Quintessentially Isaan (Photos)

Post by **monkeyman** » January 20, 2017, 1:51 pm

pic speaks for itself

Post by **stattointhailand** » January 20, 2017, 2:00 pm

Only in Isaan would you take your shoes off BEFORE walking the 200 or so yds down the concrete path

Post by **FrazeeDK** » January 20, 2017, 3:57 pm

the shoe racks are at the head of the bridge with a sign advising everyone to remove their shoes...

Post by **stattointhailand** » January 20, 2017, 4:21 pm

But (being Isaan

) there is no sign at the foot of the bridge, so most take their shoes off there, and walk barefoot on the hot or wet concrete

Post by **Shado** » January 20, 2017, 5:56 pm

If it the same place I'm thinking of (Wat Kham Chanot) there are a couple of signs, (the small white signs on each of the small buildings) that says to "leave shoes here". If it is another location, I wouldn't know.

Post by **Shado** » January 20, 2017, 6:08 pm

Here's a better shot of the sign.

Post by **Barney** » January 21, 2017, 9:17 am

Today the locals are fighting and is always good viewing but not on your front entrance.

Don't see this everyday.

Post by **parrot** » February 19, 2017, 6:43 pm

Seems like a trip to the jungle market at ฺBan Hui Deuah (บ้านห้วยเดือ) is the perfect neighborhood to find another quintessentially Isaan photo. Today, on our way back to Kilo 18, near the market, we spotted this fella pulling a well-endowed boar behind his Honda Dream, probably on the way to/from making some gilt or sow a happy camper. I'd just love to see the reaction of some US cop to such a thing.
https://www.google.co.th/maps/place/%E0 ... 02.5258879

Post by **Barney** » August 13, 2017, 2:45 pm

My GF says that there have been quite a few butterflies around of late especially on her herb garden.

She got a shot yesterday of this big boy. Those buckets are at least 6 inches across.
Quite a nice specimen.
Any one else noticed Butterflies.
Take some photos if you have the time and submit.
A healthy garden environment will always attract critters like Butterfies and especially frogs.

Post by **parrot** » August 13, 2017, 3:46 pm

Somewhere in my mass of google pics, I have several photos of butterflies taken in our yard over the years. Although this doesn't qualify as a butterfly, it's my favorite butterfly-like insect......an atticus atlas, atlas moth. A before and after photo. For some reason, the caterpillars only feast on our santol trees......the moths come out, mate, and fly away.

Post by **the-monk** » August 13, 2017, 4:24 pm

You are 100 % right , this year has brought out a huge harvest of bugs, butterflies, bees, wasps, Etc. So much so that for the first year in a long time, the longan tree, the pomegranate tree, the passion fruit vines, the GAC fruit vines all bloomed and now bear fruits. The butterflies seem to affectionate the Butterfly bushes and the MOK ( Moke ) plants.

: in the butterfly bush

: in the MOKE

Post by **pf-flyer** » August 14, 2017, 1:41 pm

Village Life.

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Post by **parrot** » August 22, 2017, 3:41 pm

You can always tell when someone 'important' is going up in flames at the temple just down the way from our home. There'll be a boom....with a flutter of smaller booms, followed by a 8 or 9 gun salute of more big booms. A few days ago, at precisely 2:30ish (Thai time), the booms interrupted our otherwise peaceful Sunday afternoon.
Normal visible signs of a funeral are the small triangular foil flags that line the street approaching the temple. Only when we passed by the next day, we saw these quintessentially Isaan flowers, still looking as fresh as the day they were harvested.

Post by **parrot** » September 10, 2017, 1:59 pm

I was going to take a photo of the vendor at the jungle market dipping her hand into the cow placenta to give it a good stir.......but decided the photo below, taken at the same market, would be an equally good quintessentially Isaan photo.

Post by **vidmaster** » September 10, 2017, 2:01 pm

And this is typical also

Post by **parrot** » September 10, 2017, 4:03 pm

vidmaster wrote: ↑
September 10, 2017, 2:01 pm
And this is typical also

I'm guessing - Venezuela

Post by **Barney** » September 25, 2017, 2:56 pm

GF and mother in law are as happy as and are out on our land and took some photos of the bird life now coming back to our direct area.
Good to see as any wild life moving in be it butterflies, frogs, snakes and birds most likely means the ecology is in good condition.

I assume they are Storks, but there are other wader types in smaller numbers.
Must be some good grubs and food in the rice fields.

Post by **FrazeeDK** » September 25, 2017, 4:01 pm

I think that's an Asian Egret part of the Heron family of birds. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_great_egret..

Post by **TAXIfor7/11** » September 25, 2017, 4:31 pm

The large black and white ones are Asian openbill storks,see large numbers of them soaring over the lake at nongsam rong https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_openbill

Post by **Barney** » September 25, 2017, 5:17 pm

TAXIfor7/11 wrote: ↑
September 25, 2017, 4:31 pm
The large black and white ones are Asian openbill storks,see large numbers of them soaring over the lake at nongsam rong https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_openbill

Stork sounds close,
We are at over the other side of the lake at nong samrong on the boundary of the water irrigation office, so you know where they land now.

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