Veralu tree with flower and fruit, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

Dried, polished carcas of a 'strangler creeper', Karawanella, Sri Lanka.

A 'strangler creeper' is a vine found in the dry zone of Sri Lanka. It will grow round the trunk of a tall tree like a Palmyra and literally squeeze the tree to death over years. An artist has painstakingly dissected it out and polished it for display as an 'Objet d art'.

Partially restored, 'Sun-roof' Morris Minor, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

An old work-horse of the 1950s in Sri Lanka. This was extensively used by the British tea planters of Ceylon. Quite a few are still on the roads of Sri Lanka.

'Brick-house', Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

Vari-coloured leaves, Home garden, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

Wild flowers, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

Sunset at Athurugiriya, Sri Lanka.