Children at play, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

A Doberman & child - very gentle with the child.

Playing at being 'Driver' of a three-wheeler.

Haththakuchchi and Sigiriya, Sri Lanka.

The balanced rock at Haththakuchchi near Yapahuwa, Sri Lanka.

Sigiriya in the 1980s.

Toys of the 1940/50s, Sri Lanka.

A wooden toy cart.

'Nadai-vandil' T - Walking trainer for a toddler made of wood.

What a ride a dried arecanut leaf frond gave us on mother earth.  

Hosehold items 1950s, Sri Lanka.

'Mookkupperny' T-'Tin vessel with a nose' - used extensively in the North of Sri Lanka in the 1940's. It was made of brass. The contents were poured into a mouth with the head thrown back. Contamination of the vessel by 'echchil' T, 'Kela' S - spittle was thus avoided.

Pestle and mortar and Grind stones made of granite used in house-holds in the 1950s in Sri Lanka.

Batticaloa, Sri Lanka, sights.

Entrance to the old Dutch Fort.

A cannon at the Fort entrance.

At eventide.

The old 'Kallady' bridge.

Interior of 'Talduwa Manor', Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

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'Thalduwa Manor', Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

 A holiday home near Thalduwa, Avissawella. An old planters bungalow converted to accommodate visitors.
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