Gentlemen ... you won't see much of me around for the next month as I'm on a surprise visit to the Farm to be with MissFarmGirl and the boys.

The internet here is average at best and the images take a lot of bandwidth to download.

Here is a snap from this morning ... geeze, you'd think he would be happy to see me ...

Huge rain here last night ... one of the best downpours I've witnessed for a while.

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I havent posted much here, but this post is typically the highlight of my "thailand" day.

Thanks guys.

Cassava harvesting.

Samui grape vines!,.... I am amazed at the growth in just a few weeks... a few grapes too!

Much be some thing to do with the Wind Mill... how do you like that DAL and Shaggy?

That windmill of yours Jim has left me spinning........Nice shot!

Here you go Shaggy ..... you can spin a bit more!

Those are a new batch of tomatoes in the pots.... I wish mine would do so well!

Isaan Farmland

wow gumpa,

love that sky

still out of likes....^ Goompa's sky looks like a water painting!

Come along dear, you are almost done!

Double shaded sala.

great shots guys ^ ran out of likes!

Farming for fish! ... Thali Noi lake Songkhla

I have a whole series of Songkhla farm images but need to size them down.... (that why the copyright numbers are screwed! )

Thai made wood chippers! I saw these at a street fair, in Nathon Samui, today.... the guys gave me a demo... they seemed to work very well! All sizes, both electric and Gas!

Start at 42,000 baht I think he said !!

Blade sharpener too!

For more info, contact Khun Boon at www.nimut.com or email [email protected]

Hope that helps any one looking for such a thing!

A friend of mine in Queensland who has a tree felling business, told me that he would put most tree branches through his chippers with the exception of PALM trees, as they just stuff the blades super quick.

Perhaps that's why they sell an optional sharpening thingy! ^ In the first pic he shredded a coconut frond with no problem.... leaves where stripped off, they may cause binding problems....

Did you like the pic of you shoveling Poo? ^^^^

I am an old shit shoveller from way back.

See Ron's resting again! ^

I drove by one of the many Samui coconut husking places again yesterday.... those geese are still wondering about all those eggs!

would have a sore ass passing one of them,,lol

Yeh ! me too.

Re Shaggy's question. ^

Here is a pic I took back in 2007 ... down Songkhla way, lots of farmers were starting to get in on the "palm oil bandwagon".

It worked for many, but my friends who tried it, lost the whole field they planted as the high water level during the rainy season and the trees rotted!

Everyone except them went the extra mile and channeled the water away from the roots... with large ditches... as in this pic...

I cannot remember the planting distance but these look about the same... (I was really focusing on the birds! )

I wonder from your pic Shaggy if the palms will survive in the rice paddy, unless drained?

I'll try and dig up the images of the planting area they used... we had to access by long tail boat!

Looks like there might be a good site for a Bird house around there.

Thai made wood chippers! I saw these at a street fair, in Nathon Samui, today.... the guys gave me a demo... they seemed to work very well! All sizes, both electric and Gas!

Start at 42,000 baht I think he said !!

Blade sharpener too!

For more info, contact Khun Boon at www.nimut.com or email [email protected]

Hope that helps any one looking for such a thing!

A friend of mine in Queensland who has a tree felling business, told me that he would put most tree branches through his chippers with the exception of PALM trees, as they just stuff the blades super quick.

Perhaps that's why they sell an optional sharpening thingy! ^ In the first pic he shredded a coconut frond with no problem.... leaves where stripped off, they may cause binding problems....

Did you like the pic of you shoveling Poo? ^^^^

I am an old shit shoveller from way back.

No you are not shoveling shit, you are just looking at it!

I need more...!

chicken...trying to hide!

Farm Pick-up

sorry guys , wrong photo

^ looks more like a Hurst.... Goomps! if I had any I would give you a like, but no hab!

There's a bit of a whiff in the air! .... did you.......?

[edit] wire's high/ pipes low.

Had originally planned on seeing if I could get a sunset shot that evening.

After seeing this brute start emptying it's load I figured it was time to do a U-turn and head home.

Just made it back dry before the storm hit our roof.....and boy did it hit!

Rice fields at the bottom of mountain (Between Tha Khantho and Kra Nuan)

Piggy at the market!

Farm boots.... just for some thing different!

Farm boots.... just for some thing different!

stand them the other way up,,, scorpions,,,,

Farm boots.... just for some thing different!

stand them the other way up,,, scorpions,,,,

Funny you should say that .... I was thinking the same thing when I took the picture~! ... actually snakes!

We've not had a duck pick for a while....