Sri Lanka is abundantly blessed with its very own wetland ecosystems which are widely distributed across the country. Flora and Fauna of these wetland parks differ based on the altitude, distance from coast; which also defines the salinity of the adjacent water body and various other factors. Diyasaru wetland park is one of those rich ecosystems which is located in the administrative capital of Sri Lanka.
I got a chance to visit this place with the man I married on a rainy day evening, while he was busy walking around with his 360 camera capturing the view, I stayed charmed by the good looking nature. This park has been well landscaped without disturbing the natural habitats of countless native fauna and flora. Also the species are named, which enabled me to identify them and their uses while walking around.
I got to see many plants after a very long time. To be more precise, there were several plants that I have seen during my childhood. One of those was, this tree of Red lucky seed (Adenanthera pavonina) which we used to collect and play with these tiny little seeds when we were kids. This is also called Saga tree and we had one in our backyard back then. My mama used to say these seeds were used to weigh gold in old ages. These come up in pods which swirls and breaks when they are ripe, then these dainty red seeds fall.
Being a nature lover, my eyes had many treats including lovely butterflies and dragon flies, Sri Lankan doves, myna and various other birds. The fruits and flowers of this green tinged garden were astonishing.
After a relaxing walk through this muddy path, being contented by the richness of my country, I returned home.
Let my journey as a Local guide resume from this flower lake after a long dormant period! Thanks for awakening the “Local guide” in me @ErmesT , @PaulPavlinovich,@FaridMonti there were several unique and interesting reasons to follow each one of you. I met @ErmesT and @FaridMonti for the first time at their meet up in Sausalito. Then I met @PaulPavlinovich at the boat ride with a big team of Local guides. Also I had two women inspirations, I would say they are " women admiration" instead. One is, non other than my lovable, nerdy friendKimberlyAnnG, who has a lot of similar thoughts as me. She is actually a mature mirror image of my personality. The other one is @KarenVChin , who is a real world example of being a perfect mom while living your passion and thriving in your career.
So here begins my Local guide journey.
