Bardeh Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 And today it's actually pretty damn chilly! Jeans and sweatshirt weather. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boomerangutang Posted February 27, 2016 Share Posted February 27, 2016 I found a grove of Caryota Gigas (yes, I looked it up) about a mile from my house. They're an ancient species of palm, 60 to 70 million yrs, and grow large. Some of the trees are 3 ft. at chest height. I took a smallest one I could find, out of the ground and planted it. Rain and cloud help it get adapted 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckamuck Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 I found a grove of Caryota Gigas (yes, I looked it up) about a mile from my house. They're an ancient species of palm, 60 to 70 million yrs, and grow large. Some of the trees are 3 ft. at chest height. I took a smallest one I could find, out of the ground and planted it. Rain and cloud help it get adapted You dug up a 70 million year old tree? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sceadugenga Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 These are known as Fishtail Palms for the shape of their leaves and are a most attractive example of the species. Not sure how well they transplant but they are hard to remove, they keep shooting. I'd be giving it plenty of water until it becomes established, a couple of buckets a day to the roots. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villagefarang Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 We got some rain last night. It was very heavy for about ten minutes and then it stopped. Not nearly enough to make a dent in the smoke. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villagefarang Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 I spoke too soon. A combination of last night’s rain and todays strong wind has improved our local conditions. I didn't really notice until I walked the dog. What a difference a day makes. We had ten minutes of rain last night around 4 am and today there is a strong wind from the North. A good sailing breeze like you might get on the windward coast of Hawaii. Anyway there is much better visibility today. Before: After: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckamuck Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 That is surprising. I am in Mae Suai right now and it is the worst day so far. Maybe the good air is coming? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villagefarang Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 That is surprising. I am in Mae Suai right now and it is the worst day so far. Maybe the good air is coming? Being a notorious Thai apologist I probably get special treatment and cleaner air but I will put in a good word for you and hope some of our air blows your way. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ripstanley Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 We had some rain last night. Not much. The smoke is very bad today. Phayao has disappeared again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sceadugenga Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 No rain here, we had a bit of wind this morning though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sirius1935 Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 It is really bad here in Mae Chan. The garbage is not being collected as the landfill sites are full, so every household is burning their garbage in the backyard. The whole area stinks like a bonfire and the air is so thick with smoke this morning that my eyes are stinging as I type. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckamuck Posted April 29, 2016 Share Posted April 29, 2016 Lots of wind and thunder here near Wawee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sceadugenga Posted April 29, 2016 Share Posted April 29, 2016 Blowing gale and thundering here, no rain though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckamuck Posted April 29, 2016 Share Posted April 29, 2016 45 minutes of rain here so far. But the last 20 is a light rain. We'll take it though. Supposed to be some note in the next few days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bardeh Posted April 29, 2016 Share Posted April 29, 2016 No rain, but STRONG gusts of wind and loud lightning in Rob Wieng. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garry Posted April 30, 2016 Share Posted April 30, 2016 Did it the clear the haze at all? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villagefarang Posted April 30, 2016 Share Posted April 30, 2016 Did it the clear the haze at all? Not nearly enough. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KC 71 Posted April 30, 2016 Share Posted April 30, 2016 It has got colder here thats a good thing 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckamuck Posted May 1, 2016 Share Posted May 1, 2016 45 minutes of rain here so far. But the last 20 is a light rain. We'll take it though. Supposed to be some note in the next few days. After I made this post the power cut. It just came back now. 43 hours. But there was huge storm here yesterday that made the power guys start all over again. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sceadugenga Posted May 1, 2016 Share Posted May 1, 2016 The afternoon storm's running late today... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post villagefarang Posted May 2, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted May 2, 2016 It was a beautiful day out on the bike today. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sceadugenga Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 Certainly cleared up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ripstanley Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 Yes today was a good day. There was a big storm here on Saturday (we were in Chiang Mai) and rain last night. This morning the mountain range was clear and view was good. It was great to see blue sky and identify clouds again. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garry Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 I'm back in country but in Chiang Mai at present. Looking forward to getting back by the end of the week. Thanks for the photos. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villagefarang Posted May 13, 2016 Share Posted May 13, 2016 We just got slammed by a big windstorm. I think our house is OK but I've already heard that some people lost their roofs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sceadugenga Posted May 13, 2016 Share Posted May 13, 2016 Only a couple of short but heavy showers here, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villagefarang Posted May 14, 2016 Share Posted May 14, 2016 One of our village sois is blocked by a large fallen tree this morning. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villagefarang Posted May 15, 2016 Share Posted May 15, 2016 We got some rain last night between 3am and 6am. Unfortunately it was accompanied by thunder which made it hard to sleep. Some people didn't get their roofs fixed in time so have additional problems today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckamuck Posted May 15, 2016 Share Posted May 15, 2016 Rumbling now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ripstanley Posted May 15, 2016 Share Posted May 15, 2016 We had big winds this afternoon before the lightning and thunder. Some impressive lightning strikes as the storm approached. We had good rain for about 20 min. We need more but the outside temperature dropped to 25. That was good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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