A rice field waiting to be planted.

Thai workers who stopped planting rice to stare in awe at the two trucks unloading 23 farangs (foreigners).

Yes, that's my foot!

To plant rice, you tuck a bundle of plants under your arm (or hold the bundle with your hand if you want to very sore hand muscles). The you pick out 2-3 plants (look sort of like green onions) and push them together into the deep mud. This was early in the process because we still had clean clothes!