Living with Nature

2009-01-04T21:13:00.000+05:30

Paddy field in Galewale on Colombo-Kurunegala main highway

2009-01-04T21:11:00.000+05:30

Paddy field in Galewale on Colombo-Kurunegala main highway

2009-01-04T21:10:00.000+05:30

Paddy field in Galewale on Colombo-Kurunegala main highway

2009-01-04T21:05:00.001+05:30

Sunset in Kurunegala on Colombo- Dambulla main highway

2009-01-04T21:03:00.000+05:30

Twin pink rose in a home garden in Sinna OOranai, Batticaloa district

2009-01-04T21:00:00.000+05:30

Blossomed banana tree in Aaraiyampathy, Batticaloa District

2009-01-04T20:59:00.000+05:30

Goats taking a rest in hot sun on the pavement in Eravur in Batticaloa District

2008-10-20T20:19:00.000+05:30

Rain soaked banana leaves in Bambalapitty, Sri Lanka

2008-10-18T07:13:00.000+05:30

Jak fruit in Uda Pussellawa

2008-10-18T07:10:00.000+05:30

Jak fruit in Uda Pussellawa

2008-10-12T05:20:00.008+05:30

Sunrise in Chilaw, North Western Province, Sri Lanka

2008-10-09T07:54:00.000+05:30

Sunrise on Chilaw-Kurunegala Road, near the Munneswaram Sivan temple in Chilaw

2008-10-03T08:24:00.000+05:30

King coconut in Wellawatte, Colombo

2008-10-02T07:40:00.000+05:30

Passion fruit flower in a passion fruit field in Koorattayawa, Thambuththegama, Kurunegala district

2008-09-29T03:13:00.000+05:30

Scene at dusk in Batticaloa town

2008-09-29T03:11:00.000+05:30

Crows on an electric cable in Batticaloa

2008-09-24T08:07:00.000+05:30

Iyappan temple in Vampivattan, Udappu. It's believed that, this is the first Iyappan temple to be built in Sri Lanka

2008-09-24T08:03:00.000+05:30

Coconut grove in Selvapuram, Aandimunai, North West Province, Sri Lanka

2008-09-24T08:02:00.000+05:30

A goat feeds her calf in Udappu, North West Province, Sri Lanka

2008-09-24T07:59:00.000+05:30

Blossomed jasmine in Bambalapitty

2008-09-15T02:47:00.000+05:30

Tropical fruit Guava in a home garden in Kalunthagama,Thambuththegama, Kurunegala district. The Guava fruit is edible

2008-09-15T02:46:00.000+05:30

Pomegranate in a home garden in Kalunthagama,Thambuththegama, Kurunegala district.

2008-09-14T21:50:00.000+05:30

Full moon in Kurunegala on Binara Full moon day, which falls on September 14th 2008

2008-09-14T21:49:00.000+05:30

Full moon in Kurunegala on Binara Full moon day, which falls on September 14th 2008

2008-05-06T06:50:00.000+05:30

Sunset in Mahawewa, North Western Province

2008-05-06T06:44:00.000+05:30

Sunset over a paddy field in Chilaw

2008-05-05T08:11:00.000+05:30

Coconut estate in Madampe

2008-05-05T08:07:00.001+05:30

Plastic toys are hung in Madampe on A3 highway

2008-03-20T07:38:00.000+05:30

Butterfly in Bamabalapitty

2008-03-14T07:01:00.002+05:30

Jasmine buds in Bambalapitty

2008-03-10T03:23:00.000+05:30

A view of St. Clairs water falls from a tea estate

2008-03-10T02:51:00.001+05:30

Squirrel in Waikkal, North West Province

2008-03-10T02:48:00.000+05:30

Beeda, from Nalla Thanni (Dell House) at the foot of the mountain, which leads to Adams Peak, Sri Lanka

Beeda, consists of fillings wrapped in a betel leaf package and held together a clove; filling is generally a mixture of candied betel nuts and various spices.

