'Chalet' at 'Serenity Village', Wevila, Kalatuwawe, Sri Lanka.

Situated in a 30 acre land of tea and wild vegetation, with a stream running through and a lotus pond, this is an ideal place to enjoy nature. Photo taken on 14/1/2010 with a Fuji Finepix S 1500.

Tree-house at Serenity Village, Wevila, Kalatuwawe, Sri Lanka.

We went to a nice retreat at Wevila, Kalatuwerwa yesterday. It is a nice hotel with chalets and a common dining room. This is a picture of a tree-house in the premises.

'Spotted dove', Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

The 'spotted dove' with its beautiful checker -board plumage is endemic to Sri Lanka. They are usually seen in pairs. I took this photo in my garden at Avissawella. I used a Fuji S1500 digital camera. The doves mate was in the immediate vicinity..

The beauty of a 'yellow-billed babbler', (Seven sisters), Sri Lanka

'A boat on the river', Meethirigala, Sri Lanka.

This boat on the river is 'not sailing away'. It has no sails and is tied up for the day. It is used daily for 'sand harvesting' from the river bed. The sand in the bottom of the river, is a result of soil erosion upstream. The harvested sand is used for building purposes.