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Built in small solar-panel powered, totally independent, water fountain floating in the pond. The height of the water spurted out, varies with the brightness of the sunlight stiking the black, circular, floating solar panel. |
Outrigger canoe, Kallady, Batticaloa, Sri Lanka. Almost all of the photographs were taken by the owner of this blog and are his property.Click on each picture below to see an enlarged view.
Showing posts with label Sri Lanka. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sri Lanka. Show all posts
Friday, August 19, 2022
Our home garden sights, Solar water fountain, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.
Thursday, March 26, 2020
COVID-19 News, Sri Lanka
26th February 2020
24 hour curfew till 27th March. May later extend to 6th April before Sinhala & Tamil New Year.
Daughters are going to work at Karawanella - Consultant Anaesthetist and MOIC, Blood bank by Queenie's car.
No of Road Traffic Accidents's down with the curfew. They had a motorbike accident during off curfew hours between 8 to 2 pm. Part of skull bone was missing after accident. Brain exposed.Coma scale 3. Transferred to NSU Colombo after wound toilet.
Bread and fresh fish are difficult to get. Tons of fresh fish landed in Negombo have the option of being thrown back into the sea as the curfew has prevented the transporters from appearing because of the curfew.
6.30 pm - A lorry transporting a bag of assorted vegetables for Rs. 500/- each, was available for sale opposite our house entrance. A picture of the bag about 2 Kg in weight and contents of good quality and reasonable price, is shown below:-
2020
Blood donation by recovered COVID patient
Three patients have gone home after recovering from COVID-19 infections. The first patient donated blood to the Kalubowila hospital. This blood is intended to be used to treat the patients in intensive care, undergoing treatment for COVID, at the Infectious Diseases Hospital, Angoda.
27th March 2020
Some rules of the 'lock-down'
Were elaborated by a high ranking Police Officer on TV yesterday evening.
1. You must walk to your destination.
2. No crossing of District boundaries.
3. Urgent needs in hospital allowed.
Compulsory wearing of masks
Use of unsuitable masks and their disposal cause a serious problem. Discouraged for daily use by civilians.
Recovery of loans from salaries and pensions postponed by 3 months starting in April 2020.
4. Shops selling vegetables to be kept open.
24 hour curfew till 27th March. May later extend to 6th April before Sinhala & Tamil New Year.
Daughters are going to work at Karawanella - Consultant Anaesthetist and MOIC, Blood bank by Queenie's car.
No of Road Traffic Accidents's down with the curfew. They had a motorbike accident during off curfew hours between 8 to 2 pm. Part of skull bone was missing after accident. Brain exposed.Coma scale 3. Transferred to NSU Colombo after wound toilet.
Bread and fresh fish are difficult to get. Tons of fresh fish landed in Negombo have the option of being thrown back into the sea as the curfew has prevented the transporters from appearing because of the curfew.
6.30 pm - A lorry transporting a bag of assorted vegetables for Rs. 500/- each, was available for sale opposite our house entrance. A picture of the bag about 2 Kg in weight and contents of good quality and reasonable price, is shown below:-
2020
Three patients have gone home after recovering from COVID-19 infections. The first patient donated blood to the Kalubowila hospital. This blood is intended to be used to treat the patients in intensive care, undergoing treatment for COVID, at the Infectious Diseases Hospital, Angoda.
27th March 2020
Some rules of the 'lock-down'
Were elaborated by a high ranking Police Officer on TV yesterday evening.
1. You must walk to your destination.
2. No crossing of District boundaries.
3. Urgent needs in hospital allowed.
Compulsory wearing of masks
Use of unsuitable masks and their disposal cause a serious problem. Discouraged for daily use by civilians.
Recovery of loans from salaries and pensions postponed by 3 months starting in April 2020.
4. Shops selling vegetables to be kept open.
Sunday, February 16, 2020
Saturday, February 15, 2020
At the 'Tea Castle', Pathana, Sri Lanka.
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| A brass water boiler replica - giant size - used to boil water, to prepare tea, in tea boutiques in the 1950s in Ceylon. |
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| Near the entrance to the castle |
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| Entering the castle |
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| An ornamental tea-pot |
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| James Taylor, pioneer planter who opened the first tea estate in Peradeniya, Ceylon |
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| Illustrations of tea marketing in rural Ceylon, 1930 |
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| A Tea boutique in Ceylon of 1930 |
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