Thap Lan National Park Thursday @ TDD - C&C

[trissie]

Triple Dog Dare!

Pick 3 things
Do them
Post your TaDas!

»»—-Cheers! WTG! Ygg!—-««

Don't think about it. Just do it!
~~ I Triple Dog Dare ya! ~~
Good Morning!
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[trissie]

Thap Lan National Park is in the Sankamphaeng Range in Prachinburi, Nakhon Ratchasima Provinces, Thailand. Established as a national park on 23 December 1981, it was the country's 40th national park. It is part of the Dong Phayayen–Khao Yai Forest Complex UNESCO World Heritage Site. Its attractions include Lan Forest and Recreational Garden (ป่าลานและสวนพักผ่อนหย่อนใจ); Namtok Thap Lan (or Namtok Heo Nok Kok) (น้ำตกทับลานหรือน้ำตกเหวนกกก); Thap Lan Reservoir (อ่างเก็บน้ำทับลาน); Namtok Huai Yai (น้ำตกห้วยใหญ่); Lam Mun Bon Dam (เขื่อนลำมูลบน); Hat Chom Tawan (หาดชมตะวัน).

Most of Thap Lan is covered in dry evergreen forest, particularly on lower mountain slopes. There are a number of important plant species found within this forest type, including Dipterocarps and Hopia. Bamboo is also often found in drier forests.

Near Ban Thap Lan, Ban Khun Sri Bupram, and Ban Wang Mued, are rare fan palm or Talipot palm forests. These forests covered much of the northeast region of Thailand in the past, though the spread of agriculture saw the destruction of a large number of palm forests. Today, Thap Lan is home to one of the few such forests remaining in Thailand. The fan palm is important in Thai culture as its leaves were used as the parchment on which Buddhist texts were inscribed. Fan palms are an ancient plant that produce a single massive inflorescence, the largest in the plant kingdom, containing up to 60 million flowers. After this huge exertion of energy, the tree dies.

As Thap Lan National Park covers such a large area, and is connected to Khao Yai, Pang Sida, and Ta Praya National Parks, it is home to a number of wild animals, including tigers, elephants, buffaloes, bangtang, serow, black bears, sun bears, crown gibbons, hornbills, pheasants, and lorikeets. According to researchers, the park may have more tigers than China. A total of 149 bird species have been confirmed within the park, including several rare species restricted to low-land evergreen forest, such as the green imperial pigeon, stork-billed kingfisher, scaly-crowned babbler, Collared kingfisher and Jerdon's baza.  In dense forest near water are Green dragontail butterflies.

There is hope that one of the world's most endangered mammals, the kouprey, may still survive in Thap Lan and Pang Sida National Parks. Though one has not been sighted within Thailand for more than 30 years, this primitive cattle species could provide genes valuable in the production of disease-free strains of domestic cattle.

[Kittykatt]

Good morning Trissie and thank you for starting us off.

Just a quick CI for me, as I need to be up and OTD early. Today is also Ascension Day, so we'll be having a special service at church.

Yesterday I did manage to wrap those remaining items I've listed on eBay, so when they do sell, all I'll have to do is print the label. I printed the receipt for the biscuit for church, and found someone who will take the cat food that ours won't eat. So, progress on my extras list!

[Kittykatt]

Today's short list:
Thursday:
DH WFH
10.30 am church
Any errands to run? Can I take books back to library?
Can I hoover the car?
Order meds for F and M , food for Fred and flea control / wormer for F and M
3.30 pm podiatrist me
6-7 pm Waitrose delivery
Unpack groceries and PA
Our supper
Kitty supper
Can I finish that email.for SR?
Kitty nails?

[Doggedly]

Thank you for starting us off, trissie. It is encouraging to see countries around the world protecting their land in national parks.

Enjoy your special service at church, Kittykatt. WTG on your early morning successes.

I'm just hanging laundry.

[Kittykatt]

Sleep well, Dogged! I just need to remember to take everything I need OTD with me this morning!

[Doggedly]

Thank you, Kittykatt. Sending you "Remember to bring everything" vibes.

I have finally finished hanging the laundry. Poor Germane is having digestive troubles and it seems that every time I reach for laundry I find myself cleaning the floor again.
...and she's off again.

Thursday
Cleaned up after Germane
Mopped the floor again
Put away the mop out of unwarranted optimism
Hung more laundry
Cleaned up after Germane
Mopped the floor again
Hung the laundry

[Doggedly]

Just having a last cup of coffee and piece of toast and then I'll be off to bed. Good night/day!

[L.Ann]

Morning kittykatt! Night Dogged!

