The Photography of Dr. Jeff Harper

I was at the BIRA Circuit outside of Pattaya, Thailand on Saturday to cheer my friend, tuner, and sometimes driver, Khun Mac.  He was the #1 qualifier, s usual.  We have been discussing ways to make more horsepower on his (class restricted) 1500cc engine.  The results can plainly be seen: the tall injectors which brought in a ton of extra torque above 7000rpm.

Khun Mac leading the field on the first lap.

A leaking head gasket kept him from winning . . . but he was still on the podium at 3rd place (and qualified for Sunday's big race). See more on my Khun Mac at BIRA Circuit blog page.

It is the rainy season in Bangkok now.  It has rained some every day for about three weeks now, making my garden path very beautiful.

In the morning, everything is covered with a thick dew.  The humidity is above 90%, and the temperature is above 90(f).

We have a spirit house for the spirits that lived here before we built our home, like most Thai houses. We tend our spirit house, and people it with spirit house folk: dancers, maids, gardeners, and hangers-on.

There was a new lotus flower opening this morning.  It set the tone for the day.

If you are ever in Bangkok and are looking for the best music, you can't beat the Saxophone on Victory Monument Circle. I was there last night with my old friend John Stiles and we saw and heard a great blues set with another of my old friends, Khun Chai, sitting in with the house band.  Khun Chai is perhaps one of the top 10 blues guitar players in the world, and I have seen all the great blues guitar players over the years.  Chai is magic. (Photo taken on my iPhone4.)

I had a bad feeling about the evening - it might rain again and cancel my racing.  The sunset was fantastic: magenta, green (!), and turquoise.

As the sun set further and further over the horizon, this massive, ice-capped thunderhead grew more beautiful. The colors were other-worldly.

More beautiful by the minute.

Unbelievable magnificence.

The sky darkened.  The thunderheads moved in.  No racing tonight.

The found object in this case is this photo: found when I was cleaning up and consolidating some of my back-up hard drives.  it is from a trip to Khao Yai last year . . . a wonderful restaurant.