Sunday, September 15, 2013

Sights, 'Blue Waters', Wadduwa, Sri Lanka.

Room with twin beds
Cable TV
Bridge across the swimming area.
Crows taking a bath.

Friday, September 13, 2013

'Blue waters', Wadduwa, Sri Lanka.

The swimming pool.

A 'Rock garden'.


'Ipomea biloba' covering the beach area.

Closer view of the 'Ipomea biloba'.

Thursday, September 12, 2013

'Blue Waters', Wadduwa, Sri Lanka.




By the sea-side, a wonderful place to spend your leisure.

Wednesday, September 11, 2013

Bee-hive, home garden, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.



Newly formed comb in a frame.
The 'Queen bee' is near the tip of the finger and is larger.

Can you spot the Queen?

The whitish wax has been freshly built from the secretions of the workers. The yellow cells are filled with honey.
Bee-keeping is a wonderful hobby. We have been doing it for the last 25 years. The bees increase the yield in our coconut trees, they yield honey and they are a pleasure to watch working. They do not attack you unless they perceive a threat to the colony. Bee stings have therapeutic value in alleviating joint pains. Bees' honey is a medicine, preservative, wound dressing etc..