A window at the Great Western Bungalow, at the foot of the Great Western mountain in Thalawakelle

The kitchen door of Mr & Mrs. Abeysinghe’s house at Thawalantenna Kothmale.

The moon on a tree

Sometimes in the evening, the sunlight becomes red in color instead of the usual yellow. It has a strange effect, white walls suddenly start to look pink and decaying tree houses aquire look eerie. No wonder it’s called the ‘Rassige Awwa’ in Sinhala. That translates to ‘Sunlight of the she Devil’. Old grandmothers tell their grandchildren not to venture out when the Rassige Awwa is about

This is where Ceylon tea is grown. You can see the hills of Diagama/Agra at the left. The panorama passes through Hatton and Maskeliya. You can see the prominent triangular Adam’s peak. It doesn’t look much taller than the other mountains but it appears small because it’s much further away. The right hand side pans towards the Ginigathena area At the bottom you can just barely see a section of a tea factory.