Showing posts with label scenes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label scenes. Show all posts

Saturday, March 16, 2013

Various scenes, Sri Lanka.

Water for  the weary traveler, 'Pin-thaliya'- 'Thanneer Kudam', Paranthan.

A giant tea-pot, Meepe, Sri Lanka.

An old HMV Gramophone of the late1940s.

A butterfly, 'Common Crow' - Euploea core - sipping nectar.

Sunday, November 25, 2012

Scenes at 'The Waters Edge Park', Colombo, Sri Lanka.




Evening strollers at the Waters Edge Park. A time to relax and have fun.

Saturday, November 24, 2012

Scenes from 'The Waters Edge', Colombo, Sri Lanka.


Swamp land ideal for bird-spotting.

Scene along a foot-path.

Road closed to traffic with paintings.

'The Waters Edge Hotel seen in the distance.

Friday, November 23, 2012

Scenes from the Waters Edge, Baththaramulla, Colombo, Sri Lanka.

At the flower plants sale site.

A footpath by a waterway for strollers.

The 5 star Waters Edge hotel bordering the park.

The mini golf course.
The Waters Edge was a swamp land near the bifurcation of the roads leading to Baththaramulla and to the New Parliament Complex. It is being developed as a park. It surpasses the old Victoria Park - Vihara Maha Dewi Park, in Colombo 7. It is becoming more and more enchanting day by day.

Monday, November 12, 2012

Two scenes, Sri Lanka.

Sweet shop, Lellopitiya.
 The above picture shows an all-night sweet shop on the Rathnapura - Pelmadulla road.
Sunset at Ambulgama.
There is always a beautiful sunset to view anywhere in Sri Lanka. The one above I saw on the  Low-level road past Hanwella on the road to Colombo.

Monday, October 22, 2012

Scenes at the Dalada Maligawa, Kandy, Sri Lanka.

A water cistern of stone donated to the Maligawa,
The 'Audience Hall of the former Kings of Kandy.
Wetting the flowers to be used as offerings.
Bell and water bowl made of brass.
The Audience Hall was where the articles of the agreement by the Kandyan Chiefs with the conquering British was signed. It was later used as the venue of the Supreme Courts.

Friday, September 28, 2012

Scenes from the Gadaladeniya Temple, Sri Lanka.

An enclosure for a tree
A pond with lotuses in bloom

Monday, April 16, 2012

Scenes from Kurikaadduvaan to Pannai, Sri Lanka


Palmyra trees bordering a paddy field

A fence made of palmyra stem and leaves

A residence which would have seen better days

Boats

Sunday, April 8, 2012

Point-Pedro scenes, Sri Lanka.

'Therumoody madam'
An infant's cloth cradle

Thursday, December 1, 2011

Belihuloya to Beragala scenic wonder, Sri Lanka

Scene after scene of nature in its abundance greets the eyes on this road. If you stop to pause at nature around you you are in for a treat.
Click on the web-link below to see a video part of the road:-
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G11xOjEyUZo

Scenes at the entrance to the Rest-house, Belihul Oya, Sri Lanka

I picked out these scenes looking straight ahead, looking to the left and looking to the right coming out of the Belihuloya Rest-house. You can see the variety at every turn.