September 21 , 2008

The Vain Pea Fowl.

Pea Fowl

This peacock was admiring it’s reflection on the side of the car for quite some time before settling on it’s roof to wait for lunch. Lunch was rice and curry! Though it’s unusual, sometimes wild peacocks do find themselves strongly attached to humans and don’t fly away even when the children play roughly with it. This bird hasn’t yet grown the majestic set of tail feathers that peacocks are famous. It lives with the family of a care taker at a small estate in Seru Kele.

September 17 , 2008

Pots for sale

Pottery

Pots for sale at the village market in Pallama (near Chilaw)

March 15 , 2008

The Tamarind Tree

tamarind tree

The Tamarind Tree – Siyambala as it’s known in Sinhala

March 03 , 2008

The Sky Has fallen

fallen sky

The sky has fallen into a pond in Serukele

November 11 , 2007

The Spider’s Nest

spider nest

I can hear you say: Hang on a second spiders don’t build nests. Well this one has. The lady (or at least I think it’s the lady) is inside the small tunnel fashioned out of gossamer. She is their keeping the eggs warm while the male keeps vigil outside.