Before fertilizing his chillies this guy, through in his fishing net..... hoping to get something for lunch! (Canal in Songkhla)

Great watching the timing and action of the throwing the net!

Watering the corn, this morning...

I have several small farms near my new house, everyone up early doing the chores and watering. before the heat of the day!

Watering the corn, this morning...

I have several small farms near my new house, everyone up early doing the chores and watering. before the heat of the day!

Hope the new neighbours are friendly Jim,nothing better than fresh juicy corn on the cob.

Before fertilizing his chillies this guy, through in his fishing net..... hoping to get something for lunch! (Canal in Songkhla)

Great watching the timing and action of the throwing the net!

Nice shot of the guy with his cast net.That is a difficult cast he is doing,using a big net and on a precarious angle.

Corn.

Watering the corn, this morning...

I have several small farms near my new house, everyone up early doing the chores and watering. before the heat of the day!

Hope the new neighbours are friendly Jim,nothing better than fresh juicy corn on the cob.

Before fertilizing his chillies this guy, through in his fishing net..... hoping to get something for lunch! (Canal in Songkhla)

Great watching the timing and action of the throwing the net!

Nice shot of the guy with his cast net.That is a difficult cast he is doing,using a big net and on a precarious angle.

Well funny enough, there was another guy doing the same thing, but he got his morning bath too (twice in fact!)

Farmers shelter.

Welcome to the world

Look of bewonderment.

Cattle in the shade

Rice planting (Mahasarakham)

A few of the chickens.

Rice planting (Mahasarakham)

Very good shot, Shaggy!. What on earth is the little girl in the back up to?

[edit] And why is the baby rice planted in an angle off approximately 60 degrees to the water line?

Off to market.

Rice planting (Mahasarakham)

Very good shot, Shaggy!. What on earth is the little girl in the back up to?

[edit] And why is the baby rice planted in an angle off approximately 60 degrees to the water line?

Thanks DAL,That is my friends Niece,she was just playing and waving to us.

Prior to that photo she had been helping the family carry bundles to the paddy where planting the rice.

Pretty amazing seeing as she was only 4 years old at the time.

I am pretty sure that the rice is that angle from when it was tied into bundles, making it a little bent.

The root and stem will be straight in the ground,only the top leaves are bent at that angle.

As the plant grows they straighten out.... that is my thoughts (I could be wrong)

Hey Shaggy noticed that lovely big roof you built and your water tower. Wow seems like forever ago now.

Look Ma, no weeds!

Dark misty days do not make photogenic opportunities but are best for real farmers.

Hey Shaggy noticed that lovely big roof you built and your water tower. Wow seems like forever ago now.

Hi IsaanAussie.......Yes mate,a lot of water has passed under the bridge since that beauty was made.

Look Ma, no weeds!

Dark misty days do not make photogenic opportunities but are best for real farmers.

Great photos soidog

The cassava at ma's farm is 100% gone now...and the weeds are almost gone also,only a few in between the rubber trees.

They should be gone soon also,if not then I will do it myself when I get back in a couple of weeks.

Have you had much rain?

How the Thais train for weight lifting

OR

My wife wants a 'GOLD' medal!!

(or any other gold for that matter!!!!).

Look Ma, no weeds!

Dark misty days do not make photogenic opportunities but are best for real farmers.

Fantastic farm presentation

Keeping you up to date on the Dragon Fruit that I first posted on 24/05/2013.

Flower 24/05/2013.

Fruit forming 08/06/2013.

Almost ripe 25/06/2013.

From information that I have,the flower will stay open for around two days and then close up.The fruit will ripen approximately one month after the flower closes and then can stay on the plant for 10 to 12 days (depending on birds etc) so on my reckoning,it will disappear any day now.

Look Ma, no weeds!

Dark misty days do not make photogenic opportunities but are best for real farmers.

Great photos soidog

The cassava at ma's farm is 100% gone now...and the weeds are almost gone also,only a few in between the rubber trees.

They should be gone soon also,if not then I will do it myself when I get back in a couple of weeks.

Have you had much rain?

The weather is mostly miserable. A lot of days are overcast with dampness but real soaking rains are rare.

Hopefully it will improve in July.

Best Regards

Inside the farm living area.

Farm floor in need of a good sweeping!

Water level.

Someones not paying attention.

Who needs a hammer when you have got a foot.

^^ She is a cutie!

What sort of building is going up?

Are those columns at 4 metre intervals?

Two story construction?

.

Classic local scene in Surat...

Out and about today, will see what else I can find !

An update on the sisters Paw Paw crop.

The above photo's are as posted on the 24th of May.

They have started to ripen as you can see in the image below and the sister has been selling between 200 and 400 baht of Paw Paw's per day from a stall in front of her house.If she is busy elsewhere,my wife does the honours for her.

They vary in price from 15 baht for the largest to 10 baht for medium size and 5 baht for the smaller ones.