2008-02-26T09:17:00.000+05:30

Sunset in Kandalama, Sri Lanka

2008-02-25T04:23:00.001+05:30

Jasmine flower in Bambalapitty

2008-02-16T18:52:00.000+05:30

Yacht in Waikkal, North-West Province, Sri Lanka

2008-02-15T19:40:00.000+05:30

Dining table arrangement at Kandalama hotel. Variety of grains , red chillies, onion, garlic, coconut and jungle flowers are used to make this arrangement

2008-01-23T08:39:00.000+05:30

Fullmoon in Waikkaal-North Western Province

2008-01-23T03:18:00.000+05:30

Purple Lilly in a pond in Waikkal- North Western Province

"There is not one blade of grass, there is no color in this world that is not intended to make us rejoice" - John Calvin (1509-1564) French Theologian

2008-01-22T08:32:00.000+05:30

This flower is called Sivalingam or Nagalingam in Tamil. It's believed that the flower looks like a Sivalingam in the middle, while some believe it looks like a Nagalingam (Cobra). It is offered specially for Lord Siva

2007-12-29T06:07:00.000+05:30

Sunset reflects on water in Wadduwa, South of Sri Lanka

"Truth, like gold, is to be obtained not by its growth, but by washing away from it all that is not gold" - Leo Tolstoy (1828 - 1910)

2007-12-25T23:29:00.000+05:30

Wadduwa shore at dusk

2007-12-25T23:24:00.000+05:30

Sunrise in Nuwara Eliya

"The ray that drives away the cold-is it not the nectar of life? Majestic was the sun in the sky, spreading rays of happiness"- Mahakavi Subramaniya Bharathiyar (Dec 11, 1882-Sep 11, 1921)

2007-12-25T22:38:00.000+05:30

Raw and ripen mango pieces for sale in Sigiriya

2007-12-25T22:35:00.000+05:30

Cranes in a farming field in Sigiriya

2007-12-25T22:32:00.000+05:30

Crane in Sigiriya

2007-12-25T22:01:00.000+05:30

Paddy field in Sigiriya

“Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.” Lord Buddha

2007-12-24T01:38:00.000+05:30

in Sigiriya

2007-12-18T08:37:00.000+05:30

Mangoes in Dambulla

2007-12-17T03:25:00.000+05:30

Scarecrow in a home garden at Hambantota

2007-12-17T03:22:00.000+05:30

Beetle on buds in Hambantota

2007-12-17T03:11:00.001+05:30

Betel leaves for sale in Matale

2007-12-17T03:09:00.000+05:30

Tobacco leaves for sale in Matale

2007-12-08T18:50:00.001+05:30

Diyaluma water falls near Wellawaya

2007-12-01T08:05:00.001+05:30

Ramboda Falls

2007-11-29T08:01:00.001+05:30

Red rose in Ramboda

2007-11-25T07:29:00.001+05:30

Hen and Goat at a backyard of a house in Puttlam

2007-11-25T07:27:00.001+05:30

Palmyrah trees in Puttlam

'Sprout The Palmyrah
Reap us plenteousness'

'Panayai Vallarppom
Payanai Peruvom'

2007-11-25T07:20:00.001+05:30

Thoothuvalai in Puttlam. It has medicinal values

2007-11-22T22:41:00.000+05:30

Green king coconuts in Puttlam

2007-11-22T20:42:00.001+05:30

Pomegranate flower in Puttlam

2007-11-22T20:35:00.001+05:30

Pomegranate in Puttlam

2007-11-10T21:35:00.000+05:30

Sunset at Mannar causeway

2007-11-10T18:52:00.001+05:30

Jak fruits in Lunuwatte, Welimada

2007-11-10T18:44:00.000+05:30

Fishing in Mannar causeway

2007-11-10T01:43:00.000+05:30

Fishing in Mannar causeway

2007-11-10T01:41:00.000+05:30

Fishing in Mannar causeway

2007-11-08T08:44:00.001+05:30

Full moon in Thallaady, Mannar district

2007-11-08T08:34:00.001+05:30

Half moon at dusk in Batticaloa

2007-11-08T08:26:00.001+05:30

Fisherman at Batticaloa lagoon at dawn

" I will arise and go now, for always night and dayI hear lake water lapping with low sounds by the shore "- William Butler Yeats (1865-1939)

2007-11-07T23:24:00.000+05:30

Sunset over Batticaloa lagoon

2007-11-07T18:50:00.000+05:30

Sunset over Batticaloa lagoon

2007-11-07T18:05:00.000+05:30

Fishing boats in Ottamaavadi

2007-09-02T00:43:00.000+05:30

Sea at Mutwal, Cololmbo

Accent of the sea
is it
from the waves
or in
foaming pebbles

sensing
lingo of nature
leaving
human gibberish
plunging
heart’s passion
redunding
humanity’s lingua

"Humankind does not need language"

- Song from Tamil Movie Mozhi in YouTube

"Language of the soul"

