#1: View from confluence looking SSE across a rice paddy. Thailand is the world's largest exporter of rice (followed by USA and Vietnam) with 15% of the country lying beneath flooded rice fields. About 60% of the Thai labor force are engaged in agriculture (r
#2: Khow and Edward (insert) at the confluence. View looking West (insert East). Khow is a Bangkok taxi driver with an impressive knowledge of local geography, flora, and fauna.
#3: Village home about 200 meters (650 ft) SE of the confluence. There were only a few homes in this small village. 75% of the Thai population produce their own food and live in small villages.
#4: Termite mound on the trail to the rice paddies that hold the confluence. Local villagers leave flowered offerings for good luck. Recent termite activity has “welded” the offerings into the mound.
#5: Phra Pathom Chedi in the city of Nakhon Pathom (pop. 60,000). The dome of the "Chedi" (main room) is in the center of photo. The hook-like gable fixtures common to Thai architecture are "Jaofao" (sky lords) that protect the "Wat" (temple) interior from ba
#6: Elderly Thai woman selling produce from her boat along one of the many rivers near the confluence. Fresh fish, meat, and vegetables are abundant in the area.