1-dress and pick up bedroom
2-meds and temp for DD33
3-walk a mile

4-pick up Little Bit

Menus
Thursday-chicken burrito bowls
Friday-pizza
Saturday-kale chicken Caesar
Sunday-middle Eastern chickpea bowls

Events
Thursday-Little Bit 7:40-5, Little Bit school 9:15-3, DD33 bocce 4:30-5:30, DD33 late for dance, Dsis coming, 1 or 8 summer book review on zoom
Friday-Little Bit 7:40-5, Little Bit school 9:15-3, DD33 dentist 11:20, marine museum 5-8(boat ride@5) Little Bit beach day
Saturday-
Sunday-


Weekly House Blessing-mop dining room, bathroom, kitchen
Detailed cleaning of living room- detailed vacuuming
Death book-update DD33’s pages
Phone calls-
Extra stuff-


Accomplishments
-stretching and knee exercises
-breakfast for dog and me
-diet sites

[helia]

I'm up, getting ready to go to an 8 a.m WW meeting across town. Of course, the scale at home reported a .6 pound gain overnight when I stepped on it this morning. I'm at the highest I've been for weeks. And I thought I was doing OK. I've started eating steel cut oats daily as they're 0 points in the WW program, and I've heard they're very healthy. I put fruit in them instead of sugar to keep the points zero, but I don't think my body agrees they're zero points. They're not zero calories, of course - and maybe not zero impact. Days like today when I don't want to go are the days I need to go the most.

I didn't get back here yesterday, but I mainly did payroll. I was able to order Kroger groceries by using Insta cart. I have to pay a fee for that eventually. The weather was not inspiring for May - gray and in the 40s. I think today we're supposed to get up into the 60s. Yay!

Today, I have WW meeting 8-8:30 and then campus academic ci meeting with AC 11-12 on zoom. I may/ may not have the Vol. ESL class 6 - 7:30 tonight. I'm still waiting for SS to contact me. I've decided I'll just let her contact me as I feel like I'm badgering her. . . A jog this afternoon, laundry, progress on payroll stuff - exam prep, communication with teachers re: the curriculum, perhaps prep for class tomorrow. I'm on my own for dinner as dh is starting a clay class, and he'll go straight from work! Working with clay makes him happy, so I'm glad he can do this. He likes throwing on the wheel.

Next:
- s2s and self care
- 8-8:30 WW meeting
- some qt

Later:
- reclaim kitchen
- back exercises
- lists updated
- strip MBR bed
- lol 1 w d f pa
- lol 2 w d f pa
- remake MBR bed with clean sheets
- payroll: reply to LH - exam edits
- payroll: email LH re: meeting time
- payroll: email CM with notes on IW course pack
- payroll: edit AR Exam and send out draft
- payroll: draft of AIR Exam send out for review
- payroll: draft of 2 Listening exams sent out for review
- 11-12 payroll: CA ci meeting with AC
- lunch
- after lunch clean up
- JOG
- payroll: prep for AI AS D13
- finish fun book
- fill out forms for venue for event
- buy walking shoes?
- dinner: on my own - simple
- 6 - 7:30 help with ESL class? (I haven't heard yet - so maybe not?)
- duolingo
- update health apps

TaDas!
- up; weighed self
- coffee
- RSVPed for WW meeting

WEEKLY ACTIVITIES
Th 8 - WW mtg/ 11-12 payroll: CA ci mtg. with AC/ 6 - 7:30 Vol. ESL class?
Fri 9-10 work out with AS/ 1:40 - 3:30 payroll: teach AI AS D11/ 4-5 payroll: exit test - if any Ss choose to take it/ dinner out with the Os
Sat 8 - 5K run/ 4 - 9ish CG1 grad party for DK and AT (graduating high school)
Sun 10 - church/ 6 - host Sunday dinner for up to 6 people

Menus:
M - leftovers (teriyaki salmon, Tuscan shrimp - freezer), rice, roasted butternut squash
T - ravioli, homemade tomato sauce (suga), green salad
W - lentil stew, rice, roasted veggie
Th - on my own
F - dinner out with the Os
Sa - CG1 potluck - grad party for DK and AT
Sun - we host: bread, rotisserie chicken, pizza

APRIL Brain Dumps
This Week - House
- remake guest bed
- can I spend some time decluttering in MBR?

This Week - Deskwork
- Writing progress - wip
- write BD card to DS
- figure out another knitting project?

This Week - Errands
- buy pillows?
- weekend groceries?
- buy 2 grad cards

General Brain Dump
- progress decluttering clothes - wip
- new phone eventually