The symmetry of a flower

The concept of 'fractals' - basic building blocks of a uniform size - explains symmetry in everyday organic things that we see. An appreciation of this in nature needs an aesthetic sense.

'Kadapul Mal' before blooming.

The 'Kadapul-mal' is a flower which blooms rarely. The bud hangs down arising from its thick leaf. It blooms after sunset and emits a fragrant scent. I took this picture in our garden at Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

Black-pepper from Sri Lanka.

The creeper and berries

The plucked berries left to dry in the sun till it shrivels up and turns black.

Black Pepper, 'Gammiris' - 'Gamey+Miris' to differentiate from 'Cochi Miris' brought from Cochin, Goa, India introduced by the Portuguese. It is called 'Milahu' in Tamil.. Pepper was a valuable export from Sri Lanka for more than 2000 years. It is recorded as being exported from the port of Komari on the eastern coast of Sri Lanka by the ancient Greeks.

Bullock and hand drawn carts

Two carts one drawn by a bullock and the other by a man on display, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

Fruits for sale.

Fruit stall on the Colombo - Avissawella road. Bananas, Pine-apples, Melons, Mangoosteens, Rambuttaans and Guava fruits are some of the wide variety available for sale

Childrens bicycle parade in a 'Perahera', Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

Childrens bicycle parade leading a 'Perahara'

Young boys on their bicycles decorated for the occasion are getting into formation to lead a 'Perahara' - A Buddhist religious procession at Kudagama Road, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

Buffalos working a paddy field, Eheliyagoda, Sri Lanka.

Buffalo's at work in a paddy field

Most of the work on the paddy fields in the south of Sri Lanka were worked by Buffalos. I took these pictures at Eheliyagoda, Sri Lanka.