Geez....it's like grand central station out in our garden this morning. Both Lynda and I slept in a little and when we emerged around 8:30 Pasek was saying goodbye to an artist friend of his. As soon as he saw us though nothing would do but that we too had to meet him which we did. Once we'd met him we then had to see all of his artwork that he was carrying in his bag. He is actually a quite famous artist whose works have been published in Margaret Meade's book and who has several pieces hanging in galleries and museums in Europe and other parts of Asia. His work is very beautiful and detailed. As he explained the process we learned that there are 6 stages to each of his paintings as he builds and builds the layers and shades as he paints. Even the black and white works (that had a little gold accent on them) were 6 layers deep. The first layer prepares the paper and is a rice water wash. The final layer is the gold accents. In between there are 4 layers of pencil, ink, and paint. As beautiful as they are we were both able to withstand the desire to buy. Wall space is at a premium and really....I want less stuff, not more.
Also in the yard was Ketut (looks after room and makes breakfast) and Jati (driver). While they were chatting Goodday (works 2 doors down at Julie's) came through to drop something off as well. And next came Julie...stopping by to see how we enjoyed the Hendrix band last night. Yep, grand central station this morning! But now just a little more than an hour later breakfast is done and the only sounds I can hear are the water feature and the 'whistling while he works' man.
In fact, it is so peaceful at the moment that a beautiful big butterfly just fluttered all around us before it settled down on the table right in front of Lynda! Beautiful! We took that butterfly as a sign that it was time to pull our Bali Blessing card for the day. Lynda got "integrity" and I got "joy" - two more great cards to reflect on over the course of this day.
Its a hot one today....not sure that the mercury is any higher in the thermometer but definitely certain the humidity is higher and the breeze is less so it feels warmer. Gonna make great use of those fans that Lynda picked up at the market yesterday.
What a lazy day it's been and because we were so lazy just staying here at the house we discovered something we would never otherwise have seen. This morning there was a massive buzzing noise and once we'd located the overhead source Ketut told us that it was just a big flying bee like thing that was making a problem for the little guys that were up in the area the big guy was hanging around at. (Keep in mind that Ketut is just learning english so something may have been lost in translation there.). Eventually that massive bee (he is more than 1 inch long!) took off and all we could hear were the birds again. A little later in the day (about 2:30) a massive swarm of little bees materialized at the same location which happens to be the top of a pillar holding up the roof of our patio. Neither Pasek nor Ketut were around so Lynda and I quickly closed up all of our windows and hunkered down inside the room where there was no chance of running amok with those hundreds of bees! After about 30 minutes the entire swarm had disappeared again. When Pasek returned he explained that it happens every day at about that time mid afternoon because those little guys are honey bees and they have their nest right up there in the roof at the top of that pillar. Pasek explained that for the Balinese it is very very lucky to have honey bees make their nest at your house. It is a sign that you will be very successful and make lots of business. The added bonus is that every once in a while Pasek climbs up there (with extra clothing on) and harvests the honey. How cool is that....good luck and yummy!
We kind of missed lunch (which seems to be fast becoming a habit here) and so by late afternoon were starting to feel a little hungry. Rather than heading out to find somewhere to eat we decided takeout would be the way to go. Lynda offered to pick up the takeaway and I offered to pay. (I got the better deal here as takeaway for two is just the equivalent of $3 and it was crazy humid so walking anywhere didn't sound like much fun). Off Lynda went to the closest little warung while I got out spoons to set the "table". It wasn't long before the thunder began to roll and then the skies opened up and I was pretty much resigned to the fact that I'd be going hungry as I knew that if she was still in the warung when this rain started there was NO WAY she'd be heading out in it! It was my lucky day though as she was already in our little laneway when the rain started so honestly she was only out in it for less than a minute. In fact, it might not yet even have hit it's stride by the time she arrived home with the food. So....we sat on our patio enjoying the MUCH cooler temperatures the rain brought with them and chowing down on our takeaway nasi goring (fried rice) that was wrapped in a butcher paper cone. (Butcher paper is that brown paper that is waxed on one side). Thanks for making the food run Lynda!
Hard to believe that I managed to get this much typed into the blog on a day that I never even left the property! Soon.....I'm gonna start to run out of things to say.....maybe. LOL
OMG....I have to tell you this bit.....every time I finish typing the blog I read it to Lynda so she can help me think of anything else that I might have forgotten. Tonight I asked her if she'd like to hear what we did today and she replied (with a chuckle), "hmpf....well that would be just one word!" "Nothing!" LOL. Perspective.....Perspective.....Perspective.
Till next time,
L & L
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