chance to heal.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbwowByKXmaGr4nB4tivUWgIB_gn_2EXHwivHnIFaq7OMJocQxeZZ3dZo0QygpTUvvwQ3Ya-0xoj92Vdxm88_5CZsz8i_Jjm6HLa0L2g-EI4qjwcEr0af1kEius3I6p3j3d46Qxwu9OX28/s1600-h/IMG_8025.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbwowByKXmaGr4nB4tivUWgIB_gn_2EXHwivHnIFaq7OMJocQxeZZ3dZo0QygpTUvvwQ3Ya-0xoj92Vdxm88_5CZsz8i_Jjm6HLa0L2g-EI4qjwcEr0af1kEius3I6p3j3d46Qxwu9OX28/s320/IMG_8025.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318672156110647714" border="0" /></a><br />This delicate, detailed and intricate sandstone carving is typical of many of the style elements throughout Bantey Srei. The name is said to mean "Citadel of Women," and while, not only smaller than many Khmer temples at Angkor, it is different in other ways as well.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoiPTt07S-6YUxYt9xLOpvZdFqNvSTc7hS_jpx20tK_eMmptY4n0dVOwk9wlQ-CEuPCFMNTn6-NXHTA1EAv9gAYy-0qdKtzi_s-T00O39b7ADiCh8BaVOTHDSlyRhvMX7o28yD82zpOQ08/s1600-h/IMG_8029.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoiPTt07S-6YUxYt9xLOpvZdFqNvSTc7hS_jpx20tK_eMmptY4n0dVOwk9wlQ-CEuPCFMNTn6-NXHTA1EAv9gAYy-0qdKtzi_s-T00O39b7ADiCh8BaVOTHDSlyRhvMX7o28yD82zpOQ08/s320/IMG_8029.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318671728051700098" border="0" /></a><br />Here again is the detail of story in the surface texture of the temple architecture. The small temple was unusual in that it was not built for royalty but for a favored guru and teacher. There is some suggestion it was a prototype for the eventual main event -- Angkor Wat itself.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC7eLC146hsiBp4KiYdbnX7_lam7hZyORbg5QlBkTJBx3UaxEIkkVkN365p901nkEfwn8o058EP-pMUVPpPZo1v4Zbp7WKv4z7d7cnGuMIuyWPs19-4aOx8QZQ84j8R-LLPYN9Cw1YSuSt/s1600-h/IMG_8032.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC7eLC146hsiBp4KiYdbnX7_lam7hZyORbg5QlBkTJBx3UaxEIkkVkN365p901nkEfwn8o058EP-pMUVPpPZo1v4Zbp7WKv4z7d7cnGuMIuyWPs19-4aOx8QZQ84j8R-LLPYN9Cw1YSuSt/s320/IMG_8032.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318671722173350258" border="0" /></a><br />Here is one more Apsara perspective on the deeply carved sandstone. This stuff must be incredibly hard, in order to hold its shape through all these centuries.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbIL0nLJGk9byXSgK1qoVkK104B3ULOfRbq7l9KNa-PGPRRxKbIS9NmZV0O08tNRY6vFBZqiBW0aMQYWKfcObYRVcD9V3vnwwMsxP6NJt9aJYLwrhuO1YDzNgIeHrX8tk5ycp0j2JIg2qy/s1600-h/IMG_8033.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbIL0nLJGk9byXSgK1qoVkK104B3ULOfRbq7l9KNa-PGPRRxKbIS9NmZV0O08tNRY6vFBZqiBW0aMQYWKfcObYRVcD9V3vnwwMsxP6NJt9aJYLwrhuO1YDzNgIeHrX8tk5ycp0j2JIg2qy/s320/IMG_8033.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318671719055350850" border="0" /></a><br />The inner enclosure was catching the early morning light and it was here I decided to find a quiet corner and sketch a bit. Keith and Sopheak went back to the entrance for coffee. They sent me a baguette and coffee in a bag. I was in heaven! The sketch didn't turn out that well; I never was very good at scale.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGDPuwsImzn9VEA0ebzZAMsZ6vNO-qr-gvUyAzMrV_iQ10F32D9vuJhnSO-0nvONIDBZGH8skU-XWwueMf4cGYUIhZ7UFDfjL6K0Q85qs_1g-b6pRRmZCWUbiSiOr4Xxcqf6o3B9CJI51c/s1600-h/IMG_8036.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGDPuwsImzn9VEA0ebzZAMsZ6vNO-qr-gvUyAzMrV_iQ10F32D9vuJhnSO-0nvONIDBZGH8skU-XWwueMf4cGYUIhZ7UFDfjL6K0Q85qs_1g-b6pRRmZCWUbiSiOr4Xxcqf6o3B9CJI51c/s320/IMG_8036.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318671713901770866" border="0" /></a><br />The depth and substance of stone were appealing here.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5cKwWEcuBFzJPKL4g3LyXxyUKIQmQoWTJuoD8z_fCPcmO8l6MJdnFm-Z8RMRtssXIxBQcx6HMvnyON5fMviQehN4JjZFW9YokpSD25F5q4cT2PUCi1LBNMkPn9kPvvPVLmf8KjP-2xq4L/s1600-h/IMG_8041.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5cKwWEcuBFzJPKL4g3LyXxyUKIQmQoWTJuoD8z_fCPcmO8l6MJdnFm-Z8RMRtssXIxBQcx6HMvnyON5fMviQehN4JjZFW9YokpSD25F5q4cT2PUCi1LBNMkPn9kPvvPVLmf8KjP-2xq4L/s320/IMG_8041.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318671701351846370" border="0" /></a><br />Here, it was geometry and color.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3mKGinhRpHaIX_4XLp7qeU9J8qKz1uHNQj5Tpe181nbtIs5UZhcPopIPwi-YjGHHVBbK9qrAvOgVVfKT3_smDiA3BOrOqM0uONpWjqd7ACIvx98ikHQCkes9DpGjcLQkftUce4uQVlSMM/s1600-h/IMG_8051.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3mKGinhRpHaIX_4XLp7qeU9J8qKz1uHNQj5Tpe181nbtIs5UZhcPopIPwi-YjGHHVBbK9qrAvOgVVfKT3_smDiA3BOrOqM0uONpWjqd7ACIvx98ikHQCkes9DpGjcLQkftUce4uQVlSMM/s320/IMG_8051.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318671273286689026" border="0" /></a><br />I liked the obvious effort at reconstruction here. I think it was the Swiss who were instrumental at this site.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJoyVR1m883IPUt-W4ZDiB2aV3ozB3VYXKL933kpZFsHXGw4thS1YQ5e7wv0DvDMUIPRRkxoLc8CEOWzvFLHp_AlPrUqlDedz4ndSacvEYHowVo3qTiHQTk49mMsdA1X9hyphenhyphene2zfJyJl0mk/s1600-h/IMG_8052.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJoyVR1m883IPUt-W4ZDiB2aV3ozB3VYXKL933kpZFsHXGw4thS1YQ5e7wv0DvDMUIPRRkxoLc8CEOWzvFLHp_AlPrUqlDedz4ndSacvEYHowVo3qTiHQTk49mMsdA1X9hyphenhyphene2zfJyJl0mk/s320/IMG_8052.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318671264984257442" border="0" /></a><br />Laterite sides of this walkway are still ever so strong and well placed.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOSPZF19fMAs1D2wqDi97f0uVhvX-hpXG5vjQRwDAgsp9Hqddiu0Dji0Lsd9ObbOHgKGEt4tLIUi_VVRiGXClF_YcCVpNZjd24gauqugTfi90iQbohvydSZ2_SX14saN_KEW36yQR3qfCP/s1600-h/IMG_8055.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOSPZF19fMAs1D2wqDi97f0uVhvX-hpXG5vjQRwDAgsp9Hqddiu0Dji0Lsd9ObbOHgKGEt4tLIUi_VVRiGXClF_YcCVpNZjd24gauqugTfi90iQbohvydSZ2_SX14saN_KEW36yQR3qfCP/s320/IMG_8055.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318671258388938674" border="0" /></a><br />This pediment and lintel are awesome. Nearly every inch is carved. The little guy on the corner above the column is a kick.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsTz7seuGHjXRBEtTCE6VFzg8iacl2wcmBD1hXqYaJUEilAP7hJOuFr1GZ784HVr-fRu0WSXJIbk__0bt29iNW4WrMYhfnvpTfME1uLyQlE3pnBw-bjpEiQsdldGtg6tYGJNYs34Wnk-Jr/s1600-h/IMG_8105.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 301px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsTz7seuGHjXRBEtTCE6VFzg8iacl2wcmBD1hXqYaJUEilAP7hJOuFr1GZ784HVr-fRu0WSXJIbk__0bt29iNW4WrMYhfnvpTfME1uLyQlE3pnBw-bjpEiQsdldGtg6tYGJNYs34Wnk-Jr/s320/IMG_8105.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318671253863508722" border="0" /></a><br />Do you get the feeling there is/was something pretty heavy smashing down on these blocks? The colors are pretty cool too.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">On to Ta Phrom</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYu29ZuwgBCh_ZTeTvFbOGRMhA1mQLwaLQUnHuaspBiL3rdajeDtbsh4Lqa3RFUzB_9UwT-jMa9s4G0yUWNeX7eMnqObJiro8C6vjiisx4WOzJxzARK6fbN_i6llcFXEtDF-Z7I7D0dRlC/s1600-h/IMG_8109.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYu29ZuwgBCh_ZTeTvFbOGRMhA1mQLwaLQUnHuaspBiL3rdajeDtbsh4Lqa3RFUzB_9UwT-jMa9s4G0yUWNeX7eMnqObJiro8C6vjiisx4WOzJxzARK6fbN_i6llcFXEtDF-Z7I7D0dRlC/s320/IMG_8109.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318671243677877458" border="0" /></a><br />We thought we'd just make a little tiny stop at <span style="font-style: italic;">TaProhm</span> for old time's sake. I really wanted to prioritize my time by going first to <span style="font-style: italic;">Bayon</span>, but I was outvoted. It was late morning and quite warm and worst of all, swarms of bravely, wilted tourists were trying to see as much as they could and take as many pictures as possible. They were cuing for photo ops.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6C2ziVqY1jRZnEGFJYHAhaKidLYJLi7sJdeI5W8JLUOT2LyQMRXmS1k9pT1gfnAYMH2wAp8WkCNUgZn-A5PNjBBlNdpwedxL7nwkO4ru0OSCtosIq5295Y0hSYwH-V-M1qGgdoFTKwEdl/s1600-h/IMG_8119.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6C2ziVqY1jRZnEGFJYHAhaKidLYJLi7sJdeI5W8JLUOT2LyQMRXmS1k9pT1gfnAYMH2wAp8WkCNUgZn-A5PNjBBlNdpwedxL7nwkO4ru0OSCtosIq5295Y0hSYwH-V-M1qGgdoFTKwEdl/s320/IMG_8119.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318670825499124706" border="0" /></a><br />OK, we succumbed and posed for the Laura Croft classic. They now have a platform/stage-- how convenient.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1ujoVUCjKdeU5uz4K0VETfUgQ6RBhfhSreAbcwaDjhSB4mU_2DpmsM2yTAsVCdtQRzlV70PqEQWAAEohVIJTNje7fAYIeHquJLX33rGo_h1jOhPDqwoWdJ-6ZLwtg5VLmkHqHLePB9jwN/s1600-h/IMG_8122.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1ujoVUCjKdeU5uz4K0VETfUgQ6RBhfhSreAbcwaDjhSB4mU_2DpmsM2yTAsVCdtQRzlV70PqEQWAAEohVIJTNje7fAYIeHquJLX33rGo_h1jOhPDqwoWdJ-6ZLwtg5VLmkHqHLePB9jwN/s320/IMG_8122.