Just outside of Bangkok, life slows down and speeds up. The Damnoen Saduak Floating Market, in Ratchaburi Province, is like stepping into a world that moves to its own rhythm. Boats glide on narrow canals, voices call across the water, and the scent of sizzling food drifts through the air (with about 500+ tourist!!!). The…

Thailand is the land of Buddhist temples. They are beautiful, but there are so many they started looking the same. I did all tourist places The Grand Palace, Wat Pho, and Wat Arun. I like the chicken-person statue. My favorite is Wat Pho–the Reclining Buddha. It is covered in gold-leaf. The temple where it is…

We leave from and arrive at so many places in our lives. We usually think of leaving a place as sad and arriving somewhere as happy or fun. Of course, this is not always how turns out. I think the Team was very ready to go after just a few days. My house looked like…

I love the fair. I miss going to the North Carolina State Fair. My family went to the fair every year and we made some really great memories. My Mom always cooked lunch. We all wanted fair food, but her food was WAYYYYYY better!!! She made fried chicken and snap beans and potato salad. Anyone…

I have not posted in a few days. There is only so much to post when you are doing the same things. Additionally, I am having issues with WordPress the host of my blog. The blog does not work well without the best internet service. Now, I cannot upload photos. I got these 2 photos…

Usually, when we think of speckled barn animals, we first imagine a speckled hen. Speckled hens have white dots or splotches caused by white feather tips. The Speckled Sussex is the most well known speckled hen. You can see pictures and read about them at the All About the Speckled Sussex Chicken webpage. I did…

This was a fun day that brought back a lot of childhood memories. I started this morning feeding hundreds of tiny catfish. The water came alive the moment the food hit. Ripples, splashes, and tiny fish faces sucking in the food. The farmer told me he sells the fish at the local market for $1.25 for…

Elephants, elephants, elephants. I spent 2 days in Seblat Elephant Conservation Center. This was a happier visit than in 2020. I visited the Center just as Covid forced me to return to the U.S. That was an amazing trip!! If you are interested in the last of my pre-Covid days, you can check out that…

Jane Goodall was my hero. Of course, she studied chimpanzees. Her work helped women come to the forefront of science and the conservation movement. Appropriate that on her death, I saw Long-tailed Macaques in the wild. They are not chimps but still exciting to see.

I am sure you can imagine when I am in the field, I do not look like anyone around me. I am usually the biggest, tallest, lightest colored person in the village. When I walk through the village, everyone wants a picture. We all joke that now I know what is like to be a…