Harvested sand from the river bed, Meethirigala, Sri Lanka.

Sand used for building is harvested from the beds of rivers in Sri Lanka. This is controlled by licences to prevent soil erosion. A lorry load of sand delivered in Colombo costs about Rs.5000/-.

The hoverring Dragonfly, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

On one of my morning walks I saw this dragonfly hovering like a helicopter at one spot. This was very unusual for a dragonfly which  flits and darts. I took this picture of it. A few minutes later I saw its mate rise up from below and both quickly flew out of sight.

Road to Ginigathena, Sri Lanka.

The lush green growth fringing the ascent to the central highlands o

Cardamom left to dry in the morning sun, Ginigathena, Sri Lanka.

Driving along the road to Ginigathena from Karawanella, one is assailed by the sweet tantalizing aroma of cardamoms. Then one sees the cardamom left out to dry in the morning sun, by the roadside. In this picture you can see the freshly plucked green cardamoms lying next to the partially dried brown ones. I took this picture on the 31st Dec. 2000.

The Mahawely Ganga at Ulapane, Sri Lanka.

The four major rivers of Sri Lanka take their origin from the Adam's peak wilderness. The waters which go to form these rivers flow in different directions from the central highland. It is a fact that the Police Station situated at Ginigathena is so situated that the water flowing downhill on one side goes to join the Kelany Ganga and the water flowing on the other side of the hill goes to join the Mahawely Ganga. This picture taken by me on the 31st of December 2010, shows the Mahawely waters at Ulapane, on the way to Gampola from Ginigathena.