Friday, December 10, 2010

Learning to live together

Someone once made a remark 'Children are little savages. They need to be civilized'. Getting children to 'learn to live together' is one of the most important parts of a child's education. I took this picture of apparent harmony among children.

When Grandpa is away ...

I left my grandson in the beleif that he will be safe in the pram. This is what I saw when I returned. NEVER UNDERESTIMATE your grandsons abilities to get into trouble.

Monday, December 6, 2010

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Toy fans, Saman Dewale, Rathnapura, Sri Lanka.

This seller of toy fans exhibiting a lot of colour caught my attention at the 'Saman Dewale', Rathnapura, Sri Lanka. He had a rollicking business.

Tuesday, November 30, 2010

'Katina pinkama', Napawala, Sri Lanka.

 The 'Katina Pinkama' is a festival where the Buddhist priests come out of their retreat designated for rainy days. It is celebrated in Sri Lanka in wherever Buddhist priests are resident. A white cloth is cut according to certain prescribed rules. The cloth is then stitched and is subsequently dyed in a trough using natural dyes. The first picture shows the marking and cutting of the white cloth. The second picture shows the trough used for the dyeing of the cloth after stitching. I took these pictures at an 'Aranya' - forest monastery, in Napawala, Sri Lanka.