Campsite Cooking

We were planning to cook some quick lunch, but it turned out to be way grander.

From the set 4x4 Camp, Buttala - September, 2007.

Newborn Sibling

A newly born leaf joins the others in a tree in my mother's collection.

From the set Kotmale - September, 2006.

From the Roots

Taken during a Shilpa Sayura event at Kandiyapitawewa village in South Eastern Sri Lanka.

From the set Kandiyapitawewa - June, 2007.

Twins

The Orchid House at the Botanical Gardens in Peradeniya has a rich collection.

From the set Botanical Gardens, Peradeniya - September, 2007.

Swimming Tusker Kid

We were about to cross the dam of Udawalawe Reservoir, when this young tusker got into the water and swam all the way to the other side. Well, we hope it did make to the other side, or came back when we were gone.

Suchetha's has a video of this on YouTube.

From the set FOSS-ed on Wheels, Buttala - October, 2006.

Into the Waters

For some of us, water wading was a great start for a beautiful camping day. This is our friend Deepthi in his Jeep Wrangler.

From the set 4x4 Camp, Habarana - March, 2007.

Morning Bloom

At the Rafter's Retreat in Kitulgala, where we had a FOSS Community event called "Geekout".

From the set Geekout - August, 2006.

Live Fractal

Structures and patterns in this tree at various scales reminds me of fractals.

The photograph is slightly blurry, because it was taken from within a fast moving Land Rover.

From the set Yala National Park - March, 2006.

The Leech Stream

Pundaluoya flowing by the city in Kotmale with the same name. The original name "kundalu-oya" (kundalu = leech, oya = stream) has somehow distorted over time to "Pundaluoya".

From the set Going home - October, 2005.

Croton

Although this plant and lookalikes such as Codiaeum Variegatum are commonly called "Croton", the genus with that name looks entirely different.

From the set Random - August, 2006.