a recent pic of the progress
more pics to upload later; the roof beams are actually on
and ebeth, although the land is flat (in the ricefields) it has never really flooded there as the area is vast and the house etc well above the fields
in 2005 some of Mae Rim flooded, due to poor drains, and the local river does flood frequently, affecting local houses. But not out here
and yes, the fish are back in the pond again after the draining, so ....