Photo Sampler

Some of my favorite pictures (but I did not duplicate any from the Susiegrams, so check out those, too!).  I've winnowed down my favorite 347 photos to only 54.

Vatatage at Polonnaruwa

Vatatage at Polonnaruwa

Buddah from 1070 Ad

Buddah from 1070 Ad

some demon guardians

some demon guardians

spreading fertilizer on a rice field

spreading fertilizer on a rice field

Lordy - giant pms'd hornets

Lordy - giant pms'd hornets

5th Century frescoes at Sigiriya

5th Century frescoes at Sigiriya

Crazy metal staircase up to the top of sigiriya

Crazy metal staircase up to the top of sigiriya

waiting for the bus

waiting for the bus

yum, pumpkin!

yum, pumpkin!

Cave temples of dambulla

Cave temples of dambulla

remnants of giant rockslide #1 (and what are they going to do w/the boulder?)

remnants of giant rockslide #1 (and what are they going to do w/the boulder?)

baby elephants playing!

baby elephants playing!

amongst the elephants

amongst the elephants

Poya at Kandy's temple of the tooth - one of Sri Lanka's holiest shrines

Poya at Kandy's temple of the tooth - one of Sri Lanka's holiest shrines

Veggies in sri lankan market

Veggies in sri lankan market

friendly vegetable vendor

friendly vegetable vendor

view on road between kandy and Nuwara eliya ("nureliya")

view on road between kandy and Nuwara eliya ("nureliya")

Gorgeous waterfall and world's ugliest pants

Gorgeous waterfall and world's ugliest pants

Tea Pickers

Tea Pickers

Teatime with the Boultons of Giggleswick, Yorkshire

Teatime with the Boultons of Giggleswick, Yorkshire

picking tea

picking tea

trail on the way to "world's end"

trail on the way to "world's end"

view from world's end

view from world's end

Deceptively long morning of hiking

Deceptively long morning of hiking

Sambar Deer: Curiouser & curiouser

Sambar Deer: Curiouser & curiouser

*extremely* curiouser (and apparently wanting to share my breakfast)

*extremely* curiouser (and apparently wanting to share my breakfast)

Fernery at the botanical garden

Fernery at the botanical garden

priest of the hannuman temple

priest of the hannuman temple

major characters in sita/rama/hannuman legend

major characters in sita/rama/hannuman legend

giant land monitor crossing the road

giant land monitor crossing the road

fishing boat on the southern coast at yala (was hit by tsunami)

fishing boat on the southern coast at yala (was hit by tsunami)

baby flying snake (not being held by me - eeewww)

baby flying snake (not being held by me - eeewww)

grey-faced langurs on a roof at hotel in yala

grey-faced langurs on a roof at hotel in yala

stork

stork

scrambling with the naturalist at yala and the bibby family

scrambling with the naturalist at yala and the bibby family

more grey-faced langurs in yala (see the baby?)

more grey-faced langurs in yala (see the baby?)

having successfully climbed up a big rock, view of lagoon and, beyond that, the ocean

having successfully climbed up a big rock, view of lagoon and, beyond that, the ocean

susie & the Bibbys

susie & the Bibbys

giant snail in Sinharaja, UNESCO world heritage rainforest

giant snail in Sinharaja, UNESCO world heritage rainforest

in the rainforest

in the rainforest

extremely rare indigenous lizard in sinharaja

extremely rare indigenous lizard in sinharaja

hiking down the trail in sinharaja

hiking down the trail in sinharaja

dining room of my ecolodge outside of sinharaja

dining room of my ecolodge outside of sinharaja

my hotel room (first two floors) at the ecoresort

my hotel room (first two floors) at the ecoresort

view of indian ocean from breakfast table

view of indian ocean from breakfast table

Train crushed by tsunami (now a memorial)

Train crushed by tsunami (now a memorial)

Baby Sea Turtle belly button!

Baby Sea Turtle belly button!

one day old sea turtles at hatchery

one day old sea turtles at hatchery

old english church in Galle

old english church in Galle

The view from my lounge chair - A very very very happy thing

The view from my lounge chair - A very very very happy thing

yes, Japanese toilet instructions are genuinely helpful.

yes, Japanese toilet instructions are genuinely helpful.

first shrine visit of the new year: at the gates of the Ausauksa temple

first shrine visit of the new year: at the gates of the Ausauksa temple

Hundreds of people approaching the shrine

Hundreds of people approaching the shrine

On the Grounds of the Temple

On the Grounds of the Temple

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