2014-MARCH - kanthale, Sirimangalapura Day-5

Returned back to Colombo, from Sirimangalapura. Did a bit of birding on the way.

Lesser Adjutent within the floc



A mixed flock of Waders

Grey Heron

 

Pied Kingfisher



 

Wooly-necked Stroke

 

Serpent Egle

 

Wild Elephant

2014-MARCH - kanthale, Sirimangalapura Day-4

After a brief birding session at the Seruwila temple premisses, the site serveying & investigating work was done at the proposed sites. Areas suitable for the proposed model herbal garden and the proposed model Arboretum were identified.

Some Herbal plants were donated to the Kallara, Mawil-Aru army camp. This camp is the head-quarter's of the 22nd platoon, of the Gajaba regiment. Planting of Bamboo trees around the camp was also done in the after-noon.

recordind the trees at site

 

measuring distences



the site accross the small lake

 

Herbal plants to the Army camp

inspecting the camp's herbal garden

 

planting Bamboo trees

A dead elephant at Mawil-Aru

 

Eth Honda (Tusker's Trunk)

 

An Indian Grey Mongoose

 

Cattle Egret (coming to breading)

 

Indian Roller

 

Green Imperial Pegion

 

Black hooded Munia

 

Scally breasted Munia

 

Purple Heron

 

Common Tern

 

Lesser Whistling Duck

 

Blyth's Pipit (?)

the group

2014-MARCH - kanthale, Sirimangalapura Day-3

The English classes continued on to day 3 for the kids. A workshop to demonstrait 'how to make quality spoons out-of discarded coconut shells' was conducted for a few local craftsmen.
Prof. Piyal Marasinghe joined the team as an invitee consultant, to investigate the proposed land at the Seruwila temple, in which a herbal garden & Arboratum is proposed to be created.

learning during Play time ...

 

.. and at the class-room.

the spoon-workshop

 

inspecting the final product

inspecting the land at the Seruwila temple

 

in deep thought about how to proceed

Common Crow

 

A shub frog sp (?)

2014-MARCH - kanthale, Sirimangalapura Day-2

Audio-visual presentations were done to educate the kids at the Library, while a workshop was conducted to a few interested mothers, in icing-cakes, Sari-working and making bouquets.

preparing for the presentations

 

conducting the presentation

during the class

 

During a break ....

 

A discussion down-stairs

a Bouquet made at the workshop

the cake-making workshop

 

A cake iced at the workshop

2014-MARCH - kanthale, Sirimangalapura Day-1

DAY ONE : of the Kanthale trip

The Main Objective of the trip was to gather information & investigate the site, for the proposed model Herbal Garden & Arboratum project, at the Seruwila Maha Vihara (Temple). Also donating Herbal plants & planting of Bmboo trees at the Kallarea Army camp was another objective.
Sue & Micheal from UK also accompanied the team, to follow-up the preperations for their on-line English course.
The Elephant orphanage at Pinnawala was visited on the way to Kanthale. English Language educating games & activies were conducted for the kid of the "Pipena Kusum" (Blooming Buds) home library at Sirimangalapura.

On the Way - at Pinnawala ..

Elrphants at Pinnawala

 

At the elephant museum

 

Learning about Elephant-dung paper

 

Feeding milk to a baby elephant ..

 

... and Fruits to a big elephant.

 

Paddy fields on the way

 

 English Language training activities ...

... at Sirimangalapura ...

.. for the kids of ...

the "Pipena Kusum" Library.