http://photos.raditha.com Photo Blog Thu, 04 Sep 2008 14:57:54 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The first thing that strikes most people visiting our house is the vertical garden. A long time will pass before the orchids are able to spread out to cover that wall completely. By that time the wines would have fully obstructed the view and passers by will not be able ... http://photos.raditha.com/archives/115 It's more than ten weeks since we moved into this house. That's the reason that this blog has been somewhat neglected of late - it took a little bit of time to settle in, to catch up with a backlog of work and then to submit my MBA asignments. Th ... http://photos.raditha.com/archives/114 That is a Great Tit peeking out of that flange. The flange and the GI pipe seen here are part of the swing on the lawn of the great western bungalow. The swing might have been made many years ago from decommissioned hot water or steam pipes from the tea ... http://photos.raditha.com/archives/113 My little daughter Aminthika standing next to the giant chessboard at Club Palm Garden. Earlier the board was setup incorrectly by the hotel staff. I had seen a few people playing on it without even noticing that the setup was all wrong. I corrected the setup and made the first ... http://photos.raditha.com/archives/111 Wish it was my front garden but it isn't. http://photos.raditha.com/archives/110 "The chessboard is composed of an 8x8 grid of 64 equal squares alternately light (the `white` squares) and dark (the `black` squares). The chessboard is placed between the players in such a way that the near corner square to the right of the player is white." That's from the Fide Rule book. ... http://photos.raditha.com/archives/108 That's me and my father. I am the one on the left. http://photos.raditha.com/archives/109 Club Palm Garden in Beruwala is not the same as the Club Palm Bay in Marawila. http://photos.raditha.com/archives/107 The water tank of the house next door (still under construction). http://photos.raditha.com/archives/106 It's not a home away from home about a home with in a home. This nest was built by a Scaly Breasted Munia at our new house. The reason that this blog has been neglected in recent times is because it took a little while for us to settle in ... http://photos.raditha.com/archives/105