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318670817713553474" border="0" /></a><br />Still in shaded, secret corners there were little treasures to be awed at by the closely observant.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTYTJmIWtTcXSZEPqB15Cx1J1WNx4pl2IZwpONF9lydZK1qZHwYGY8fXVHoDdFhinhCuCtYjQp9s_Cqa5nBcVzO29Q8xPjq4mReyIQAbBbFVubsEFc41l5ZWHUC3Gwdp_DAYyFxYAghIFR/s1600-h/IMG_8132.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTYTJmIWtTcXSZEPqB15Cx1J1WNx4pl2IZwpONF9lydZK1qZHwYGY8fXVHoDdFhinhCuCtYjQp9s_Cqa5nBcVzO29Q8xPjq4mReyIQAbBbFVubsEFc41l5ZWHUC3Gwdp_DAYyFxYAghIFR/s320/IMG_8132.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318670813148809906" border="0" /></a><br />The ravages of savages, weather, and time have taken a toll, but it sometimes only heightens the appreciation for what has survived.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKB5ZxxRUnFs6ecl8JqM0V2Xtpu9h5vs5OHmhukzgKLIWhc4FTE9ddQv_5G2C4o0ps5kk-y8cfsd86BepqvvB4ZFCa6t4ympDZMhbs1-NGi7P85r3Z3yV0_7ghirCyo7H1ojAhuEJIDODP/s1600-h/IMG_8134.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 233px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKB5ZxxRUnFs6ecl8JqM0V2Xtpu9h5vs5OHmhukzgKLIWhc4FTE9ddQv_5G2C4o0ps5kk-y8cfsd86BepqvvB4ZFCa6t4ympDZMhbs1-NGi7P85r3Z3yV0_7ghirCyo7H1ojAhuEJIDODP/s320/IMG_8134.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318670805116994546" border="0" /></a><br />Peek-a-boo (enlarge to see the face among the roots)<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Note: as we were exiting against oncoming busloads of tourists and taking a few last photos, our camera battery died. So even though we continued on to Bayon and I got to climb to the face towers on the upper terrace. (Yay! ), .... I didn't get any photos.</span><br /><br />But here is one we took 5 years ago. It's pretty good and the old guys are still smiling the same way. 5 years older when you're already 850+ years old doesn't make a lot of difference.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi64aw9_iFDRo6jbsC3BNDthyzAHupL-e4ICbrhln9E2L_VDQJFcWrnNBBsynwojuMRiUNDRAVZEiOIdUsWetlRBBktm7nYt0GAwuL6JkuPZtq3WSrZeAXs38NkGDs0CeSoWOpeGlzHgHTg/s1600-h/P1010064.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 229px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi64aw9_iFDRo6jbsC3BNDthyzAHupL-e4ICbrhln9E2L_VDQJFcWrnNBBsynwojuMRiUNDRAVZEiOIdUsWetlRBBktm7nYt0GAwuL6JkuPZtq3WSrZeAXs38NkGDs0CeSoWOpeGlzHgHTg/s320/P1010064.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318789668174395890" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />I invite you to check out the Wikipedia treatment of Bayon in lieu of my other personal photos. It tells you more than I could begin to. It's a very special place.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayon</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><br /></span>Peg Wheelerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04754224190661741358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6217751243432538039.post-14972379086512123032009-03-24T11:54:00.000-07:002009-03-24T15:42:42.456-07:00Cambodia is Complicated Feb 15 - March 6: "People We Met"<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJa_YapjFEk8uYQ1FzrNCxVPvWwVaW2dS4iX5blz-lop7s2hmlk2s6yjnjilPa490uesBfutHlGPGDN5x3lfCnjJA9RClcvhDIoP1uXLrZ3CWOwj1QHk0Ojb-9a7moQL9mFEr-wQYagNKd/s1600-h/IMG_7568.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJa_YapjFEk8uYQ1FzrNCxVPvWwVaW2dS4iX5blz-lop7s2hmlk2s6yjnjilPa490uesBfutHlGPGDN5x3lfCnjJA9RClcvhDIoP1uXLrZ3CWOwj1QHk0Ojb-9a7moQL9mFEr-wQYagNKd/s320/IMG_7568.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316833457269273426" border="0" /></a><br />Yarann is cousin to Ronnie Yimsut team member of <a href="http://www.projectenlighten.org/leadership.html">Project Enlighten</a>, with whom I had corresponded about staying at their place in Siem Reap. Yarann met us at the airport and took us to "Yimsust Suites". They had gone to considerable effort to provide a warm and welcoming place for us.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3KmG-YCkWFHiPM2fmGcFacDUkCl3o9t2dAH_E6rHgqLeqYGcGcPxrOQgKkUzqE-r9lqBqyihuCydMcBrYY0sa3LBiX-3hSxzpxAxPzTKErZeKIXdo_1MxJIfORlRlfxKBtK94wx_v7f0u/s1600-h/IMG_7831.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 238px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3KmG-YCkWFHiPM2fmGcFacDUkCl3o9t2dAH_E6rHgqLeqYGcGcPxrOQgKkUzqE-r9lqBqyihuCydMcBrYY0sa3LBiX-3hSxzpxAxPzTKErZeKIXdo_1MxJIfORlRlfxKBtK94wx_v7f0u/s320/IMG_7831.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316833445339506450" border="0" /></a><br />Yarann's wife, Saeng, daughters: Thavy and Chien, as well as a family friend, Somali, live on the ground floor. Often during the day, Yarann and Saeng go to the family home in Bakong Village, west of Siem Reap where she supervises and does accounting for the cow bank and micro lending projects connected with this aspect of Project Enlighten.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWK7COV7CLCm5TUf8Z9l17VKHfcLGHogjPSQoL-9GSlVLMkuaFCZQabqwc87XXwpIGaRrA_3MGLb5_mOruKey0pDBoUUMbqyaq1VI-br_zLt5Q40VKMzDen1NwGGgZqJDMXaGgvIcpa4IK/s1600-h/IMG_7398.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 219px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWK7COV7CLCm5TUf8Z9l17VKHfcLGHogjPSQoL-9GSlVLMkuaFCZQabqwc87XXwpIGaRrA_3MGLb5_mOruKey0pDBoUUMbqyaq1VI-br_zLt5Q40VKMzDen1NwGGgZqJDMXaGgvIcpa4IK/s320/IMG_7398.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316833445523557058" border="0" /></a><br />Three key <a href="http://www.projectenlighten.org/leadership.html">Project Enlighten</a> team members meet for breakfast at Soup DragonRestaurant (old town Siem Reap), Lisa McCoy (far right), Bill Morse (left of Lisa) from Palm Springs, Ca and key sponsor of demining activities. Across the table is Richard Fitoussi a Canadian journalist and International Project Manager of CAMBODIA LAND MINE MUSEUM RELIEF Fund<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt43pn741Ay_HAwa1MDNsAPefYolbjL9gbMJ0ToDDb8Hq6-5GfWw5IFU3vrtBXXwwOBHPT9IjYnJkQ8CnqCA6NjnI_xYr_Q77vRZJ6BuX0htOkGwgPiudjNJR1tAJIjkSh3OF5LQHonrhk/s1600-h/IMG_7829.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 249px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt43pn741Ay_HAwa1MDNsAPefYolbjL9gbMJ0ToDDb8Hq6-5GfWw5IFU3vrtBXXwwOBHPT9IjYnJkQ8CnqCA6NjnI_xYr_Q77vRZJ6BuX0htOkGwgPiudjNJR1tAJIjkSh3OF5LQHonrhk/s320/IMG_7829.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316832938287073170" border="0" /></a><br />Lisa McCoy, all around maven of good works, and Naret, try to pinpoint the sites of the various on-going efforts of Project Enlighten in the Bakong locale. See Lisa's AMAZING blog at <a href="http://schoolsforcambodia.blogspot.com/">http://schoolsforcambodia.blogspot.com/</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRqa3yIwSYaMV2lvNg8WBJewbtEmz-ZyuQWdbK7hMKrmTZklTBI2L-AfZ-zqrK9pawfidHRcZWh7EkQs0TTNhpyZPYpLFLqjcYwnolI-A-WSomE-cQXXGAPgE_nJ9L1gNT5AdoiDI3THcW/s1600-h/IMG_7822.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 186px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRqa3yIwSYaMV2lvNg8WBJewbtEmz-ZyuQWdbK7hMKrmTZklTBI2L-AfZ-zqrK9pawfidHRcZWh7EkQs0TTNhpyZPYpLFLqjcYwnolI-A-WSomE-cQXXGAPgE_nJ9L1gNT5AdoiDI3THcW/s320/IMG_7822.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316832934326892610" border="0" /></a><br />Naret effectively fills the role of the indispensible translator and coordinator (along with Yarann and Saeng) for projects such as Micro Lending, the Cow Project, and now the <a href="http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dd3xbwp3_38g96gvmfz&btr=EmailImport">Bike Project</a> that serve the villiage of Bakong. Ronnie has also undertaken a major project of building a technical college <a href="http://www.bakongtechcollege.org/">(BTC)</a> with lots and lots of potential to affect the lives of these folks. The Cambodian people "get it" that education is their future.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7LnPQQUlRetztVfJzX-cDEfcwQMR_enpbQok9MlO6HReLHBDIUIlncXHialAncAnJzjXuXxFcTMqI4SmdFEgmtcNl9Uc0nrwzjhV36Ey9PFDCvCRlnbi7dbj16QuONJPlghs8EPYTpwEk/s1600-h/IMG_7261.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7LnPQQUlRetztVfJzX-cDEfcwQMR_enpbQok9MlO6HReLHBDIUIlncXHialAncAnJzjXuXxFcTMqI4SmdFEgmtcNl9Uc0nrwzjhV36Ey9PFDCvCRlnbi7dbj16QuONJPlghs8EPYTpwEk/s320/IMG_7261.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316832930235308850" border="0" /></a><br />Canadian Jay Harrison, a Rotarian, consults with Mr. Tough, principal of the free school at <a href="http://childrenofcambodia.org/index.html">Volunteer Development Children's Association Cambodia</a> on the edge of Siem Reap town near the temples.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyBu7hsRko1uWrUhHcllRdpXkd5cPjlEjwO5M4N6OkR6kHvfEbZx00TgvPMQvfB4hgeNuQyJZeL2dZg4R-AoJDhdioNOpEhm_BGEd4EANXFcHgk3mOdohLF5wcEkI6rhTXe_p3sdH09Zvm/s1600-h/IMG_7873.