Winter in Thailand

Although the calendar says, "Winter," we never see snow in SE Asia. There was rumor of snowfall in Xieng Khouang in 1984 but the blizzard that drop 1 cm. on Phonsavanh, left quickly and all the snow melted by the afternoon. There are periodic sightings of 'snow' which turn out to be early morning frost. Yes, it does get cold enough to freeze water in some places and make you put on several layers of coats - but not enough to get your feet wet.

There are displays of snow men and Santa Claus in the shopping malls. Maybe it's cold enough to snow wads of money during the shopping season.

Thursday Challenge: Pink

I couldn't find anything pink earlier this week but I was amazed by this vegetable garden in Xieng Khouang while I was on my walk this morning. When I downloaded the pictures, I saw how the rose jumps out of the picture in contrast with the darker greens of the vegetable garden.





This is my contribution to Thursday Challenge, whose theme is 'Pink' this week.

Path

After the first day of our animal raising/ veterinary workshop, I took a long walk in the hills outside Phonsavanh. The weather has been cold, misty and drizzly but this afternoon, the clouds opened up and let the sky shine through. I followed this path as the sun set, always wanting to go around the next curve to see what's beyond. I turned back just beyond this point, before the next curve, so I could get home before dark.