Wat Paknam Khaem Nu (Chantaburi, Thailand)

This temple is so interesting and unique it takes a long time to absorb all the beauty. I recently met one of the artists decorating the walls. It’s an incredibly interesting personal story as well as profession.

keeping my hands out of the sun. hours in the sun is not good for skin.
the Phoenix around the sides of the temple and dragons at the front.
(Red Phoenix and Azure dragon make up the Yin Yang circle of dynamics)

What Wat Phu Khao? That One!

Visiting temples in Thailand is kind of like traveling through Italy and taking photos of the amazing art in the churches so here’s another one I really enjoyed with some friends from Japan.

Just one variety of tree
Another variety of tree
With my Covid beard
You pay for incense and little flakes of gold to press on to certain objects like this big ball

That Wat, Wat Thung Setthi

Wat Thung Setthi is near the center of Khon Kaen. It’s very striking for it’s surroundings of water and rice fields as well as the four corner guards protecting the Buddha.

At the entrance
Visitors ringing a chime
A dog trying to catch catfish
One guard
Second guard
Third guard
Fourth guard
The Buddha

Mountain Food Shops

As my friends took me around Kalasin and the area today they wanted to stop at the shops selling mountain resourced specialty foods. Here they are, frogs, bugs and all.

Beehives
Worms and bugs
Freshwater eel and rats
More bugs
Live baby frogs
More bugs

Yes, they are alive