Fruits of Sri Lanka

Oranges from Bibile, Pineapple, Durian, 

Opened Durian fruit

Mangoosteen fruits

Jak fruit seeds and Rambuttan fruits 

Jak fruit

Avocado, oranges, plantains and mangoes.

 

Our home garden sights, Solar water fountain, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

Built in small solar-panel powered, totally independent, water fountain floating in the pond.
The height of the water spurted out, varies with the brightness of the sunlight stiking the black, circular, floating solar panel.

Coconuts plucked by a tree climber, in our home garden.

A coconut tree climber collects Rs.300/= per tree he climbs. This was the rate in the Month of August 2022. On a sunny day of he climbs 10 trees in one hour he gets Rs.3000/=. The price of a coconut is Rs.80/= upwards.

A leisured life contemplating our home garden, Avissawella, Sri Lanka, 17/8/2022.

The steel swing, which has seen our daughters growing up into adulthood.

Pillows and cushions left out to dry.

The ever-alert neighbor's cat, waiting near the bird feeder.

 

Old Ceylon,

Snake charmer

Crossing a river by ferry

Devil dancers exorcising a patient

Knitting lace on 'beeralus'

Betel seller

Dalada Maligawa a hundred years ago

Busy street scene

Gypsy with a monkey

River transport, Kalu Ganga, Rathnapura.

 

View of 'Sri Paadha' - 'Sivanoli Paadha Malai' - 'Adam's Peak'

View of 'Sri Paadha' - 'Sivanoli Paadha Malai' - 'Adam's Peak', seen from Colombo, Sri Lanka. Photo forwarded by Nimalan. Photo taken on a Huawei Nova 2i smart-phone.

Clear skies over Colombo following the 'shut-down' of COVID-19 made this possible. This was seen much more clearly in the 1960s and even 1990s.

Presentation done to Dr. Philip G Veerasingam at the Ceylon Medical School, 150 year celebration.