Shaggy's Isaan

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Thought I would share with you all some of the people and places I have seen or visited in Isaan

Where I call home,is the small village of Nong Saeng at the Northern end of the Lam Pao reservoir,close to the Kalasin/Udon Thani border and so

many of the images posted here will have been taken in that area,others are from my travels in and around Isaan.Hope you enjoy my pics,as much

as I enjoyed taking them.

Sunset on the Lam Pao

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A new day dawns

Taken at a small lake near to our home.

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Pancake day

Little guy,getting a helping hand with his pancake at our local market.

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This is one of my favorite images from the Lam Pao,so far.

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Sunset at the beautiful Wat Pha Phu Kon

Location: Amphoe Na Yung district of Udon Thani

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A spontaneous pose

Had been helping out up at our local temple,to help them construct a new Buddha statue.The construction was finished for the day and so I had a wonder around with my camera,

to try and grab a few shots of the folks there.These young boys had been helping out at in the kitchen,raised my camera to get a photo of them.....couldn't of asked for a better pose.

Still makes me smile,every time I see this photo.

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Sunrise from Yang Talat,looking out over the Lam Pao

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Working the sugarcane

Don't know how they do it,if I am honest.I help out with theses guys for only about half an hour.....was completely knackered for the rest of the morning!

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Firewood lady

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As the old saying goes........If it ain't broke,don't fix it

Think this vehicle was more a case of......If it's broke,make something else out of it!!

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A very pleasant evening sky.

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This shot was taken during Song Kran this year

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This shot was taken during Song Kran this year

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Sugarcane worker

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Working in the rice paddy

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Misty morning sunrise at Yang Talaat

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Evening light and still waters on the Lam Pao

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Misty morning sunrise,taken from the top of our little mountain.

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Lady of the lake

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Off to the weighbridge

A common sight to see towards the back end of the year,is farmers taking their freshly harvested sugarcane to get weighed in at one of the weighbridges.

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At the market

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Not exactly what you might call a palace,but that doesn't make it any less of a home!

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This years drought period was hard on many people,there were a few however that managed to take advantage of the low water levels.

Normally where these ladies are standing,would be at least 1.5 - 2 meters deeper.

Ladies day out on the Lam Pao

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Yasothon's Giant Naga

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Final glow on the Lam Pao

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Low cloud coverage,no wind and some diffused light gave the perfect opportunity to catch some reflections on the water.

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Farmers shelter

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A new day breaks, over a rice stubble field

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Don't drink and drive