Old tree to IC, drawings complete and free Bhumibol grass

Worldwide climate change so… also here in Thailand. Our old tree is in IC (Intensive Care) now. Suffering of drought.

Were we, about six weeks ago, thought the rainy season started because of several tropical storms and rain showers, it worked out the period we were not on our site there was nearly no rain. Bad for the newly cropped plants, marram grass and our old tree.

It is sad to see the surrounding rice fields full of weeds and the young rice plants getting brown still trying to survive. Farmers suffering.

A bit more than a week after we left the old tree started to drop its new leaves. Happy our brother in law saw it and started watering the tree as far as possible. We think (and hope) it is still alive and, getting intense care again, will be healthy soon.

Tuesday I finally finished the construction drawings for the next stage of our process. Yesterday we went to the Or Bor Tor (Local government construction supervision department) to pick up the paperwork we have to fill in and sign for the request for building permission. We also asked them to have a quick first check if the amount of drawings were complete. Indeed, we learned from our first experience (we think) and we are allowed to submit the request on Monday.

The government is really supporting citizens to improve nature. A couple of weeks ago we got free fish in our pond. Being in Chiang Mai Phatsamon discovered on the internet the Surin Land Development Department offered for free so called Bhumibol (Marram) grass.

King Rama IX (Bhumibol) learned Thai people how to use this grass to stop land erosion (see picture).

Phatsamon already started to plant this grass weeks ago but we ran out of plants.

Yesterday we picked up 5000 small plants for free and will use it around the pond again.

 

Frans Captijn

e-mail: pyramidhousethailand@gmail.com

 

 

Ready to start the next step in our process

Our 'holiday' is over. Two weeks longer than expected but... we have the time. 

We could nearly finish all the things we had to do in Mae Rim and Phatsamon started with a new kind of hobby. She started to learn more about the value of trees and how to crop. Maybe soon she will also start with really studying about it. 

Back to Surin we bring a part of the young trees she cropped from seeds we found in the forest around our place here in Mae Rim. 

We also used the time being back home at our other home to do lots of preparations for the next step in our building process. 17 drawings to get building permission for the pyramid guest rooms we want to create are nearly ready now. We will go for a first check on completeness next week to the Or Bor Tor. 

Going back our intention is to do the paper work to get building permission. The time for approval we will use to go on with the mosaic of the labyrinth. It will take more than a month I guess and also depends on the weather (rainy season now). 

Last but not least I have to discover how the hay fever this year will effect me. 

We want to start with building only one of the guest rooms first. Just to get some experience with this type of building. Our intention is to start with the house after that and as a last step build the second guest room. We will all see what time brings. 

Find some pictures of parts of some drawings we created. 

Frans Captijn

e-mail: pyramidhousethailand@gmail.com