My Neighborhood in Colombo, Sri Lanka
This post is all about neighborhoods. My neighborhood where we lived in Sri Lanka in this case. a local mode…
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Just before sunrise
A scene from our apartment in Singapore taken just before sunrise. I love the clouds. 🙂
A Public Bus
In Colombo, Sri Lanka. This is a government bus, no A/C and crowded enough during rush hour traffic that people…
Because Baskin Robbins
Yes, they really have made it to Sri Lanka. I was dubious at first since the signage had a different…
Scenes from Singapore
Here we have more scenes from Singapore. This first picture was taken from a friend's apartment. Shops on the bottom…
People sleeping in a park in Singapore
We have a couple or three people who are now sleeping in our park semi-regularly. They started with sleeping on…
More scenes from a Buddhist temple
Even more photographs taken at the same Buddhist temple.
Scenes from a Buddhist Temple
These are more photos taken at that same Buddhist temple.
Scenes at a Buddhist Temple
These pictures were taken back in 2004 when my sister and her family were in Colombo, Sri Lanka and we…
Masjid Sultan, or Sultan Mosque
This is a photo of Masjid Sultan, or Sultan Mosque, in Little India, Singapore. Little India is so named because…
Coloured Window Frames
I'm a little odd. I think we pretty much all know this by now. And you've seen a portion of…
An elephant at work
This photo was taken of an elephant at work in a park in the middle of Colombo, Sri Lanka. I…
Singer Mobile Kitchen
In Canada, I knew Singer only for sewing machines. I had no idea they made anything else. I moved to…
A Buddhist temple we pass
On our drive from Colombo to Kurunegala in Sri Lanka, we pass by this Buddhist temple.
A tailor shop in Colombo, Sri Lanka
And yes, that's a non-electrical treadle sewing machine, currently in use. My grandmothers both had a sewing machine like that….
A palm tree in Colombo, Sri Lanka
Palm trees, of so very many varieties, grow everywhere in Sri Lanka. This is a neighbor's palm which I can…
So. It’s morning. I’m making breakfast. I reach out to grab a glass…
And what do I encounter? This. This isn't photoshopped to make the spider look bigger. This particular spider really does…
Squirrels!
Sri Lankan squirrels. Because they amuse me. Oh, yes, they do! Not as much as cows, it's true. Or chameleons,…
Yellow-billed babbler in Sri Lanka.
The yellow-billed babbler is quite a common bird in Sri Lanka. They visit our yard, poke through the ground looking…
Neighborhood Monkeys
One of my favouritest things about Sri Lanka… Having neighborhood monkeys. Purple face langurs, aka purple faced leaf monkeys, despite…
And It Begins . . .
How to start this blog? It's an odd adventure, in a way, and it isn't a typical trip. It isn't…