Today should have been the first day of the first test in Galle, Sri Lanka. And at any cricket match there are always ducks by one or more batsmen. So today’s countryside walk was lucky in finding a couple!

But there’s more to see and photograph than you think…and there’s s lot more colour around you than you think. So here’s a few snaps of some colourful things I came across on another day of depressing news.

To help everyone cheer up….

And finally…it looks a little damp from this end of the pitch!