In Bambalapitty

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

Squirrel on Banana flower in Bambalapitty

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.

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.

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.)

In Kalmunai

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

Lotus pond in Puttlam

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

Sunset at Araiyampathy, Batticaloa district

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

Akkaraipattu sky at dawn

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

In Kalmunai - Rose, Ampara district

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

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

A herd in Sainthamaruthu, Ampara district

Bull in Sainthamaruthu, Ampara district

IIn Kalmunai, Jak fruit

Jak fruit in Kalmunai, Ampara district

Paddy field in Sammanthurai-Ampara district

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

Mangoes in Kalmunai, Ampara district

Akkaipattu at dusk

Sea pebbles in Akkaraipattu- Ampara district

On Akkaraipattu shore - Foot print

Foot print on Akkaraipattu shore

Sunrise over an agri field in Akkaraipattu-Ampara district

Sunset view from Polgolla dam in Kandy

Bible rock in Kadugannawa

Banana blossoms in Bambalapitty

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

Banana blossoms in Bambalapitty

"Depth of friendship does not depend on length of acquaintance." - Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941)

Sunset in Araiyampathy- Batticaloa district

"Peace is not only better than war,but infinitely more arduous." - George Bernard Shaw, Irish dramatist (1856 - 1950)

Lady Birds on Cadju in Kallady- Batticaloa district.

“These paper boats of mine are meant to dance on the ripples of hours, and not reach any destination.” - Rabindranath Tagore (Poet, Playwright and Essayist, Won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1913, 1861-1941)

Firewood seller in Eravur

Firewood seller in Oddamaavadi

" The business is getting better. Because a lot of people buy curd due to hot weather here" said Mohamed Farook (50)

Nungu in Koyil Poratheevu, Battcaloa district

Nungu ~ Kernel of the Palmyrah; the near-black fruits contain three heart shaped & cream coloured 'nungus', when cut into the hard shell and out pop. Some fruits may have up to four kernels in one fruit.

It looks and tastes like very delicious jelly, as a unique wonder delicacy of nature

Ducks in Kallady Mugaththuvaaram, Batticaloa district

In Vakari, East of Sri Lanka, Palai pazham season has just begun. Palai pazham is a sweet fruit

Palai pazham season has just begun in Vakari, East of Sri Lanka. Palai pazham is a sweet fruit

Full moon in Batticaloa

Sunset over a lagoon in Batticaloa

"When it is all too much, when the news is so bad meditation itself feels useless, and a single life feels too small a stone to offer on the altar of peace, find a human sunrise.

Find those people who are committed to changing our scary reality.

Human sunrises are happening all over the earth, at every moment. People gathering, people working to change the intolerable, people coming in their robes and sandals or in their rags and bare feet, and they are singing, or not, and they are chanting, or not. But they are working to bring peace, light, compassion to the infinitely frightening downhill slide of human life.

- Alice Walker, Novelist and poet, Speaking at the June 2006 Commencement of Naropa University, CO, USA

Cadju on tree, in Kallady-Batticaloa district

Nungu is for sale on road side in Cheetipaalayam, Batticaloa district

In Kathankudy, East of Sri Lanka Cane basket seller on bicycle

Cane basket seller on bicycle in Kathankudy, East of Sri Lanka

Crane in Batticaloa

Shoe flower in Bambalapitty

A scene in Wellawatte afte heavy rain

In Grandpass, Colombo 14 - Firewood for sale

Firewood for sale in Grandpass, Colombo 14

A crow sits on shower near the swimming pool at Palm Village Hotel in Uswatekiyawa

Jamsen fruit in Uswetakiyawa

Rough ocean in Uswetakiyawa

A view of the ocean in Uswatekiyawa before raining