Saturday, January 24, 2015

Seethawaka Regency, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.





A newly opened hotel bordering the Avissawella - Colombo road. It is fully booked for wedding functions over the next few months. It is about one Kilometer from Avissawella town.

Wednesday, January 21, 2015

Scenes, Sri Lanka.

Cattle Egrets near a grazing cow.
The egrets pick the ticks off the body of the cow. They stay near the grazing cow, as they make a rich feast of the insects on the grass which fly out, when the cow disturbs them

Lovers tryst under a tree, on a country lane near a paddy field - a scene as old as time.

Tuesday, January 20, 2015

House-hold items, Gampaha, Sri Lanka.

Saw-dust fired cooker. The saw-dist is packed leaving a central column of air. It is then lighted from below.

Unfinished stone pestle, used in grinding copra, to extract coconut oil.