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 254px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyBu7hsRko1uWrUhHcllRdpXkd5cPjlEjwO5M4N6OkR6kHvfEbZx00TgvPMQvfB4hgeNuQyJZeL2dZg4R-AoJDhdioNOpEhm_BGEd4EANXFcHgk3mOdohLF5wcEkI6rhTXe_p3sdH09Zvm/s320/IMG_7873.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316832930203591058" border="0" /></a><br />Linda Harrison, visiting from Canada with her husband handing out shoes for village kids (and adults) Linda, a nurse, was also able to utilize her considerable health care skills in several other endeavors during their 2 week stay.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXd2ILaZHLFV1u1jgftrY7dcdaRUoS8mam0FX5vmxTQpKPEMkLwU8pAdB5AUQMj7Trx4vLLBCWVmrZc_NNu0ATi8Odb6k5nJGrNRZyJ1g7FuQHuQNkWhPTvSf12a5xnX17gYenL3MBlxeN/s1600-h/IMG_7917.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 234px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXd2ILaZHLFV1u1jgftrY7dcdaRUoS8mam0FX5vmxTQpKPEMkLwU8pAdB5AUQMj7Trx4vLLBCWVmrZc_NNu0ATi8Odb6k5nJGrNRZyJ1g7FuQHuQNkWhPTvSf12a5xnX17gYenL3MBlxeN/s320/IMG_7917.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316832926397224402" border="0" /></a><br />Sim Sao, designated #1 tuk tuk driver for Project Enlighten enjoys bringing visitors to his home village of Pongro in Kantreng Commune. Sao was a very young survivor of the Khmer Rouge genocide. He lost his identity in that he never knew his parent's names--so he didn't know who he was. He has a family now and a purpose. He heads up <a href="http://tuktukforpeace.blogspot.com/">TukTuks for Peace</a>.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgqwG1uhURTceRrPYLTHH6bwRWZqYH2HPDK_XYU0yKSIhDYT5w6ITofZpCEzsKoqb080MMOEXwr2XflCr5EuwzgLgq3RaUWhs0H9L-T4aQYjnrpXHUVrLYxFZWQUdjI6k1GbwUSmyIy97n/s1600-h/IMG_7956.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 247px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgqwG1uhURTceRrPYLTHH6bwRWZqYH2HPDK_XYU0yKSIhDYT5w6ITofZpCEzsKoqb080MMOEXwr2XflCr5EuwzgLgq3RaUWhs0H9L-T4aQYjnrpXHUVrLYxFZWQUdjI6k1GbwUSmyIy97n/s320/IMG_7956.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316831700160080994" border="0" /></a><br />At Sao's village we are priveledged to meet his beautiful wife and 9 month old daughter.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiunQiwqku7-C3rMPPvbt5eAnZgAuKgsKhDwqMoZ2qgt83QHfIjDDkks5KjyKZT8vyPfVAP5JWIFtlYKqw5vWbf6w34vbZi9QHxxE3VM0cRQDbHeMAhvjrWLvWZnagAf4hgyNuoAFOJHc4A/s1600-h/IMG_7641.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiunQiwqku7-C3rMPPvbt5eAnZgAuKgsKhDwqMoZ2qgt83QHfIjDDkks5KjyKZT8vyPfVAP5JWIFtlYKqw5vWbf6w34vbZi9QHxxE3VM0cRQDbHeMAhvjrWLvWZnagAf4hgyNuoAFOJHc4A/s320/IMG_7641.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316831699820639890" border="0" /></a><br />Next door (actually across the road) from Yimsut Suites, while out walking, we met this young couple enjoying their newly born son. Their pride and happiness were contagious. I love this photo for capturing their evident joy.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Do0IhRae9D0GDi5bbMQumeS6GjleoItM3gsXkYDkN4JWxsIvciqyCHt53FMoOnwdjeUOqgGh9HWppHlB-UJ0fOGv9eqvm9-ylFAN0vTPc7rc-s-AqI6p5dZ6SBOuJz6D7nL6phdNBpvB/s1600-h/IMG_8050.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 237px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Do0IhRae9D0GDi5bbMQumeS6GjleoItM3gsXkYDkN4JWxsIvciqyCHt53FMoOnwdjeUOqgGh9HWppHlB-UJ0fOGv9eqvm9-ylFAN0vTPc7rc-s-AqI6p5dZ6SBOuJz6D7nL6phdNBpvB/s320/IMG_8050.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316831693336639666" border="0" /></a><br />Keith's painful joints became more and more aggrivated and we finally had to admit that we needed to be in a slightly more convenient location. So, we called on our tour guide from 5 years ago, Srun Sopheak. He helped us relocate and also to revisit some of the great ruins we'd been wanting to see again.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2cZjcvZ5bIohitusx26hM2YS3LHAqUZVm1aA1S8II9pi7gLRc-r6iGJaXdDiLNghn9u61ohvRf5N6K7zUKoQa-RCrzKg6jfenbNeOxUFR4sv5hCfWk9JgNYDBQxPVjcbnewJLy_4h0iOU/s1600-h/IMG_8065.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 235px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2cZjcvZ5bIohitusx26hM2YS3LHAqUZVm1aA1S8II9pi7gLRc-r6iGJaXdDiLNghn9u61ohvRf5N6K7zUKoQa-RCrzKg6jfenbNeOxUFR4sv5hCfWk9JgNYDBQxPVjcbnewJLy_4h0iOU/s320/IMG_8065.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316831683928823970" border="0" /></a><br />Mr. T. was still the driver for Sopheak. It has been a slow year since tourism generally is down. However, there are more and more Korean, Japanese, and Chinese tourists these days which is a good thing.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFAwn9u8l9Deni0lsIzKIcqGrTHvuJV9kaa8RSV_Se5Nghbz30uORMTJwsHzIw-wmRzyycQKnGGamzniOf-KWgbuYN_vzy4t6LGiRrmYkdGBetlCPNjulYFeKVQVbUDCMNoxtP3A0aGgRE/s1600-h/IMG_8321.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFAwn9u8l9Deni0lsIzKIcqGrTHvuJV9kaa8RSV_Se5Nghbz30uORMTJwsHzIw-wmRzyycQKnGGamzniOf-KWgbuYN_vzy4t6LGiRrmYkdGBetlCPNjulYFeKVQVbUDCMNoxtP3A0aGgRE/s320/IMG_8321.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316831683287410434" border="0" /></a><br />Sopheak's family: Tarro, (age 7) Naret, and Vichea, (age 3.) Join us on our last night. The Pizza parlor next door to our hotel had a playground setup for kids which was roundly enjoyed by the boys and we got a chance to say good-bye.Peg Wheelerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04754224190661741358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6217751243432538039.post-55193638961630365692009-03-23T21:56:00.001-07:002009-03-23T23:10:27.832-07:00Cambodia is Complicated Feb 15 - March 6: "On the Street Where We Lived"<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis2jVbmK3ORCwwYHfQtx4Fz8XnDuoV-oK8iySR5EfslWsFpaxbG3X0bvnong4l1ABZHJsd-9ye9bQLQ296rMyWkD9MkOa0mbGyC63qrhCqBdsPDAlaPFKEId7K3sKWyEGQLpNAKpoDFBgp/s1600-h/IMG_7470.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis2jVbmK3ORCwwYHfQtx4Fz8XnDuoV-oK8iySR5EfslWsFpaxbG3X0bvnong4l1ABZHJsd-9ye9bQLQ296rMyWkD9MkOa0mbGyC63qrhCqBdsPDAlaPFKEId7K3sKWyEGQLpNAKpoDFBgp/s320/IMG_7470.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316614730674068338" border="0" /></a><br />This charming site was rather an anomaly and a little anachronistic.<br />Don't get the wrong impression. Siem Reap is no "horse and buggy" town.<br />It is a bustling, vibrant, amazing city! We were here 5 years ago, and it has<br />vastly changed. Because of the tourism for the ancient temples of Angkor,<br />it has quite exploded -- especially with high-end resort hotels.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGMI9MfQCBicJGQAtUYJF5IHDC879u57NkXsvjKcdLscusxmbFy6du8s7BuJv5LVx4LJ-DgPrwv5E6BYofEcgTEVOAGgsY0qAPgyvquYvESQjlic0CMoLxzLZ4w1JGCvRpPpLAirvN4QPk/s1600-h/IMG_7493.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGMI9MfQCBicJGQAtUYJF5IHDC879u57NkXsvjKcdLscusxmbFy6du8s7BuJv5LVx4LJ-DgPrwv5E6BYofEcgTEVOAGgsY0qAPgyvquYvESQjlic0CMoLxzLZ4w1JGCvRpPpLAirvN4QPk/s320/IMG_7493.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316614718667536258" border="0" /></a><br />We were fortunate enough to have learned through a<br />friend about a Cambonian-American couple who had a<br />guest house available a couple of miles from the center<br />of old town. Here is the dirt road in front of the place<br />where we spent the first two weeks. It was a neighborhood<br />of wonderful variety. We really felt we were allowed to<br />see a part of what living in Siem Reap would be like.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgifLnWAybiHFX31JHO-28lgsXKzynNgAeEPvfg5uveuJUzVDJG4hm0xIcaE2oI-xXDmmOvbihWqWGZwpB3nLa6A_edVDQNNrWN2_7NEiIjwbn9SYz9y92tZNQxLy_C89k82JPKlH_QWoda/s1600-h/IMG_7494.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgifLnWAybiHFX31JHO-28lgsXKzynNgAeEPvfg5uveuJUzVDJG4hm0xIcaE2oI-xXDmmOvbihWqWGZwpB3nLa6A_edVDQNNrWN2_7NEiIjwbn9SYz9y92tZNQxLy_C89k82JPKlH_QWoda/s320/IMG_7494.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316614707810421634" border="0" /></a><br />Here is the first flight of stairs to our third story room.<br />I had a wonderfully long phone conversation at its top<br />one day when my son phoned from Brussels. Unfortunately,<br />Keith acquired some mobility problems and these quickly<br />became problematic. Ah, to be young again . . . .<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzA5_W7inMEaYWT1KPejB4wY1V-sXh-Ctsi-Hc0TrChUtBAQoW-yYP-Jig48YdRVGPyC-s0a9B1LrDc0g-m0mCJpKfNVmnxY3U_xj2mgNdjZA_l4EUOsL0StmbFogxEmJy_rJRy-7ijjVD/s1600-h/IMG_7395.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 238px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzA5_W7inMEaYWT1KPejB4wY1V-sXh-Ctsi-Hc0TrChUtBAQoW-yYP-Jig48YdRVGPyC-s0a9B1LrDc0g-m0mCJpKfNVmnxY3U_xj2mgNdjZA_l4EUOsL0StmbFogxEmJy_rJRy-7ijjVD/s320/IMG_7395.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316614689505301474" border="0" /></a><br />The third floor with an overview of the big high school.