A WINTER MESSAGE--NOT TO BE MISTAKEN FOR A CHRISTMAS MESSAGE

Oh the weather outside is frightful
But to us it's just delightful
The locals think we're insane.
Let it rain! Let it rain! Let it rain!



For a few days we have been having cooler than normal temps here. At 72 degrees our students were coming to school with scarves and jackets on. We, of course, were enjoying the cool down and went to school in our normal attire. But, this morning, even we were wearing light sweaters in the early morning hours and evenings. We're going soft.

Then we got a huge rain storm. They haven't had weather like this since 1964. They were appalled that it would rain that hard during the dry season. (They have two seasons, the dry season and the rainy season.) People actually got out the blankets and were bundled up like they were in Utah. 
It feels like Los Angeles winter days. (High of 72 degrees and low of 53 degrees). And that, my friends, is freezing weather for Lao people. You can imagine, since it is normally so hot here. They look at us like we are crazy when we don't wear a jacket. They are sporting parkas and scarves. This is the first week that we haven't had to have the air conditioning on. But, don't get me wrong. There would never ever be any need for a furnace here like we have at home. We don't even have a blanket on our bed. We have one but we don't use it.

Now here are some fun photos that don't have a theme....a potpourri of fun pictures that I thought you'd enjoy on this winter day. Ha ha ha.

This is a guy with his pet raccoon that he takes out walking every morning. Now Brad, don't get any ideas for a new pet.

How many Buddhist Monks can fit in a Volkswagen?
I don't know but you can't believe how many can fit in one of these Tuk Tuks.

Some are sitting but most are standing and they are packed in there like sardines. We saw about 25 get out of one today.

This is before it got cold. I don't know what they are wearing now it's cold. I hope they've got something warm to wear or just more layers. But still, they don't wear shoes.

This plant at the church is not one to tangle with. Self preservation is the name of the game.

View out my back window.