Is that a Coolibah tree beside the abandoned house? Every Australian knows about Coolibah trees because the bush ballad Waltzing Matilda is nigh on our unoffical national anthem but most of us live nowhere near the inland where they grow. Once a jolly swagman camped by a billabong, Under the shade of a Coolibah tree, And he sang as he watched and waited till his billy boiled, You'll come a Waltzing Matilda with me. Waltzing Matilda, Waltzing Matilda, You'll come a Waltzing Matilda with me, And he sang as he watched and waited till his billy boiled You'll come a Waltzing Matilda with me.
"To muse, to creep, to halt at will, to gaze ... such sweet wayfaring"
William Wordsworth
I am sorry, I do not normally react like this. But my immediate reaction was "How cute!"
ReplyDeleteThose little brown hands, standing there holding its little cap ready to go up to the alter.
How cute ...
When I learnt you were going camping I was very jealous, until I discovered I was going to New Orleans. Then I felt better. Still, I love to camp and this looks wonderful. And the wallabies are cute.
ReplyDeleteI agree they are particularly cute. I saw a news report yesterday about some Koala's in Japan costing their zoo 1 million dollars a year to feed (because they need special time of gum leaf) at a time when their city is going broke and the soup kitchen queue is growing. But people said they were worth it because the Koala's are so cute. Interesting to ponder, perhaps the Koala's should be sent on a period of home leave.
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