The Dragonflies' Lair ~ Thread XXXVII~May, June 2007

Soaring Feather/Poets of The Lair | May 7, 2007 | Soaring Feather

[starbase]

Whew! Am I pooped! This hot weather is tiring, but at least I got my final visa, so once I head back to Taiwan tomorrow, it could very well be a year or two before I go out again. Maybe Thailand will have an elected government by then, instead of a military junta. Next time I do travel (except for inside Taiwan) I may very well go to Japan, a place that has always interested me, but which I have never been to (except the airport for a connecting flight!)

Well I've scooped up tons of photos, got 200 just today! I can hardly slide them off the camera onto the memory card fast enough. I hope Lairites will understand it will take me a long time to formulate them into coherent "tours" and then upload them all for viewing! It will probably be two months before I do, as I'll likely have to wait till I've bought a new laptop so I can work on this at my leisure (Internet cafes aren't the best places for this).

In the meantime, here's a few teasers to keep your interest.

1.) I have lots of pics that will make a great "River Tour", promises to be rather dramatic. Here's one cool view:
2.) Here's some mild river action!:


3.) Majestic, and ancient:


4.) Here's a sun drenched view of the hotel pool we've seen before (slightly over exposed!):


5.) And finally, let's say goodbye to the happy fish. It may be a few weeks before I have any complete tours to offer. By that time maybe Lairites can help me break in Off The Beaten Path (with some courtesy passes, of course!):

[Soaring Feather]

Good morning everyone.

A mural strange on our plane
our vision quite puzzled,
offered by Geekdejure for our pleasure
I have taken strong measure and loaded it to Fotki!

A treat from Thailand, starbase has shown us,
The Off the Beaten Path Tours enthralls us,
with exotic acclaim,
we see worlds around us that really astound us
this tour of an ancient culture for us is free!

We Thank You, starbase, for your big heart
by offering us a first showing without a fee
we enjoy your roaming, along main fare ways
or on side streets a visual tour first thing in the morning.

Soaring Feather

[NY Attitude]

Good morning Soaring Feather. That is quite a picture that you have there. Hope that you are feeling better.

[Soaring Feather]

LOL, yes it is pretty wild. ;)

Doing well thanks, have to head out for an appointment.

Lovely day today! Hope all is well with you.

[Kathy in Alaska]

[NY Attitude]

Happy to hear that you are doing well and that thew weather is nice. So far things here are fine with me. Coffee is finally taking effect.

[NY Attitude]

Hi Kathy. Thanks for the good wishes. That is a cute graphic. Hope all is well with you.

[Lady Jag]

Lovely tour Starbase. Thanks.

[Soaring Feather]

Top of the morning to you Kathy, have a good one. *HUGS*

[Soaring Feather]

Thanks, I am off and running.

[Soaring Feather]

Have a good one sweets, see you later.

[Lady Jag]

Tromp l'oeil

Imagination

A gaunt and hoary slab of stone I found in desert place, And wondered why it lay alone In that abandoned place. Said I: 'Maybe a Palace stood Where now the lizards crawl, With courts of musky quietude And turrets tall. Maybe where low the vultures wing 'Mid mosque and minaret, The proud pavilion of a King Was luminously set. 'Mid fairy fountains, alcoves dim, Upon a garnet throne He ruled,--and now all trace of him Is just this stone. Ah well, I've done with wandering, But from a blousy bar I see with drunk imagining A Palace like a star. I build it up from one grey stone With gardens hanging high, And dream . . . Long, long ere Babylon It's King was I. Robert W. Service

[NY Attitude]

Quite a twist.

[Lady Jag]

May Morning

I lie stretched out upon the window-seat And doze, and read a page or two, and doze, And feel the air like water on me close, Great waves of sunny air that lip and beat With a small noise, monotonous and sweet, Against the window -- and the scent of cool, Frail flowers by some brown and dew-drenched pool Possesses me from drowsy head to feet. This is the time of all-sufficing laughter At idiotic things some one has done, And there is neither past nor vague hereafter. And all your body stretches in the sun And drinks the light in like a liquid thing; Filled with the divine languor of late spring. Stephen Vincent Benet

[Lady Jag]

I’m almost ready to twist again like I did last summer. You?

[NY Attitude]

Crank up the Chubby Checker’s music. LOL.

[MEG33]

Texas Flowers

Good Morning To The Lair
The roadsides were filled with flowers like this on Sunday..Missing
in this picture are the yellow ones..It was a visual treat.

[NY Attitude]

Good morning MEG33. Nice flowers.

[MEG33]

Thank you, NYA..I am condidering going for a drive and looking for more. I wish I had a Digital camera and a steady hand..The sun is shining after a nice rain last night.

[MEG33]

Lovely!