THIS IS NICE . . . . ..

 These two Purple rumped Sunbirds were having a gala time bathing in our garden while I was watering the plants.

BEAUTIFUL PLACES .....VISITED IN JUNE/JULY 2012

                                 AMBULUWAWA -GAMPOLA

Seen from Gampola town

 At an elevation of 3567 feet, on the summit of Ambuluvava peak that rises just four kilometres from Gampola, a sapling of the sacred Bo Tree of Anuradhapura is carefully, lovingly tended.

 The Art and Architecture of the Gampola Period (1341-1415 AD ), the foot of this mountain holds the ruins of the Malati-mala-sailays, the dwelling place of Dharmakirtti Sthavira. Only the platform of this ancient edifice now remains in the embrace of a grove of araliya.
It is all part of a heaping dish, actually..... and it is for the people. Even as we made the dizzy climb, I saw many making their way up to the conference hall and also to the summit viewing platform. On the first eminence is a beautifully designed conference hall, all of three levels and with a commanding view of the surrounding country.




The ENTRANCE

 Sixteen rooms make up the unit around a hall that can seat 150 and which is equipped with sound systems, multi-media and all the trappings.


The route



Beautiful scenery





Seen from one of the many openings at different levels





The spiral staircase





The entrance to the hall

                             RIVERSTONE OFF RATOTA



A male Indian Robin





Dark fronted Babler





Hill MYNA






Indian Scimitar  Babler

 


Grey Cannery Flycatcher