The ground here was covered with beautiful purple flowers, called sea morning glory. It made me weep - I find it so very difficult to imagine what happened. I thought of Flanders and the poppies.
Sunday, November 25, 2007
Ban Talae Nok
This is the site of the old village before the tsunami. When they rebuilt it, they moved it further inland - which is where I stayed for my first homestay.
The ground here was covered with beautiful purple flowers, called sea morning glory. It made me weep - I find it so very difficult to imagine what happened. I thought of Flanders and the poppies.
The ground here was covered with beautiful purple flowers, called sea morning glory. It made me weep - I find it so very difficult to imagine what happened. I thought of Flanders and the poppies.
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Gosh, I can sense the stillness from here. It must have been amazing, if heartbreaking, to be there.
X
those flowers....how poignant.
That's beautiful, in an 'awful' way.
x
*Lump in throat*
C x
How beautiful - and sad
Hi all, I know I'm meant to be looking forward - and there are extraordinary, positive things going on in the community, but it's hard to go and not look back at what was.
And the looking forward is so much the richer for looking back.
JJx
That photo makes me so sad. I spent a long time living in Khao Lak after the tsunami helping manage the volunteer centre. Standing on any beach on that coastline you could feel the loss and I can still feel it looking at that picture. It's good to hear people have and continue to turn things around and rebuild their lives. I can't wait to read more stories!
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