Tea bushes on a hillside, Alupola Estate, Rathnapura, Sri Lanka.

The lush greenery on the hillside with a stream running closeby is vividly seen in this picture.

Adam's Peak as seen at Kuruwita, Sri Lanka.

It was a rainy morning and as I was entering Kuruwita on the road to Rathnapura. I got this glimpse of the 'Sacred Peak'. It was hidden in the mist in a few minutes after I took these photos and disappeared from view

Paddy fields ready for sowing, Eheliyagoda, Sri Lanka.

Paddy fields need a lot of water for the plants to grow. Small earthen bunds of mud are built in these fields from centuries past. The bunds keep the necessary water at the proper level and the excess water flows to the next field. I saw this scene at Eheliyagoda, before the sowing of paddy. The Egrets find plenty of earthworms to feed on, in the paddy fields.

Galaboda, Rathnapura, Sri Lanka.

The view looking down across the valley from the Galaboda Estate, Rathnapura on a rainy day, is captured in this picture. The mist very often descends onto the road and makes driving difficult. The fresh air tinged with a slight chilliness made the view memorable.

Another view from the bund of the Sooriyawewa, Sri Lanka.

Sooriyawewa, Sri Lanka.

Sooriyawewa, a large reservoir is close to Embilipitiya. I took this picture from its bund. The gentle breezes and the green paddy fields watered by it are an unforgettable sight.

Sunset at Wellawaththe beach, Sri Lanka.

Sunsets are always beautiful. The colors change from moment to moment and over a few minutes almost all the colors of the rainbow are seen. Even after the red ball of the sun goes below the horizon, the display of colors is awesome. This was one of a series of pictures I took at Wellawathe beach, in Sri Lanka.