<br />Always there were at least 2 or 3 soccer (excuse me: football)<br />games going on if there was any daylight at all. This veranda<br />was shared with one other guest room (the suite) occupied by<br />a Canadian woman who was involved with several NGO's<br />(more about Lisa later). Internet was by a pre-paid card and<br />connectivity was spotty at best.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVJSm_Fj1sJzAbTXNQKhsr5XcBwYoZERcYlzR8-VhZqVRS2fysS-FCq0iZNH4qLibk2jX6f4tPDZtRvnxbHNOjz7K6ct0_k_3jWcASMAme-wM3N35BKkG_dVb9aF8rymMGd3haFDuQeZfx/s1600-h/IMG_7496.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVJSm_Fj1sJzAbTXNQKhsr5XcBwYoZERcYlzR8-VhZqVRS2fysS-FCq0iZNH4qLibk2jX6f4tPDZtRvnxbHNOjz7K6ct0_k_3jWcASMAme-wM3N35BKkG_dVb9aF8rymMGd3haFDuQeZfx/s320/IMG_7496.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316614282864088322" border="0" /></a><br />I loved Somali's laundry domain here. She stays with the family<br />of Yarann and Saeng who live on the ground floor with their daughters.<br />Yarann is the cousin of Ronnie Yimsut, the owner. All of these folks<br />are very involved with small NGO's trying to help the Cambodian<br />people improve their lives as they recover from a generation<br />of war and genocide. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy783eAg3cjYGbjWO-Z0cakx_KaLbvp_z66VL_kcZfZohHnW4STLW4ef5OiLwJtUx-3UA6lsOo_k5wpUt2CIKjpPFYYe8clF5Xsa51dORKE0_arZxkp5cP5Wzd9mMP_bjr8fZ0j4S6Lkxa/s1600-h/IMG_7637.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy783eAg3cjYGbjWO-Z0cakx_KaLbvp_z66VL_kcZfZohHnW4STLW4ef5OiLwJtUx-3UA6lsOo_k5wpUt2CIKjpPFYYe8clF5Xsa51dORKE0_arZxkp5cP5Wzd9mMP_bjr8fZ0j4S6Lkxa/s320/IMG_7637.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316614280732815746" border="0" /></a><br />One interesting feature of this neighborhood was the prevalence of<br />numerous "private" schools. (Small crowded desks or benches with a<br />single white board or green chalk board. These are attended in addition<br />to the public schools. It is said the kids love school here. I tend to<br />believe it if attendance is any indicator. Of course, I couldn't tell<br />how many did <span style="font-weight: bold;">not</span> go to school. It was suggested that some<br />teachers deliberately omit some necessary part of their subject<br />so students must take a private lesson to complete the curriculum. <br />It <span style="font-weight: bold;">is</span> true teachers are not particularly well paid. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJNLPsPVm9NQ85xlPtg0htzves7kGHOYOciiomgDeT3rBSrIXSbYlPNZVHuHGZNzJ1M5x3uG4sZkYDl5hyphenhyphenkoY8-gTgFDdTacydrjZuS4RSkFXcnEOoz_1t1_bkQF1FVlTKx3yI1gg3zPvD/s1600-h/IMG_7502.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 238px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJNLPsPVm9NQ85xlPtg0htzves7kGHOYOciiomgDeT3rBSrIXSbYlPNZVHuHGZNzJ1M5x3uG4sZkYDl5hyphenhyphenkoY8-gTgFDdTacydrjZuS4RSkFXcnEOoz_1t1_bkQF1FVlTKx3yI1gg3zPvD/s320/IMG_7502.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316614279281756578" border="0" /></a><br />In Thailand gasoline for motorbikes was stored in<br />soda bottles. Cambodia goes for whiskey bottles.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo0vapZDOoJXgZ9w6S1_MC_S1sC6Z4odSh1kKqRowuBTDLoeJ8O2Xl5RLZPHF5gFPM6zCG1ZgaU27LowFNqiR8GCHfX8t7nKcXsOPFoIcmoYom7n_qnsNagjZjCG-MRddSQk_d4o0FmSHu/s1600-h/IMG_7633.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo0vapZDOoJXgZ9w6S1_MC_S1sC6Z4odSh1kKqRowuBTDLoeJ8O2Xl5RLZPHF5gFPM6zCG1ZgaU27LowFNqiR8GCHfX8t7nKcXsOPFoIcmoYom7n_qnsNagjZjCG-MRddSQk_d4o0FmSHu/s320/IMG_7633.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316614276691844898" border="0" /></a><br />The University of South East Asia is a few short blocks<br />away at the paved street that took us west into town. It was<br />just a wee bit too far to walk in the heat of the day, so<br />we rented some bikes that helped us get around. It was<br />still best in the early morning.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw4EqBjUKMWshEXL8wLf2qMhZ0nS0NK_T86hyphenhyphenIgMX4eXnMTmyF9hTSLuUpaDYUhFzYq4I5vbzCcuaonCmxoT4sCP0AYkF7cPDVv11oekP6cIOxXdgz2uXjCFKUzefbs7eT05ZmrWhzdnhO/s1600-h/IMG_7628.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 219px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw4EqBjUKMWshEXL8wLf2qMhZ0nS0NK_T86hyphenhyphenIgMX4eXnMTmyF9hTSLuUpaDYUhFzYq4I5vbzCcuaonCmxoT4sCP0AYkF7cPDVv11oekP6cIOxXdgz2uXjCFKUzefbs7eT05ZmrWhzdnhO/s320/IMG_7628.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316614270758630146" border="0" /></a><br />This is the turn off from the paved street onto<br />our little neighborhood. We enjoyed patronizing the<br />local stores. As much as we'd like, we couldn't quite<br />pull off being a "local," but folks were patient and<br />very friendly with us <span style="font-style: italic;">"barang"</span>Peg Wheelerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04754224190661741358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6217751243432538039.post-69068919798359658012009-02-26T01:26:00.000-08:002009-02-26T01:41:31.908-08:00Feb 14, Last Days in Thailand<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyR-Edm56W_Ym9jCt9F4tineDuliLsJ4tpUe8Bl5kZg5kYRinzUwmY8LGlBkqU3zmkenp07DqEYrH4bYJw5QDzK1jX9o8zZnRXXouPrxdI6CwRJwySAdkP1PVfNxth6sx25QdbuocBW8mZ/s1600-h/IMG_7383.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyR-Edm56W_Ym9jCt9F4tineDuliLsJ4tpUe8Bl5kZg5kYRinzUwmY8LGlBkqU3zmkenp07DqEYrH4bYJw5QDzK1jX9o8zZnRXXouPrxdI6CwRJwySAdkP1PVfNxth6sx25QdbuocBW8mZ/s320/IMG_7383.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307036089391693410" border="0" /></a><br />Tom and Tae take us to BKK where the new airport<br />was efficient, friendly (absent of protesters) and our<br />flight to Siem Reap went very smoothly.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgopXDmK4kNjJklse5ktthkRkPvqeDy-84mXu2K1HWbQYi1UiWpJLc611HRFP9ybnRy2nq7UNM3kv_8mq88wMzE2vVf9_EJ9qoFhr-cYirXSVVT9T__VXAX0C55e4EA8Ufj9sV2MNENx2G3/s1600-h/IMG_7231.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgopXDmK4kNjJklse5ktthkRkPvqeDy-84mXu2K1HWbQYi1UiWpJLc611HRFP9ybnRy2nq7UNM3kv_8mq88wMzE2vVf9_EJ9qoFhr-cYirXSVVT9T__VXAX0C55e4EA8Ufj9sV2MNENx2G3/s320/IMG_7231.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307036089684465634" border="0" /></a><br />Tom was a gracious and informative tour guide of<br />this Heritage Park "Ancient Siam" which featured<br />ALL of Thailand's history and then some. Very well<br />done and HUGE! She had also arranged a very<br />convenient hotel for us afterward and called for us<br />the next day to enjoy the cinema before the ride to<br />the airport. We certainly hope she can visit us in the<br />US some day so we can return the favor.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr5GWZ0QWEbwpdj8Pw0osLBHfSn3BS4ZTkhopq2a6IXYk2lQbWME09uSF6VZKR_7qLfdpazuGyM5nWn4DnRnDdZ7tRkYs_ZGoKPsVCWyaZu4hFwSNuhM52_VJaP5I0QIcVfbQAsBX0y86I/s1600-h/IMG_7228.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr5GWZ0QWEbwpdj8Pw0osLBHfSn3BS4ZTkhopq2a6IXYk2lQbWME09uSF6VZKR_7qLfdpazuGyM5nWn4DnRnDdZ7tRkYs_ZGoKPsVCWyaZu4hFwSNuhM52_VJaP5I0QIcVfbQAsBX0y86I/s320/IMG_7228.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307036087298994050" border="0" /></a><br />Waiting outside Yupadee's shop house and keeping company<br />with the newspaper lady while waiting for the pick up<br />from Tom and Tae. We're down to four bags. Wishing<br />Rotraud was around to give us a bad time about it tho.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4YlVTaPfmZQ02QUzuNBtRFwJXbt9eLsVMywl4871XCkKwF9qvIQIBtDagRgetMrJrrzBiifDo7zk77tzAafHpYjliHLnO0yUYylqzg9IJhPCSca24gqf0oN5XlKYc6eS-qA4iIS7AAiZ4/s1600-h/IMG_7188.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4YlVTaPfmZQ02QUzuNBtRFwJXbt9eLsVMywl4871XCkKwF9qvIQIBtDagRgetMrJrrzBiifDo7zk77tzAafHpYjliHLnO0yUYylqzg9IJhPCSca24gqf0oN5XlKYc6eS-qA4iIS7AAiZ4/s320/IMG_7188.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307036083460543778" border="0" /></a><br />The BanPong ferry is still running and an early morning<br />stroll allowed us to catch the photo on the nice still<br />river. A dinner conversation with Yupadee about possible<br />strategies to help clean up some of the litter on the river<br />bank led to her calling her brother, the mayor, which in<br />turn resulted in an effort of a pick up crew while we were<br />gone. It looked better.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6o8m53J8hsRu0u6tUOF0qyd7A4rAAXz0iDHB9IoHcxUvbOUnaWgkd_eTL6efLZogtYMo3YnCF54n5qm2X8Fj4pUP-DkYOt8evODJFUMAlD2jlGxqmmBrfZIX0Gfw_UA389eKTfNf0IoRq/s1600-h/IMG_7172.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6o8m53J8hsRu0u6tUOF0qyd7A4rAAXz0iDHB9IoHcxUvbOUnaWgkd_eTL6efLZogtYMo3YnCF54n5qm2X8Fj4pUP-DkYOt8evODJFUMAlD2jlGxqmmBrfZIX0Gfw_UA389eKTfNf0IoRq/s320/IMG_7172.