Thread: Post a photo a week, of anything/anywhere

It is a shame that I have to go back to work tomorrow

Back at work here but at least the haze has lifted after months and the mountains are now visible again. The rains have also arrived and it's nice to lose the 40 degrees Celsius temp behind

3 days in Redruth, Cornwall. Legacy of the the countys rich mining past clearly visible against the setting sun.



2 weeks ago, Lat Phrao road, sunset.

Originally Posted by DJ Pat

3 days in Redruth, Cornwall. Legacy of the the countys rich mining past clearly visible against the setting sun.



2 weeks ago, Lat Phrao road, sunset.

Nice pics Pat, you partaking in a spot of surfing in Cornwall.

it's probably going to take me longer to finish this paint by numbers than it did for the guy to actually paint the fucking thing in the first place.

^Champion effort armstrong.

Nigel would be proud!

Originally Posted by Chittychangchang

Nice pics Pat, you partaking in a spot of surfing in Cornwall.

Seas too rough. Newquay is about 15 miles away, but its high season so I won't be visiting in the next year or two.

Walked 5 miles all the way up to Carn Brea (right) and the castle (left) which is a seasonal fusion restaurant. Never tried it. Maybe never will.

Just some owls for sale...
Apparently they are released for good luck before being caught again so the process can be repeated. Wouldn't want to be the one to have to plunge my hands into the basket of anger, beak and talons.

When in NZ I saw this small hedgehog, showed it to Mrs O'Graph she says there's a Thai version, but that they've probably all been eaten ... not something I've seen here

There are 2 actually both porcupines, this is one, they are reasonably common in some forests.

↑thanks. We've been to her relatives' farm, north of us, near Sa Kaeo and Chachoengsao borders, she says that in earlier days she went there was more wildlife, hedgehogs, deer, birds she reckons are the brahminy kites we get here in Chanthaburi/Trat (I thought only coastal?) plus wandering elephants - still get the occasional pachyderm on walkabout but the rest, gone. Either farmed out or eaten out of existence.

The home of a tarantula.




The one below is of a new build. The chances are if there is no web covering the top then the spider isn't at home. My garden's full of them but they're no problem so I leave them alone.

Originally Posted by Mandaloopy

Just some owls for sale...
Apparently they are released for good luck before being caught again so the process can be repeated. Wouldn't want to be the one to have to plunge my hands into the basket of anger, beak and talons.

Owls here in Thailand are seen as an association with death.

Originally Posted by Mandaloopy

Just some owls for sale...
Apparently they are released for good luck before being caught again so the process can be repeated. Wouldn't want to be the one to have to plunge my hands into the basket of anger, beak and talons.

Rather her than me.

Originally Posted by prawnograph

hedgehogs, deer, birds she reckons are the brahminy kites we get here in Chanthaburi/Trat (I thought only coastal?) plus wandering elephants

Plenty of wildlife in the mountains, elephants, deer, wild pigs plus plenty of birds, in the Trat/Chanthaburi/Cambodin border, national parks and jungles.

Originally Posted by Pragmatic

The home of a tarantula.




The one below is of a new build. The chances are if there is no web covering the top then the spider isn't at home. My garden's full of them but they're no problem so I leave them alone.

Nice sandals prag.

I am bit disappointed in these ones I got 2 months ago.



They have been great for running on the beach but the stitching just came apart today so they will have to be repaired or retired.

Originally Posted by Looper

Nice sandals prag.

Thanks, they're my work ones. In fact they're not sandals but flip flops.

We have a washing machine but I swear my missus would use a stream and a flat stone to do our washing on, given the chance.

A walk up Mandalay Hill to clear the cobwebs

It looks like a nice green town.

How do you find it in terms of dirt, poor infrastructure and everything else? Is it a hard place to live day to day life, or are creature comforts not that difficult to find?

Originally Posted by Auroria

How do you find it in terms of dirt, poor infrastructure and everything else? Is it a hard place to live day to day life, or are creature comforts not that difficult to find?

It's sometimes a tough town to deal with, no doubt about that. Much of it is absolutely filthy and hygiene standards are near non existent. I know 3 teachers who came down with Hep A in another school last year. If you get really sick you better pray you are in good enough shape to survive the flight to BKK. My school offers emergency evacuation to Bangkok and 200USD up front for a trip to the hospital. Pennies, really and you'd be a fool not to have insurance.

To compare to Thailand: It's a better place to work but a much harder and less enjoyable place to live.

Garden under attack

Looks like me on the 27th of December.

Aspirations are important

Across the road in the village where I live I see a tractor ploughing the cassava field. All well and good.



That is until it gets to where I'm standing. A boy of about 10-11 was driving. Not a school holiday either.