Fruit trees in the garden, Gampaha, Sri Lanka.

'Naamina' - Fleshy and flat in taste.

'Bilin' - Very sour, children relish the juicy fruits.

The fruits on trees we enjoyed in our childhood.

Scenes from Sri Lanka.

Ploughing a paddy field, Hettipola.

A paddy field waiting for the plough, Gampaha.

Push-starting a car, Chilaw.

A road-side smithy, Vaikkal.

A 'Chamelion', Karandana, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

This type of garden lizard changes colour on being provoked.

The 'Kabaragoya', Karandana, Sri Lanka.

The 'Kabaragoya' -S, is called the 'crocodile living on land' by the Sinhalese. It has a powerful tail with which it can inflict severe injury. It is seen quite often on unfrequented roads in present Sri Lanka.

Video :-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHCDv8Uqz18

On the Colombo -Chilaw road, Sri Lanka.

Paddy field after ploughing - the egrets are picking up the earthworms.

Sale of King-coconuts for the weary traveller.

A bridge spanning the river before entering Chilaw.