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307036084366269138" border="0" /></a><br />During the two months we had been gone, Chinese<br />New Year happened and this festive decorating<br />of the town clock tower was a distinctive improvement.<br />We quite liked it in red and gold.Peg Wheelerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04754224190661741358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6217751243432538039.post-8734452417853474362009-02-25T20:38:00.000-08:002009-02-26T01:26:09.545-08:00Feb 6. 2009 Last Days in Chiang Mai<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpYi7qjK51uuih8zkPbjr7AugpvrfJqM7Lthn3zWkJJm91RgXVGs5YA68qtHr2mt2rfTE0NnmFtawS0P4AQoh4FpmftChQf36WRmzpxyN5dR8PXAW9PvZMl2y3lfluoxcVRCt2OGfCCNLE/s1600-h/IMG_7165.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpYi7qjK51uuih8zkPbjr7AugpvrfJqM7Lthn3zWkJJm91RgXVGs5YA68qtHr2mt2rfTE0NnmFtawS0P4AQoh4FpmftChQf36WRmzpxyN5dR8PXAW9PvZMl2y3lfluoxcVRCt2OGfCCNLE/s320/IMG_7165.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307034122121596082" border="0" /></a><br />Hey Dottie! I finally got the photo of the inside of<br />the 2nd class sleeper train between Bangkok and Chiang Mai.<br />This one is going to Bangkok. The smoothest one yet. (Until<br />we got there to learn our connecting train to BanPong was<br />not running due to a closure of the line because of a derailing. <br />We ended up taking a taxi which while a bit pricey was probably<br />the most efficient. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtWzRshCq1h2v86ayE7GJ93UFYCg2qUv4z_QOaHYedAa7dqcWErGHeKQaguKcLBhlHC7FvRlmqgSDnK80fscnGHCRS3BGQtYtOSCthtycdAUvRYK3dgNOVEJpKjroERDWxo53corOYg4Fz/s1600-h/IMG_6951.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtWzRshCq1h2v86ayE7GJ93UFYCg2qUv4z_QOaHYedAa7dqcWErGHeKQaguKcLBhlHC7FvRlmqgSDnK80fscnGHCRS3BGQtYtOSCthtycdAUvRYK3dgNOVEJpKjroERDWxo53corOYg4Fz/s320/IMG_6951.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306963006965483058" border="0" /></a><br />This, our floating sky lantern, was sent up from the balcony of<br />our upstairs neighbor in a small ceremony with our sincere<br />wish for returning next fall.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz_owhEqI1vxcoo9zH5pOwRLa3f-qP1ivqoX_7gNYLa9L6rtYjeb93wn2IMcxos6kyjmCqlokt_8DQGrQgcb0DauPnEJIun4ImnP2r1hyhDoUhjZy0HsKVLEr8b-gg5cUd-ZwSs2v7yR0M/s1600-h/IMG_6934.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz_owhEqI1vxcoo9zH5pOwRLa3f-qP1ivqoX_7gNYLa9L6rtYjeb93wn2IMcxos6kyjmCqlokt_8DQGrQgcb0DauPnEJIun4ImnP2r1hyhDoUhjZy0HsKVLEr8b-gg5cUd-ZwSs2v7yR0M/s320/IMG_6934.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306963005178985298" border="0" /></a><br />The lovely pla mauk at the Sunday Night Walking Market!!<br />Yum!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlJKcWOMsfErztX-_2XfiQIc6yAI2g4S1jOE1rXIVcrnIwwVXPPphd2pdSN21eH_1Yi9v79TNXbRuI98ZmPzPcgxF4YLTMp8sG9m09gO00cJs3VuUI3HgYGylmbQhlYV-Is0GAs17dgI5n/s1600-h/IMG_7044.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlJKcWOMsfErztX-_2XfiQIc6yAI2g4S1jOE1rXIVcrnIwwVXPPphd2pdSN21eH_1Yi9v79TNXbRuI98ZmPzPcgxF4YLTMp8sG9m09gO00cJs3VuUI3HgYGylmbQhlYV-Is0GAs17dgI5n/s320/IMG_7044.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306963000132238386" border="0" /></a><br />We visit the new aquarium with a walk thru tunnel<br />and a shark stops by for a tummy scritch. We hardly<br />need to fit in a snorkeling trip, this seems so "in the water."<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijfyn17jvVMpvK37bcaCl6awQA4r33HmhjqwW7JueITInV6TzvtkZFV7sluZ4aR1JXGrdNTE5y5-TJtAF24XiV030znM5RUBIMFGw_2R70PpxuAyEQkf98_G07RMqmOGhXt7Qv4vnhWoOy/s1600-h/IMG_7147.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijfyn17jvVMpvK37bcaCl6awQA4r33HmhjqwW7JueITInV6TzvtkZFV7sluZ4aR1JXGrdNTE5y5-TJtAF24XiV030znM5RUBIMFGw_2R70PpxuAyEQkf98_G07RMqmOGhXt7Qv4vnhWoOy/s320/IMG_7147.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306963000733609330" border="0" /></a><br />Chiang Mai University senior English students presented<br />their senior projects to which the public was invited. We<br />were privileged to see both a Pocahontas production as<br />well as Phantom of the Opera. Amazing!Peg Wheelerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04754224190661741358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6217751243432538039.post-1788422495421730262009-02-01T07:51:00.000-08:002009-02-02T03:22:54.846-08:00Jan 31 An English Teacher in Her Element<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXRmfub_OUrol9olYfb3h-c07GV966Adnb1FP6a5jU2rM1cPt9OOAkEuThJOfdTtZ4tWT3jHsde6GfabJENUIj2Uhp0DBRlCwu9H4-US4w2EJiPnEM6dbTs3JMJR2tbKBUSgZNmZlhJ_8X/s1600-h/IMG_6867.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXRmfub_OUrol9olYfb3h-c07GV966Adnb1FP6a5jU2rM1cPt9OOAkEuThJOfdTtZ4tWT3jHsde6GfabJENUIj2Uhp0DBRlCwu9H4-US4w2EJiPnEM6dbTs3JMJR2tbKBUSgZNmZlhJ_8X/s320/IMG_6867.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298153553807113954" border="0" /></a><br />I decided to attend a locally held production of<br />Romeo and Juliet. Thai students have a happy habit<br />of engaging <span style="font-style: italic;">farang</span> with <span style="font-style: italic;">"Hello, where you come from?"</span><br />It turned out these were freshmen from Chiang<br />Mai University also interested in Shakespeare.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz5e9kcSu-Sv3ZYzUs9tBF2vfB0MA2soUco4VXUs9p_iiyJQ3MQ5FpLfDTvdFH6zpigFeNglqAnr3Y1IUVMNdyJAhEkZoMlbhBv4pWuq-3hbGXWpmLIm7ELLDYhiUKkC9wVG6itqs-AbFx/s1600-h/IMG_6887.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 238px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz5e9kcSu-Sv3ZYzUs9tBF2vfB0MA2soUco4VXUs9p_iiyJQ3MQ5FpLfDTvdFH6zpigFeNglqAnr3Y1IUVMNdyJAhEkZoMlbhBv4pWuq-3hbGXWpmLIm7ELLDYhiUKkC9wVG6itqs-AbFx/s320/IMG_6887.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298153554040003122" border="0" /></a><br />This was a musical performance with some very<br />serious and compelling choreography. Here Father<br />Laurence counsels Romeo while school children<br />look on. It was in Thai of course, which gave it all<br />a remarkable flavor for my Thai-challenged ears.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ2G1o4P3Ux_ngTEiLltPdQQnX8V-AYBywVoifshyphenhyphenOdAJB6WyeqHKbXVyxHqKqRokEnkAyZ1Ac4Dc2m_HaEKGIVWXB4AbXvNPxcDuUOHuJgKXJympp2fLENY8BJ0qaA9hYymPQYArKAEG3/s1600-h/IMG_6892.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 234px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ2G1o4P3Ux_ngTEiLltPdQQnX8V-AYBywVoifshyphenhyphenOdAJB6WyeqHKbXVyxHqKqRokEnkAyZ1Ac4Dc2m_HaEKGIVWXB4AbXvNPxcDuUOHuJgKXJympp2fLENY8BJ0qaA9hYymPQYArKAEG3/s320/IMG_6892.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298153547538458882" border="0" /></a><br />Mercutio dies an elegant death. The staging was<br />masterfully done in this rather elegant theater.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4iGyLoPhei37KlEa10s1BbUaaZ4v-Ke56Rvlxmer2HKJpokIA2VEgXj-ZQ1c6G5DB_EvmWTLTdhCZMeNRXTi7GmIa9GGh2fBlMzQZjqDItmK9QNV3E2zR_ZS_-vZ_vv4lzhm_yQ0mPDmq/s1600-h/IMG_6898.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4iGyLoPhei37KlEa10s1BbUaaZ4v-Ke56Rvlxmer2HKJpokIA2VEgXj-ZQ1c6G5DB_EvmWTLTdhCZMeNRXTi7GmIa9GGh2fBlMzQZjqDItmK9QNV3E2zR_ZS_-vZ_vv4lzhm_yQ0mPDmq/s320/IMG_6898.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298153547097626578" border="0" /></a><br />Curtain calls, since there was no curtain, were quite<br />fun.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh2vGC1L06UkDl_hjV8u62ZMGOCQooXlBaBoHuKozXtI45psF1yWkmw1I6CfXHoyO_-3EbrzoUC_vQ7USm3yxiwtGYlq53xhAW-Birb3NGBfUlUMAtvb2vfRMxXzlggceS61yve6gAnnq7/s1600-h/IMG_6901.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 243px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh2vGC1L06UkDl_hjV8u62ZMGOCQooXlBaBoHuKozXtI45psF1yWkmw1I6CfXHoyO_-3EbrzoUC_vQ7USm3yxiwtGYlq53xhAW-Birb3NGBfUlUMAtvb2vfRMxXzlggceS61yve6gAnnq7/s320/IMG_6901.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298153545485483794" border="0" /></a><br />This budding actress was enjoying being photographed<br />by an appreciative <span style="font-style: italic;">farang</span>. (foreigner)Peg Wheelerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04754224190661741358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6217751243432538039.post-39405859826564434632009-01-31T20:35:00.000-08:002009-01-31T20:56:06.929-08:00Jan 26, When in Chiang Mai, You Do Elephants<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1uatbLGj4pqj23mNFMefcA_cdEXKyfjyxGWWXWWsU6xSkOCr0K3kpAOGj41Psjp4mI0xKFvfrjOTauIXs15cy78ifc-_RhLFtJ7JdC2m1VdyAd2UsV0G2Ajq8g6f0jWv1o0PV0-fbVC3l/s1600-h/IMG_6594.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1uatbLGj4pqj23mNFMefcA_cdEXKyfjyxGWWXWWsU6xSkOCr0K3kpAOGj41Psjp4mI0xKFvfrjOTauIXs15cy78ifc-_RhLFtJ7JdC2m1VdyAd2UsV0G2Ajq8g6f0jWv1o0PV0-fbVC3l/s320/IMG_6594.