Waters Edge, Malabe, Sri Lanka.

Ferry crossing, Diyawanna Oya.

'Diya Uyana', Waters Edge, Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Scenes, 'Diya Uyana', Waters edge, Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Orchid flowers, Waters Edge, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Flowers, Waters Edge, Malabe, Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Hibiscus.

Orchid flowers.

'Temple tree flowers', 'Araliya'.

Red rose and bud.

Waters Edge, Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Xerophytes for the home garden.

Baked earthen ware to decorate the home.

Roses, Waters Edge, Colombo, Sri Lanka.

 The variety of rose plants for sale at the flower sales point, Waters Edge, Colombo is fantastic. I took these photos of a few available there. Some exotic ones go as high as Rs.2500/= for each plant.
A poem I recall of student days which was true physically and metaphorically speaking is worth reciting.

'Fairest things have fleetiest ends,

Their scent survives them close,

But the rose's scent is bitterness,

To him that loved a rose'.

Scenes at 'The Waters Edge', Colombo, Sri Lanka.

The Diyawanna Oya.

A pond near the entrance.

Blooming lotus.

A decorative foot-path.

3D Street Art, Waters Edge, Colombo, Sri Lanka

On the periphery of the Waters Edge Flower sales point is a footpath and roadway made for strolling. This artwork is on the roadway for pedestrians only.

Flower plants for sale, Waters Edge, Colombo, Sri Lanka.

The sheer variety of shapes and colors of flowers attract buyers in  large numbers on Friday-Saturday-Sundays to this sales point near the Parliament complex, Colombo.

Flower plants for sale, Waters Edge, Sri Lanka.