- Audio in MIOL - by Sujatha

- by Balram [Lyrics by Kaviyarasu Vairamuthu, Music Vithyasagar]

2007-08-12T08:01:00.000+05:30

A bullock cart which carries kerosene in Ginthupitty. Kerosene on bullock carts can be seen on most of the streets in Colombo during the morning hours of a day

2007-08-12T06:39:00.000+05:30

In Bambalapitty

"Nature and books belong to the eyes that see them." - Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) - American Poet

2007-08-12T06:33:00.000+05:30

Squirrel on Banana flower in Bambalapitty

2007-08-10T07:13:00.000+05:30

Blossomed banana in Bambalapitty

"The truth is rarely pure and never simple." - Oscar Wilde (1854 – 1900), Irish playwright, novelist, poet, and author of short stories.

2007-07-30T04:31:00.000+05:30

Peanuts for sale in Colombo 13

"Unless both sides win, no agreement can be permanent" - Jimmy Carter, Peanut Farmer - 39th President of US 1977 -1980 and Nobel Peace laureate (b. Oct 1, 1921)

National Peanut Board of USA says...

- Peanuts and peanut butter are smart options because they are filling, contribute more than 30 essential nutrients and phytonutrients ― like protein, vitamin E, magnesium, phosphorus and manganese ― and have zero cholesterol and no transfats. All that and they taste great, too. Peanuts and peanut butter are just what kids and adults alike need to power through daily tasks and adventures.

2007-07-29T07:48:00.000+05:30

Banana blossoms in Bambalapitty

"Someone who doesn't make flowers makes thorns.

If you're not building rooms where wisdom can be openly spoken, you're building a prison" -Shams of Tabriz (Shams-e-Tabrīzī (Persian: شمس تبریزی, d. 1248) was an Iranian Sufi mystic born in the city of Tabriz in Iranian Azerbaijan.)

2007-07-28T22:15:00.000+05:30

In Kalmunai

"Tradition means handing on all that is of value to next generation." -Henry Lewis Bullen Printer/Activist (1857-1938)

2007-07-25T23:23:00.000+05:30

Lotus pond in Puttlam

“Facts are many, but the truth is one” - Rabindranath Tagore

2007-07-25T07:18:00.000+05:30

Sunset at Araiyampathy, Batticaloa district

" The future starts today, not tomorrow "Pope John Paul II (1920-2005)

2007-07-25T07:11:00.000+05:30

Akkaraipattu sky at dawn

"Faith is the bird that feels the light when the dawn is still dark " - Rabindranath Tagore

2007-07-25T07:06:00.000+05:30

In Kalmunai - Rose, Ampara district

"The flower which is single need not envy the thorns that are numerous" - Rabindranath Tagore

2007-07-25T06:56:00.000+05:30

Red rose in Kalmunai, Ampara district

"I slept and dreamt that life was joy. I awoke and saw that life was service. I acted and behold, service was joy" - Rabindranath Tagore

2007-07-25T06:53:00.000+05:30

A herd in Sainthamaruthu, Ampara district

2007-07-25T06:46:00.000+05:30

Bull in Sainthamaruthu, Ampara district

2007-07-25T06:43:00.000+05:30

IIn Kalmunai, Jak fruit

2007-07-25T06:42:00.000+05:30

Jak fruit in Kalmunai, Ampara district

2007-07-25T06:38:00.000+05:30

Paddy field in Sammanthurai-Ampara district

"The sole meaning of life is to serve humanity"-Leo Tolstoy, Russian Novelist (1828-1910)

2007-07-25T06:35:00.000+05:30

Mangoes in Kalmunai, Ampara district

2007-07-24T15:58:00.000+05:30

Akkaipattu at dusk

2007-07-24T09:00:00.000+05:30

Sea pebbles in Akkaraipattu- Ampara district

2007-07-24T08:57:00.000+05:30

On Akkaraipattu shore - Foot print

2007-07-24T08:56:00.000+05:30

Foot print on Akkaraipattu shore

2007-07-24T08:54:00.000+05:30

Sunrise over an agri field in Akkaraipattu-Ampara district

2007-07-24T08:47:00.000+05:30

Sunset view from Polgolla dam in Kandy

2007-07-24T08:46:00.000+05:30

Bible rock in Kadugannawa

2007-07-23T06:57:00.000+05:30

Banana blossoms in Bambalapitty

"Let the land be bountiful andlet us gaze upon heaven" - Subramanya Bharathiyar (1882-1921)