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297684719567052434" border="0" /></a><br />Chiang Mai is all about elephants. They are highly<br />revered and a source of pride. There is quite a lot<br />of controversy over they fact that since they are<br />no longer needed in the obsolete logging industry,<br />their livelihood has turned to entertaining -- it's<br />not the best of all possible worlds, but there seems<br />a sincere effort to provide many with a good and<br />healthy place to live as well as a means of self-support.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1nCQqEZQkj-Qa7BN6P5RHiY1szxDLo08fu2Gc-BtuvZWU05updks7VYyPQSXCJdbeYzr3reKPEdXznttVao_kEKMJpqPHWfAQZtbyLA1ZlOuZTfKTCjtYFPMZF_81WQY_tWOqbneOgwCz/s1600-h/IMG_6639.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 245px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1nCQqEZQkj-Qa7BN6P5RHiY1szxDLo08fu2Gc-BtuvZWU05updks7VYyPQSXCJdbeYzr3reKPEdXznttVao_kEKMJpqPHWfAQZtbyLA1ZlOuZTfKTCjtYFPMZF_81WQY_tWOqbneOgwCz/s320/IMG_6639.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297684720772505266" border="0" /></a><br />Ok, so teaching an elephant to paint for tourists may<br />be a bit of a stretch, but it could be a LOT worse. And<br />this guy has some talent.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvRnrPO_zfZ5Ib_I7KRub_QmmsV-Y-NLeq4WzhheJsqowor1fASnULh6KBwdqeARJ2Y4E6kH_GlUG7It42U0OP1uBlkJFutoerEj9AnuGFRSxwgQoiEsaaHfT2d7CjZTA4zeBiDABz_qcr/s1600-h/IMG_6591.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 246px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvRnrPO_zfZ5Ib_I7KRub_QmmsV-Y-NLeq4WzhheJsqowor1fASnULh6KBwdqeARJ2Y4E6kH_GlUG7It42U0OP1uBlkJFutoerEj9AnuGFRSxwgQoiEsaaHfT2d7CjZTA4zeBiDABz_qcr/s320/IMG_6591.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297684718507754738" border="0" /></a><br />They seem affectionate and it's hard not to anthropomorphize<br />that that is really a smile when their mouth corners turn upwards.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh21jOqxWhQBsIfEtkG6ZUDNy86F5fjGHTltYbNCNAex5yfUxLxq5XtsEMk-_NXIJW41c7imLNGtizU8dPZZSjY896WSZtxqAF5zvXSFW2lVJXn_vugVJXZFO1HnUKau1pJGQsANWD1gfzK/s1600-h/IMG_6717.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 249px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh21jOqxWhQBsIfEtkG6ZUDNy86F5fjGHTltYbNCNAex5yfUxLxq5XtsEMk-_NXIJW41c7imLNGtizU8dPZZSjY896WSZtxqAF5zvXSFW2lVJXn_vugVJXZFO1HnUKau1pJGQsANWD1gfzK/s320/IMG_6717.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297684716002316722" border="0" /></a><br />Each elephant gets his own lifelong mahout, who in<br />turn is truly proud of his charge. I've never seen<br />a female mahout . hmmmmm.?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVSBsm2pWuQayrb6WYmHOpyI7qflq5v8GmX6mjoDDLPb7AukQSDnFxI-8RsBhoAR9GoB2uqm-BJ4RVKG-g54BRQlItMlB7oPzEGKCz_8l26clJ0rVo6F-ESkdmXQ7JQb6us1whRi2MFqds/s1600-h/IMG_6712.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 256px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVSBsm2pWuQayrb6WYmHOpyI7qflq5v8GmX6mjoDDLPb7AukQSDnFxI-8RsBhoAR9GoB2uqm-BJ4RVKG-g54BRQlItMlB7oPzEGKCz_8l26clJ0rVo6F-ESkdmXQ7JQb6us1whRi2MFqds/s320/IMG_6712.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297684713194700322" border="0" /></a><br />Here is a very female and very pregnant female.<br />Gestation is some 22 months. Yes, the babies are cute!<br />They had better be after 22 months.Peg Wheelerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04754224190661741358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6217751243432538039.post-25416857256975194702009-01-31T20:15:00.001-08:002009-01-31T20:34:45.654-08:00Jan 25, 45th Anniversary Serenade & Walk-About<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNZpkKPrmTOeqspepDJbm9bz5h0V0jDYbwsf6tbzpgd5d3f_eYKGHQ_FC7O0KrPmMuoD_jl0U3mvHqieJJ-PXMPSfwP75TBlI7x-dk3M76W5x2W-r48LTYsCJtozcZmomrLybvVRPcB6zM/s1600-h/IMG_6551.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNZpkKPrmTOeqspepDJbm9bz5h0V0jDYbwsf6tbzpgd5d3f_eYKGHQ_FC7O0KrPmMuoD_jl0U3mvHqieJJ-PXMPSfwP75TBlI7x-dk3M76W5x2W-r48LTYsCJtozcZmomrLybvVRPcB6zM/s320/IMG_6551.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297678450107096754" border="0" /></a><br />After ice cream, it was the Sunday Street market<br />which we prefer to the Night Bazaar because it is<br />attended by more locals, the vendors are less<br />aggressive and food shops seem fresher.<br />Here a farang practices bargaining for a Hmong<br />stitchery piece that caught her fancy. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhioRz8f6vaP5AEaKDt-SeG8YDnClGdf0HzF55kN47PA9k3dn-Vk-rlgzEBdP10xpNyRnyGQEZZUjAnDLt2bdjiAKFgBeQ7brqJ-I0N1rNUJMpCV-mPFyjL1ScmJvKoAcw072YiWDXCuCpb/s1600-h/IMG_6546.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhioRz8f6vaP5AEaKDt-SeG8YDnClGdf0HzF55kN47PA9k3dn-Vk-rlgzEBdP10xpNyRnyGQEZZUjAnDLt2bdjiAKFgBeQ7brqJ-I0N1rNUJMpCV-mPFyjL1ScmJvKoAcw072YiWDXCuCpb/s320/IMG_6546.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297678451657463906" border="0" /></a><br />Later at our regular Sunday afternoon Jazz in<br />the Park, Keith let it be known that today was<br />our anniversary for which we got a spontaneous<br />rendition of "Happy Birthday" It was great fun!<br />Then we went out for ice cream with a group of<br />Canadian visitors from our condo.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtLfj81GxO9FI7XCmABr8NqXu4ORVejUkz80aXBMD66jPNNgLDxM8YYpZEseHaPd188Jni6sP_YOU5T_SfORC-JkewRIFgI8J0fo5ZiBk0bpttmRC13K-HxQ-b9_hOTTO3mJXyC-OmPT7H/s1600-h/IMG_6513.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 223px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtLfj81GxO9FI7XCmABr8NqXu4ORVejUkz80aXBMD66jPNNgLDxM8YYpZEseHaPd188Jni6sP_YOU5T_SfORC-JkewRIFgI8J0fo5ZiBk0bpttmRC13K-HxQ-b9_hOTTO3mJXyC-OmPT7H/s320/IMG_6513.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297678448407139986" border="0" /></a><br />This was the house. We spent an hour lounging on<br />the deck in fascinating conversation about his life,<br />and future plans. <br />Keith promised to help him advertise to other<br /> farang who would be staying longer and wanting<br /> to be near nature.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi9sHv0OpeNIG2kf1wbQ1VR154_gyDWr3Y6kex5blUr_OalGypMF7_Tkf3iG1CC2cY0ZpPsCWDGLREanBRTsf3NMlPcqlR0bBzXTKlxOZbt3TrQDAWQ7n4Yc74P4Gui6TUfw-uJz6XhAjd/s1600-h/IMG_6523.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 221px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi9sHv0OpeNIG2kf1wbQ1VR154_gyDWr3Y6kex5blUr_OalGypMF7_Tkf3iG1CC2cY0ZpPsCWDGLREanBRTsf3NMlPcqlR0bBzXTKlxOZbt3TrQDAWQ7n4Yc74P4Gui6TUfw-uJz6XhAjd/s320/IMG_6523.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297678447927901106" border="0" /></a><br />We met a man who had a house to rent. He was a<br />teacher of English, a collector of antiques, a player of<br />tennis, and a singer of karoke. Quite a guy!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimmwPaF_b6p_hN7MRrRoYV_m5Q8UZLlmpuiR53pBWUj82KgybnfmBnXuv6_YCq2KlPtTwdEO4YuPzBO_gp_MBdX0qtT7Az353RT7FHndmgyS_IcD7QL5nrSodB9zEWj96Gf3CcPPVfv2pe/s1600-h/IMG_6534.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 244px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimmwPaF_b6p_hN7MRrRoYV_m5Q8UZLlmpuiR53pBWUj82KgybnfmBnXuv6_YCq2KlPtTwdEO4YuPzBO_gp_MBdX0qtT7Az353RT7FHndmgyS_IcD7QL5nrSodB9zEWj96Gf3CcPPVfv2pe/s320/IMG_6534.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297678444888915570" border="0" /></a><br />Walking in the neighborhood south of Wat U Mong, there<br />are no shortages of interesting sights. This hedge (and<br />garage covering) was vibrantly blooming.Peg Wheelerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04754224190661741358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6217751243432538039.post-21912075537829694632009-01-23T01:28:00.001-08:002009-01-23T02:20:16.791-08:00Jan 22 A Few of Our Favorite Things About CM<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUwXOkRBU6kDl44e1I6sVw7AisKlb-A1o4Rv94WyrDOVtMmievZdhSXnBUPZmSlPc_Vw0e_MrDubHdhlWgIFl2SszagHJtdZbeYMkKcptczMcTuu0FM4mGWwlmthGTSAfoOadJUtrgI7Ob/s1600-h/IMG_6422.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUwXOkRBU6kDl44e1I6sVw7AisKlb-A1o4Rv94WyrDOVtMmievZdhSXnBUPZmSlPc_Vw0e_MrDubHdhlWgIFl2SszagHJtdZbeYMkKcptczMcTuu0FM4mGWwlmthGTSAfoOadJUtrgI7Ob/s320/IMG_6422.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294419453238837346" border="0" /></a><br />One of these wires is our internet connection. This<br />little office runs our unlimited high speed internet system at<br />a charge of 300 baht per month. (about $8.50)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk_lanPQ4c4iuBrzWQGPfk8iMRXqxL745QCsYv6lHZc0q9uliD-eCLjuwLMsIwKgsz9KKNsdU_js1avK4wxhKUX0kvTMlKKrMIlNp_2pYErEshyphenhyphenMR1LRGF4mqOVbuFyTEOhzCkCmg9TvCx/s1600-h/IMG_6304.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk_lanPQ4c4iuBrzWQGPfk8iMRXqxL745QCsYv6lHZc0q9uliD-eCLjuwLMsIwKgsz9KKNsdU_js1avK4wxhKUX0kvTMlKKrMIlNp_2pYErEshyphenhyphenMR1LRGF4mqOVbuFyTEOhzCkCmg9TvCx/s320/IMG_6304.