One of the teak lanterns lighting the pathway at Baan Orapin
The stunning pool at Baan Orapin. The waterfall at the end runs most of the time
Gentle breezes in the morning
Quite a lot of bloom in Thailand for wintertime
Is this too cool?
This leaf fell in front of me and centered itself in a little gully....perfection
This is the shadow cast by the teak carved wall outside our room
Teak carvings in front of a reataurant
I love the way teak wood only gets more stunning with age
View from where we ate lunch
A DELICOIUS PLATE FULL OF DEEP FRIED BAMBOO WORMS. STEVE ATE MOST OF THEM BUT I HAD ABOUT A DOZEN. NO CREAMY CENTERS. JUST CRISP NUTTY FLAVOR!!
This plate full of Thai goodness disappeared in no time . Ek knows what we like...no "tourist" food....we want what the locals eat
This fish was delicious!! The green chili sauce hot and perfect
Learning all about different quality of handmade silk rugs
The hand loomed rug that wanted to come home with us
The day was warming up and the dogs go into their nap mode
Steve and Ek heading into Baan Celadon. I love this pottery
The artists "bridge" their painting hand to keep steady
The artists palette
My favorite bird painting girl is still doing her magic on the celadon pots
Carefully hand drawing a line around this cup
Greenware air drying and getting ready for the kiln
All of this pottery is hand thrown on a wheel. This man has been at Baan Celadon for years and is a master
What a beautiful dog. His eyes were golden when he was in the sun
This is at the teak carvers where all the panels etc are carved by masters. This man was drawing his next layer out with a felt tip pen
This woman was trimming and hand carving these celadon cups
Here is a sampling of what we had shipped home!! Steve loved this place
Wood carving fascinates me as do the carvers themselves. They literally become part of their work
Working the hammer and chisel
I love the depth of field in this shot. That touch of orange on their shirts is what inspired the shot
Remember the Betta from February 2010.....well I found a whole fleet of them in the carvers area!!!! EACH unique and one of a kind. I was freaking out
Look at how unique each fishes expression and fins are
I will have fish stories for years to come as I was reeling in the big one!
This little betta caught my eye. Lovely form and nice size....about 3 feet long. Now how do I get him home without breaking the bank
Ek found his resting spot in a teak chair
Steves dream teak wine tasting center. This table and chair set collapses down in a really unique way
Can anything be more elegant!!!! I waned this one really bad!! It's absolute perfection
I just loved this....simple decoration as we went up into the showroom
