the lotus blossom

...."the lotus representing purity of body, speech, and mind,
floating above the muddy waters of attachment and desire."
try that for a new year's resolution!...

road to enlightenment...

stall's world.

great! a stall given over to potatoes!!! and onions only

vintage.

bloom beauty

grade 1, day 1!

not shy are they !

watched by grade 2,3, &4, a b it too much for some !!

end of the fight?

Ahangama market

sajit & his family

one of my students with his family

more of Galle's walls.

Why Ms. Timso !

different lives.

jack's the man

shop austerity

king kingfisher

this fella's about 3-4 times the size of the wee kingfishers that fly along the liffey and other rivers back home!

galle colours

over a metre long this beauty!

galle walls.

whittling wood.

vicky! here is how it is done!!

unawatuna beach road @ dusk

unawantuna dusk

hmm. a 20 min stroll along the main highway away!

1st pictures of Sri Lanka