DOWN UNDER...

It's beauty with a bite...

Same rules apply as on top...

Law of the coral jungle.

Everybody's gotta eat, 

So, watch your step...

Or you could become someone's lunch.

Still, a nice place to visit...
and I'll be on my way,
Tom

HERE WE GO DOWN THE BEACH ROAD...

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I have always been drawn to the water…to the beach…to the basics—the sun, the sand, the sea comprised of a myriad of minute details.

The scale and magnitude, always mind blowing, everything shifting, sifting, never the same…flowing.

On any of her uniquely different coastal shorelines Sri Lankan beaches beckon. The lure, inviting to be caressed, to be cleansed, to be a part of it all… where the troubles of man seem far away, where the hand of God is undeniably evident, where the powers in place will kick your ass if you approach any way but with humility, reverence, respect and awe, where you can soak and sink into the naked mystery of it all…

British transplant, Arthur C. Clarke said it this way..."and always it is the same; the slender palm trees leaning over the white sand, the warm sun sparkling on the waves as they break on the inshore reef, the outrigger fishing boats drawn up high on the beach. This alone is real; the rest is but a dream from which I shall presently awake."
He had a way with words...
Tom

NATURALLY NATS...

Natasha Rathnayake is a bonafide star. Runway fashion model and occasional actress, she is one of the real popular entertainers in Sri Lanka today. She is most famous though, for her great singing voice and lively stage presentations where she is featured regularly. We collaborated recently for a little afternoon promotional shoot in my studio. Being a genuine friend and consistently generous person, Natasha is always a joy to work with. She carries a great attitude, has a knockout smile and with boundless confidence knows how to project her positive energy.

Natasha belongs in the spotlight... naturally...

 ...see what I mean,
Tom

ON A QUEST...

In search of the illusive Wild Pink Dolphin...

We pulled anchor bright and early, leaving the cozy confines of Kalpitiya on the Northwest coast of Sri Lanka, and headed out into the open sea waters of the Dutch Bay. Having been promised 'thousands of pink dolphins', after two hours of bruising, bottom busting in choppy waters we gave up the search. It wasn't our day...We didn't find what we were looking for, but did not despair. We kept our hopes up and faith alive and were miraculously deposited in a garden of delight (coral that is), the impressive Bar Reef.
No dolphins this time, but we did come across a lovely Wild Pink Duwa...

Jacques le Harley                                                           the Aqua Monk    

In troubled water and turbulent times, you turn to see who's still with you and still smiling...

I have nothing but affection for those who dare to sail with me...
in this till the end...
Tom

THE NOTHING MAN...

I heard of a  man who lived on the coast in a time when every word had meaning and none of them fell to the ground...when it did make a difference what one believed. Truth was not obscure and wasn't subject to men's opinions.
Those days it wasn't such a struggle to be alive and to find purpose in living.
He was not carefree but was free to care and he did...a lot.
One day, all the ships stopped coming in and he made it his business to do something about it...
Tom