Friday, May 7, 2010

Canoe with outrigger on the Negombo lagoon, Sri Lanka.

I took this picture from a boat on the Negombo lagoon. Fishing using lead weighted nets is as old as time. The outrigger canoe is again a very old technology going back into the mists of antiquity.

Thursday, May 6, 2010

'Nellama' - Fish market - in Duwa, Sri Lanka.

The fish market is called ' Nellama' by the locals in Duwa. I took this picture from a boat in the Negombo lagoon.

Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Birds nesting in the Negombo lagoon.

Little egrets and crows are seen nesting on a small island in the Negombo lagoon.

Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Mangroves, Lagoon, Negombo, Sri Lanka.

I took this picture during a boat ride on the Negombo Lagoon. You can see the lush trees (Rhizophora apiculata) encroaching on to the lagoon

Monday, May 3, 2010

Cassia fistula - 'Ehela' - 'Konrai' - in bloom on the Negombo road.

The 'Ehela' or 'Konrai' gives a lovely yellow colour to the tree when in bloom in April-May. The yellow blooms hang in chains. I saw this on the negombo road a few days back. Peradeniya University - Galaha road has a few of these lovely trees.