Thai Temple Tour

Hi everyone,

I know I was supposed to be back days ago to post more pics from Reece (my son) and Sarina's (Reece's girlfriend) recent trip to Thailand but life gets in the way sometimes. Better late than never, right?

Anywhoo...as promised...

The following pics are from a day out touring temples. There were lots of temples to see and each were spectacular in their own right. I have chosen just a few pics from the many Reece and Sarina took.

Remember you can click any image to enlarge it

Standing in front of a temple entrance


Inside one of the temples


Reece (below) standing beside a huge Resting Buddha
...it was impossible for them to get the whole Buddha in a single shot


A stunning red and gold temple


I like the perspective of this one


These (below) are tombs. Reece was told that the tombs are decorated in a mosaic fashion using pieces of chinaware/crockery. Apparently, local restaurants send any broken chinaware/crockery to the craftspeople and it is also used to create these stunning designs.


The Buddha sculptures are quite impressive and,
according to Reece and Sarina, this one was huge!


The Buddha below is solid Thai gold


The Buddha pictured below is under construction and massive in size.
Reece said that it can be seen from anywhere in Thailand.


Reece being Reece


...and Sarina being Sarina


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It was Michelle's birthday today and she and Alex came over for lunch. Mum and Dad were here also and we all had a nice, relaxing time together. I hope your weekend was restful and happy too.

Love, light and peace

MONDAY PHOTO-A-WEEK - What am I?

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I have big brown eyes....all the better to see you with



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Serena's fur-kid.....CODY!!!!


Here I am sporting my 'take pity on me and put that camera away' look...
...seriously, I know I'm adorable but GEEZ, how many darned photos does she need of me???!!



Psssssssssssssssssssst!!!......yes, YOU there in front of the computer!!! Could you please tell my Mum that scissor-trimming her fur-kid should be a crime and that she does a lousy job of it? I've threatened to run away from home if she ever humiliates me like this again but I don't think she's taking me seriously.


Here I am snoozing in the bed I use while my Mum works at the computer



Here I am on my Mum's bed where I sleep at night



Sometimes, I like to play 'hide and seek' and Mum's wardrobe is my favourite place to hide



I hope you enjoyed my little game of - WHAT AM I?
Love and big doggy smooches to you!

More sketches and some Thailand pics

Hi everyone,

I hope you are all enjoying a lovely weekend. It has still been raining on and off here to the point where some areas in Queensland suffered the worst floods they've had in over a century. My backyard is still like a swamp after three weeks and, for three nights straight, I barely got any sleep because the frogs and toads were making dreadfully loud noises all night long. That is not an exaggeration either.....the sounds vibrated throughout the house and we could barely hear the TV or ourselves talk for that matter. Over the week, I did manage a couple more pages in my Nature and Animal journal using photo references from pics I have taken recently.

Watercolour and Pigma Micron pen in A4 sketchbook
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Watercolour, a little coloured pencil, and Pigma Micron pen in A4 sketchbook

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As mentioned in a previous post, Reece and Sarina arrived back on Saturday, Feb. 27th, from their holiday to Thailand. They had a fabulous time and took lots of pics while they were there so I thought I'd show you a few pics each day over the next week or so. One of the highlights for them was the elephant rides through the jungle.

I LOVE this pic of them on the elephant.
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More tomorrow.....

Love, light and peace