Archive: 2008 » May

May 27 , 2008

Looking down.

Nishantha Abeysinghe Looking down from the top of the 2200m Great Western Mountain

sixth highest mountain top

It’s a long way down.
May 20 , 2008

Vesak Lanterns

Lanterns

Is it Wesak or Vesak? I am never really sure.
May 07 , 2008

Erosion

Sea Erosion

The drastic effect of sea erosion. These stumps were once coconut trees that stood above the water line. The tsunami didn’t help matters either. Part of the reason that the south coast suffers such severe erosion is because of the illegal coral mining that is carried out. Coral is used to make lime used in mortar and plaster
May 04 , 2008

Patches on Patches

patches on patches

A freshly plastered wall usually needs to be patched up after the first coat of wall filler is applied. The process needs to be repeated when the first coat of paint is applied and what you get is, patches on patches