Photo shows the height where the tree was snapped broken by Pang Deurn. The answer to our question:" Why did she break the tree at that height?", should be that: she innately desires the tree to be able to regrow new branches from that height.

Pang Deurn has broken a couple of branches of a tree and placed them in a position that they touch her back and face. Then she goes to sleep. It seems that this gives her comfort during her sleep, since she will know if she is losing equilibrium during her standing sleep. The leaves and branches will tickle or scratch her so that she will wake up. Elephant intelligence and innovation is amazing!

Flowers of Sublangka Wildlife Sanctuary.

Plai Chumpol shows us how he eats a banana plant and replants it. Here he has made in impression in the ground with his left foot. Then he drops the roots of the banana plant in to the hole ao that it can regrow into a banana tree again.

Plai Chumpol gets excited to see Khun Chookiat again.

Phu Khiew Wildlife Reserve has a number of wildlife that are photo friendly.

"Lam Nam Prom" runs through Phu Khiew Wildlife Reserve.

Golf course at Chulaporn Dam.

View from Chulaporn Dam.

Parichat enjoys her lunch which includes "mum".

Prepared dish of "Mum". It is a air dried cured beef sausage made of beef and various herbs that is a specialty of the region.

"Mum" vendor in the town of Kaset Somboon.

Khun Phavadee entrusts Mom Chao Kornnika with CDs of "His Majesty the King's Photography Portfolio" for Princess Sirindhorn. The CD is a digitized book format, that actually opens and flips, of the exact book "His Majesty the King's Photography Portfolio" which I made as a birthday tribute for H.M. the King on his 60th birthday. The book was published in 1989.

"Kao Chae" lunch at Wang Klong Toey with M.C. Kornnika Chakraphongse and Khunying Lek.

"Elephant Whisperer"- Khun Pichai exchanges secrets with Pang Deurn.

Pang Doremi, Plai Doreamon, Pang Dao and Pang Deurn come to say hello to us.

We visit with our elephants in the Sublangka Wildlife Sanctuary.

Archarn Kamchorn Sathirakul, Sivaporn, Pliu and other directors of the TISCO Foundation grant educational scholarships to 1021 students from Bangkok and surrounds.

This photo of H.M. the King waving back to the throngs of yellow garbed Thai people gahered to honor and show their love for him gets our vote for best photo.

Khun Puert helps Khun Bundit to partake his meal of grilled river lobsters. Khun Sathit is still angry at Khun Bundit for not eating any of the giant river lobsters that Khun Sathit prepared for him at SOCCEF over the weekend.

Khun Dang, owner of Krua Up-sorn Restaurant, joins us for a picture with Dr. Sumet.

An admirer gets her picture taken with Dr. Sumet.

The gang on the bleechers.

The rain has stopped and the Royal Barges start their majestic glide down the Chao Phya River accompanied by the eiry and haunting sounds of the oarman's chant.

Dr. Sumet Tantivejkul greets the French ambassador in French while Thammasart Rector looks on.

Dr.Hiran Rudisee and wife secure their bench seats. Dr. Hiran was also a Director of the MRTA and resigned after I did.

Siriraj Hospital's rooms are fully occupied. Patients with riverview are overwhemed by the number of wellwishers who come to visit them today.

Khun Puert holds hands with his childhood friend: Khun Kalnarong Chantik.

Siam Commercial Bank has rented a set of bleechers across the Chao Phya River from Thammasart University.

Dr, Panas Simasathien, Chairman of FRAC, (Financial Institutions Restructure Advisory Committee) that recapitalized some banks after the 1997 crisis.

Dr. Marut Bunnag arrives after the torrential rains with his wife.

View of crowd gathered to watch the Royal Barge Procession from Thammasart University's Dome clock.

Snoopy goes to spend the long weekend at SOCCEF. He is very scared of fireworks, and there will be plenty in Bangkok.

We watch H.M.the King 's speech at his 60th anniversary celebrations of his reign.

Snoopy sits properly at the breakfast table while Khun Pichai and Khun Puert have their breakfast. Snoopy is spending the weekend away from the giantic and spectacular firework displays in honour of H.M. the King's 60th Anniversary of his reign.

Rama IX Art Museum Foundation holds its Annual Board of Directors Meeting at the Bank of Thailand conference room. Left to right: Khun Pitakpol Wisuth-umporn, Sivaporn, M.R. Chakrarot Chitrabongs,Rear Admiral M.L. Usni Pramoj (Chairman), Khunying Kasama Varavarn, M.R. Pridiyathorn Devakula, Khun Apichart Romayaroop, Khun Krisanapong Namjaithiangtham and Khun Samart Amornpraphaipis.

Khun Sasinee and Khun Pumin bring Khun Chantana (Nhut), Mgr. of TISCO Building, to present a bouquet of lovely flowers.

Privy Councillor Gen.Surayud Chulanon and Sivaporn enjoy the lively and productive Board of Directors Meeting of the Elephant Reintroduction Foundation chaired by Dr. Sumet Tantivejkul.

Dr. Sumet Tantivejkul, Chairman of the Elephant Reintroduction Foundation, surrounded by the Foundtion's directors and advisors.

Khun Rumpa, Khun Asvini and Khun Kriengkrai come in to donate funds for the Elephant Reintroduction Foundation.

Aor, Vor and Oot are extremely delighted to receive birthday gifts from wellwishers.

Vor, Oot and Aor prepare to blow out the candles on their birthday cakes.

Karantarat, Nattamon and Araya celebrate their birthdays at the Yuan Chinese Restaurant at the Millenium Hilton.