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294419450573374066" border="0" /></a><br />Across town for a 60 baht song teaw ride, we can<br />enjoy these great musicians on Sunday evenings<br />during Jan. and Feb. They do a pretty good rendition<br />of "Ain't Misbehavin'"<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEienKSgs5iKWWLgyZEfUmeKOC46RZJZ9139jzilwEf3100rFDG_g37M36JUP7ND-qSUDq3IioqdoDPSa4FcYOUia_iXHl3qxX81sx3-8UH6N1C8M0jyk_wLi8vlMDJGScMm3IK3EtMms1ww/s1600-h/IMG_6421.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEienKSgs5iKWWLgyZEfUmeKOC46RZJZ9139jzilwEf3100rFDG_g37M36JUP7ND-qSUDq3IioqdoDPSa4FcYOUia_iXHl3qxX81sx3-8UH6N1C8M0jyk_wLi8vlMDJGScMm3IK3EtMms1ww/s320/IMG_6421.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294419451386397474" border="0" /></a><br />Finally got a good light angle to get this of the entrance<br />to <a href="http://en.cm-teepak.com/overview.php?baseID=CD100018">Chomdoi Condo</a> (Interior view at this link) I've<br />already posted the sunrises. Despite the concrete<br />nature, we have been here nearly 6 weeks now and find<br />it just too convenient to move -- or NOT move asthecasemaybe.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-PRZWs2iPg47BGtkZU6xIwmgX8501Ga0VpWFqyCbJPTprG0wqrUb4o4sb316TF3KCRVK3IgkUJdre655W4pzjRAof90DtKOdclHeZ3S_9NBB0VfAFqJtz1UbD4JKSXqWFxbHoeijE9wKh/s1600-h/IMG_6312.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-PRZWs2iPg47BGtkZU6xIwmgX8501Ga0VpWFqyCbJPTprG0wqrUb4o4sb316TF3KCRVK3IgkUJdre655W4pzjRAof90DtKOdclHeZ3S_9NBB0VfAFqJtz1UbD4JKSXqWFxbHoeijE9wKh/s320/IMG_6312.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294419448349649202" border="0" /></a><br />Try not to look too closely at the green yolks and the<br />transparently brown whites, it TASTES really good.<br />These are the pink shelled fermented (30 days) eggs.<br />The ginger and shallots are an added treat.Peg Wheelerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04754224190661741358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6217751243432538039.post-91816573166410522882009-01-23T01:08:00.000-08:002009-01-23T01:23:51.034-08:00Jan 22, Graduation Week at Chiang Mai University<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbgQJhhhYE19qobW_n_X1m5SANy_lt6IR1-2Pn1Pl4QG36xic29gh-ZrJkFDtvm8Ic-kfhKzB1UGjpVK221fDjmOkzU2Gq3o7PFwMxMXJ60sx3U3jlt7uE0mMQ_JaEwxLxCkuC8SvzlAze/s1600-h/IMG_6424.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 218px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbgQJhhhYE19qobW_n_X1m5SANy_lt6IR1-2Pn1Pl4QG36xic29gh-ZrJkFDtvm8Ic-kfhKzB1UGjpVK221fDjmOkzU2Gq3o7PFwMxMXJ60sx3U3jlt7uE0mMQ_JaEwxLxCkuC8SvzlAze/s320/IMG_6424.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294416672948935746" border="0" /></a><br />Something kind of cute about Purple and White as<br />colors of the university. The street vendors of floral<br />and stuffed animals were making a fortune.<img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/PEG&KE%7E1.LAP/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot.jpg" alt="" /><img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/PEG&KE%7E1.LAP/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot-1.jpg" alt="" /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8sbCw07P0Vjm_gjTCNy_RWpG3vj6j1g-1iPzEK4pK7xcSTKmzUob7aiEmocBMAslidVe5CSgKCMQrAsfW9RlU7O2AHBIT6Fsy2E3eni941zKPQ4epyPbAYsQhP0KHHLdBC1wIbYlfE4vk/s1600-h/IMG_6456.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 204px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8sbCw07P0Vjm_gjTCNy_RWpG3vj6j1g-1iPzEK4pK7xcSTKmzUob7aiEmocBMAslidVe5CSgKCMQrAsfW9RlU7O2AHBIT6Fsy2E3eni941zKPQ4epyPbAYsQhP0KHHLdBC1wIbYlfE4vk/s320/IMG_6456.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294414319049815746" border="0" /></a><br />The ever-present presence of this essential and<br />sometime elegant transportation was particularly<br />fun to watch this day. Often there were huge<br />floral bouquets clasped in the arms of the passenger.<br />You just had to smile! (tricky to photograph tho)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUGjSs5IOUz8O4xgNDf-7SRKtfssHUXaas6Pfa9EhPVbfZgceVuUkJiYCBnfw3q8TmWwdxhIVuIw8OQ3CTlKdbLl6F9ufbJgpVSQuEyjRVjfHGGNi74hI5bRIPYUtaPJm1l8Z9BwCI-dQx/s1600-h/IMG_6435.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUGjSs5IOUz8O4xgNDf-7SRKtfssHUXaas6Pfa9EhPVbfZgceVuUkJiYCBnfw3q8TmWwdxhIVuIw8OQ3CTlKdbLl6F9ufbJgpVSQuEyjRVjfHGGNi74hI5bRIPYUtaPJm1l8Z9BwCI-dQx/s320/IMG_6435.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294414313228266306" border="0" /></a><br />Poor photograph, but important to Thai people. The<br />Princess had come to hand out diplomas to the<br />graduates. That's her beige car in the center.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVjn69ZNcp7M9KQpOoke9-Gs9KUdhPy6nR61080o63e4cNpzOprS2_x5nvkzcIjIpTUbbAB-yktLK5oEgIUfxrzMtFagzn9Knk2-xArwRZaXVRNoUZmzXxN_vp1w3Pl35HaoEWIwi7Nm33/s1600-h/IMG_6448.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVjn69ZNcp7M9KQpOoke9-Gs9KUdhPy6nR61080o63e4cNpzOprS2_x5nvkzcIjIpTUbbAB-yktLK5oEgIUfxrzMtFagzn9Knk2-xArwRZaXVRNoUZmzXxN_vp1w3Pl35HaoEWIwi7Nm33/s320/IMG_6448.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294414313907193410" border="0" /></a><br />This was only one of hundreds of proud photographs<br />being taken at <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiang_Mai_University">Chaing Mai University </a>this week.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiojtGAeJp9_44HHPtgDrHIycPleeSeMLHlWQLxZfDkvdysojtD7BieMdwyYFhKZI_UhdyLipFMuFiLjyA8LHtJ5ZxDeMLVMVJlWCyt4hr-bnFhHLpHZmfrDq9dwORpZTQyjt6CLlqA594D/s1600-h/IMG_6445.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 224px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiojtGAeJp9_44HHPtgDrHIycPleeSeMLHlWQLxZfDkvdysojtD7BieMdwyYFhKZI_UhdyLipFMuFiLjyA8LHtJ5ZxDeMLVMVJlWCyt4hr-bnFhHLpHZmfrDq9dwORpZTQyjt6CLlqA594D/s320/IMG_6445.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294414309270066946" border="0" /></a><br />Wow! Fluttering flags, pretty girls, gorgeous flowers --<br />what a happy day for the eyes!Peg Wheelerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04754224190661741358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6217751243432538039.post-70549220898371946392009-01-23T00:56:00.000-08:002009-01-23T01:07:41.716-08:00Jan 21, A Bit More of Phayao<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdfVyAVP_xwODMA2GNAZOEo9z4Zd8s2KfvGCdTMQUtH_To2ypBbbPjOIB8Rz6mw-MKigwAtgzxjrgrvnQ7P8M9S0YiKMChtMbWYWMwOJ8n4OWfrpwTG6F42XBO6EL8dT9jMp5LWuyoIo9G/s1600-h/IMG_6399.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdfVyAVP_xwODMA2GNAZOEo9z4Zd8s2KfvGCdTMQUtH_To2ypBbbPjOIB8Rz6mw-MKigwAtgzxjrgrvnQ7P8M9S0YiKMChtMbWYWMwOJ8n4OWfrpwTG6F42XBO6EL8dT9jMp5LWuyoIo9G/s320/IMG_6399.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294411149085906066" border="0" /></a><br />Well, not ALL the signage is Thai. And I guess there<br />IS an attempt to woo the tourist. Here I am all<br />wooed.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijdTfSWMRPUGWqf8G2Y76dInpnsiTjBI-FqqH_Xxo6ZBlZaWndZl8nJiCPNUDj6CKwEuzF_v0Sc6ZlRZ5-GdewUN6JwopEqCDp_a-6ZQjJcXhv5QpuCGyRjfGCgSkFdKpg3qLQyCOpsdYJ/s1600-h/IMG_6398.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 211px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijdTfSWMRPUGWqf8G2Y76dInpnsiTjBI-FqqH_Xxo6ZBlZaWndZl8nJiCPNUDj6CKwEuzF_v0Sc6ZlRZ5-GdewUN6JwopEqCDp_a-6ZQjJcXhv5QpuCGyRjfGCgSkFdKpg3qLQyCOpsdYJ/s320/IMG_6398.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294411141736580978" border="0" /></a><br />As we walked the lake edge on this morning after<br />our new president is official, these two young,<br />monks-in-training have come to watch the local<br />fishermen.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOmoaAZoVuEUqFdrdxdjN_Q7Ag_0EzrjOdYXD-EG0TdhlsasXvmm7BDXJvb9Dyc1IDD5QKcHpOiNRuYYXIXlKrxH2EdDmGUbL6PNE9iP8LjjFXQLsSgtZaYncbH3BiqyXgazMrzqyMNAH6/s1600-h/IMG_6373.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 233px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOmoaAZoVuEUqFdrdxdjN_Q7Ag_0EzrjOdYXD-EG0TdhlsasXvmm7BDXJvb9Dyc1IDD5QKcHpOiNRuYYXIXlKrxH2EdDmGUbL6PNE9iP8LjjFXQLsSgtZaYncbH3BiqyXgazMrzqyMNAH6/s320/IMG_6373.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294411140527620530" border="0" /></a><br />This lovely carving fragment, sitting among many in<br />the shadow of a venerable old tree, near the center of the<br />friendly wat previously mentioned, echos the <br />theme thereabouts -- the fish of Lake Phayao.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-6pEfdbV2KFuo3qpRTI2oo59MVuh01db9gG6IOCnSMbq4tb8ObOQKoKYhnRko5vkUISShYr4OKTrPepN35CF7ge9jwVxMzWl6Z2DoMgGExSGENdOQNfOfvunlqC8E78E2n6dDPYlclLkq/s1600-h/IMG_6324.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-6pEfdbV2KFuo3qpRTI2oo59MVuh01db9gG6IOCnSMbq4tb8ObOQKoKYhnRko5vkUISShYr4OKTrPepN35CF7ge9jwVxMzWl6Z2DoMgGExSGENdOQNfOfvunlqC8E78E2n6dDPYlclLkq/s320/IMG_6324.