Cows are everywhere here. Cows that wander freely through neighborhoods and even in heavy traffic are common here. Vehicles driving around cows in traffic are common here. Even cows that trot through traffic and neighborhoods are common here. Right. Getting the picture? Cows + Sri Lanka + roaming free = normal. Yup. ...
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Because, and for no other reason. Enjoy! Similar Posts: Brians and More Brians Random Events on 2009-07-11 Sinhalese? Oder Tamil? Project #365 Day 87 Buzz!!!! And then there’s Bill vs. GM…
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This might just end up being a regular thing with me. I’ve mentioned before that all sorts of things are sold at the side of the road. Selling rattan furniture is no exception. Of course I have the requisite wandering cow photo. I always have a requisite wandering cow photo. Then there’s the guy...
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A cow and a calf, happily munching away on the vegetation in the empty lot next door. "Moo!" said the calf. "MOOOOOOOOOO!" said the cow. Similar Posts: Random Events on 2009-07-16 Project #365 Day 12 Mooooo! Cows snacking in the next door lot Flowers Abandoned Property Next Door Gets Facelift
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Um, yeah, pretty much. Not in Colombo itself so much, but where we are, in Nugegoda, which would be the North American equivalent of a suburb, yes. In villages and towns, even more so. Here are two pictures from when Fahim and I went to the grocery store. I didn’t photograph all the cows...
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Every now and then, I’ll hear a really really loud MOO! That usually means that either a cow is eating the foliage in the empty lot next door or a cow or five is wandering down the road. Usually, thought, it’s munching, and as often as not, the cow or two are tied up...
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About a month ago, we received notice that garbage pickup was changing. We now had to separate out our compostables from our non-compostables. Since I already composted nearly everything that could be composted, with the exception of some paper products and animal bones (chicken, fish, prawn), that meant that our weekly pickup would consist...
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And I keep taking more pictures of them. What can I say? Even after more than half a year, I’m still fascinated by a country that lets cows wander the streets like cheap hookers. I’d be even more fascinated if it was, say, elephants and monkeys in an urban environment, but . . ....
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Oh yeah. Fahim and I walked to his work to use the internet today – he still hasn’t put sufficient air into the tires for both of us. I took a pic of him at his work computer – mostly to prove that yes, in fact, he actually does have a job and isn’t...
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