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294411137536731938" border="0" /></a><br />Our lunch! the local lake fish, stuffed with wads of<br />lemon grass, covered with coarse salt and bar-b-qued<br />over a roadside grill. Yum!Peg Wheelerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04754224190661741358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6217751243432538039.post-30303067981990590392009-01-23T00:25:00.000-08:002009-01-23T02:21:25.559-08:00Jan. 20, Checking Out Phayao<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx6rJ_AsbTv855rCIm_V2aOujPNvfi82MLVVRzgsviD8GAj99dKdwVwxkdHKfstiUeaem-MCdvp4Ms-0LM0ckHY9YmQkW5X81LpDouAq9Y7wcgM6nAsGqK1ElSGkCuk5fQ9BDVZjs9Q3j9/s1600-h/IMG_6314.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 215px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx6rJ_AsbTv855rCIm_V2aOujPNvfi82MLVVRzgsviD8GAj99dKdwVwxkdHKfstiUeaem-MCdvp4Ms-0LM0ckHY9YmQkW5X81LpDouAq9Y7wcgM6nAsGqK1ElSGkCuk5fQ9BDVZjs9Q3j9/s320/IMG_6314.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294403517767396290" border="0" /></a><br />We made some kind of promise to ourselves to explore<br />a few of the more rural/remote corners of northern<br />Thailand as potential retirement settlements. However we<br />have begun to realize the merits of city living, possibly<br />because we do "rural/remote" in our other life in California.<br />Regardless, we take a 3 hour bus trip over a mountain and arrive<br />at <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phayao_province,_Thailand">Phayao for a looksee</a>.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJDiEdXrfyTMFxcexReLOCWd13y-oioVrHwVJn-1rHJ1elD8ztsTvZordSTzkVCu1e0SKD-3PRNFiqLiGDoWowIBCBnY02Ahk4o4hXfC6kY0Z0Vx4NZgCWC6yrSTLANMozrIBSxEpHoBCg/s1600-h/IMG_6356.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 233px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJDiEdXrfyTMFxcexReLOCWd13y-oioVrHwVJn-1rHJ1elD8ztsTvZordSTzkVCu1e0SKD-3PRNFiqLiGDoWowIBCBnY02Ahk4o4hXfC6kY0Z0Vx4NZgCWC6yrSTLANMozrIBSxEpHoBCg/s320/IMG_6356.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294403508152534946" border="0" /></a><br />Phayao has much to commend. Here they have chosen<br />an especially good name to bestow upon this fine<br />soi of teak houses and a friendly wat.<br />To all my Susan friends: Gordon, Kohl, Kosis, Rogers, Hill,<br />and the list goes on . . . If you'd like a street named after<br />you, this is a good one.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFnhyzwi6eakh7O5KTVTlp4_uVbdAgFNzNmCmjVMB0Ktrv3fl6uQq6bPJAPBRSKHLBVItLj9m2p9nGDA5ttHHFKG_r_geMrWnezKoBx5x1UBiMFwvjBAmenCQmMYnXIzn_em9emmR5jSjz/s1600-h/IMG_6325.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFnhyzwi6eakh7O5KTVTlp4_uVbdAgFNzNmCmjVMB0Ktrv3fl6uQq6bPJAPBRSKHLBVItLj9m2p9nGDA5ttHHFKG_r_geMrWnezKoBx5x1UBiMFwvjBAmenCQmMYnXIzn_em9emmR5jSjz/s320/IMG_6325.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294403509081612354" border="0" /></a><br />The pride of the district is the fresh water lake, rather<br />large, full of fish (also rather large) and water hyacinths<br />from which the local handicraft product is made. There<br />is also a partially submerged temple ruin some<br />distance from the shore. You can take a leaky<br />boat out to it. We didn't do that.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0zQZJHkwv94jRKldphgEVsM3VdXON1AXWmKIMcGcg391a18VbqMmPnI1m_f078ZAJtr-d66Uh6FT86uRtaQdKj8rDkWfB5h7xgvR19MOmXoySgI2EKGFYcGVOXBDT9G8bPdcUeeN-ZKA5/s1600-h/IMG_6396.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0zQZJHkwv94jRKldphgEVsM3VdXON1AXWmKIMcGcg391a18VbqMmPnI1m_f078ZAJtr-d66Uh6FT86uRtaQdKj8rDkWfB5h7xgvR19MOmXoySgI2EKGFYcGVOXBDT9G8bPdcUeeN-ZKA5/s320/IMG_6396.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294403506947783250" border="0" /></a><br />There were plenty of good sitting rocks along the<br />shore among the shade trees.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_aiBi8-7pNR8w4bLLLGLvNRaCTeoCXtWrSJnIOB3v3Xy1uULxDFy8kVLnXeHNxDaeQ0S6slMLyMyGcQfwKzcUg21On45DYGhaWeZIR5V5I0ajoXkiKvt-1tYvgpHSKprzV66c0L56Bxow/s1600-h/IMG_6389.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_aiBi8-7pNR8w4bLLLGLvNRaCTeoCXtWrSJnIOB3v3Xy1uULxDFy8kVLnXeHNxDaeQ0S6slMLyMyGcQfwKzcUg21On45DYGhaWeZIR5V5I0ajoXkiKvt-1tYvgpHSKprzV66c0L56Bxow/s320/IMG_6389.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294403499936294194" border="0" /></a><br />Playing with the camera sighting through a hole in the<br />cement wall, you get an idea of the native flora.<br />Phayao is a town where tourism is only a distant concern.<br />Most of the signage is completely in Thai. We<br />kind of like that ---- until we need to communicate.<br />There was a very decent hotel just a block from<br />the bus station. The hotel was where we would watch<br />the inaugural address of President Obama.Peg Wheelerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04754224190661741358noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6217751243432538039.post-452218039105181362009-01-17T17:43:00.001-08:002009-01-17T18:16:42.710-08:00A Bicycle Ride Through Some Residential Neighborhoods.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivuXrIMTqzq1d4sNs-C4tVOjDq0Z37Q2WVgs4-8jPISMsnVfwYjrx9szMZ4X_YFMJXdmaxFQRq-r1hFHLbPiw7Fl8t07BXikCccIETIHPKIpzPqLRl7lX8R3hJKqIiqsg8A4AH1BLp-mx5/s1600-h/IMG_6282.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivuXrIMTqzq1d4sNs-C4tVOjDq0Z37Q2WVgs4-8jPISMsnVfwYjrx9szMZ4X_YFMJXdmaxFQRq-r1hFHLbPiw7Fl8t07BXikCccIETIHPKIpzPqLRl7lX8R3hJKqIiqsg8A4AH1BLp-mx5/s320/IMG_6282.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292445951093662930" border="0" /></a><br />Here is an ingenious use of recyclable bottles. It rather<br />looks like it has been here a while. Good on 'em!<br />We'd never have been able to see this kind of thing<br />on foot. Keith's sciatic nerve had been acting up so we<br />hesitated to rent the bikes, but it turned out to not be<br />a problem for his leg and a big help in getting to outlying<br />areas which we are so interested in doing. We need to<br />do it in Chiang Mai as well.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUjadaqdKe0yaDVJoLH3MsuT0z6UetlIbRMxiMI8n2FR7dZ1m5FUeecS_QKpJB3Bk7Rku5EzTIGNWt8OvY7Fg7DDN-zcEXIj9AYwmTJeb2YkQsiQ0ABOL5niTl3Ti1Dx5_fXa7I-WQ-7KM/s1600-h/IMG_6152.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUjadaqdKe0yaDVJoLH3MsuT0z6UetlIbRMxiMI8n2FR7dZ1m5FUeecS_QKpJB3Bk7Rku5EzTIGNWt8OvY7Fg7DDN-zcEXIj9AYwmTJeb2YkQsiQ0ABOL5niTl3Ti1Dx5_fXa7I-WQ-7KM/s320/IMG_6152.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292445947303710562" border="0" /></a><br />one of the bridges over Mae Wang was a "no automobiles"<br />bridge which made it nice for us timid bicyclists.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz4Tq7MVT3ehJCZHR9KYHZRbJ-dbWUa3rkh54GNOYL5dMUHjiPhQcoj8V0RMgz25nc17CsR6i_Qe9Onr9du90hXzSbuXl7c6WNqqdpo6DtfvOD7je284FVZdTfYK7r5YNArQEx0mCu4adS/s1600-h/IMG_6281.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz4Tq7MVT3ehJCZHR9KYHZRbJ-dbWUa3rkh54GNOYL5dMUHjiPhQcoj8V0RMgz25nc17CsR6i_Qe9Onr9du90hXzSbuXl7c6WNqqdpo6DtfvOD7je284FVZdTfYK7r5YNArQEx0mCu4adS/s320/IMG_6281.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292444039644843058" border="0" /></a><br />Crossing a bridge on our bikes rented from the<br />guesthouse, we came across this little scene where<br />the farmer was giving his livestock either a break<br />or a bath (or both) It was a cool day, but perhaps<br />they had been working hard.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJMnZpKOyMtoWf46ZkHD5nvYq_WimXByOI1ZsauhwCH8kWQkpxlKUmjK_fPvwBtak84il1712vLGRHq3cl6pM1K6lQAKs_09bdrnsOTnvn3frm2Sq6wwdD0WDFybypadATnip1AYcxSsVL/s1600-h/IMG_6279.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJMnZpKOyMtoWf46ZkHD5nvYq_WimXByOI1ZsauhwCH8kWQkpxlKUmjK_fPvwBtak84il1712vLGRHq3cl6pM1K6lQAKs_09bdrnsOTnvn3frm2Sq6wwdD0WDFybypadATnip1AYcxSsVL/s320/IMG_6279.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292444037466292194" border="0" /></a><br />These midget dragons were so cute, they were<br />almost cuddly.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibG78uWHOFJzo1Q3RQqQWDccPfIX6g6jbN76cxWFTVMEukQHSK8mUimbwMUs0tscFYABHxpMmMzSIru8-iJFe1pNlrBhb8jTZx3PnXfhfoawVREqhq7_39NWxYuaAFibBQxWqjWQR1EAUX/s1600-h/IMG_6251.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibG78uWHOFJzo1Q3RQqQWDccPfIX6g6jbN76cxWFTVMEukQHSK8mUimbwMUs0tscFYABHxpMmMzSIru8-iJFe1pNlrBhb8jTZx3PnXfhfoawVREqhq7_39NWxYuaAFibBQxWqjWQR1EAUX/s320/IMG_6251.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292444037255474578" border="0" /></a><br />Just a fun little arrangement somebody took<br />the trouble to do. Even corrugated<br />galvanized walls benefit from a little greenery.Peg Wheelerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04754224190661741358noreply@blogger.com0