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
Reminds me of Easter Island to some strange extent ...
ReplyDeletemmmmm, I can see a tenuous connection. Saw a doco on Easter Island on the weekend, a fascinating story. It would be an interesting place to visit, especially with the camera.
ReplyDeleteA camera can make the dullest of places interesting! It is all in the detail. I dont know about you, but I get to see so much more when I have a camera on my person.
ReplyDeleteYes I agree, a camera makes me stop and notice and as a result I get much more out of life's experiences.
ReplyDeleteAs I am essentially a landscape photographer this is the case.
Though I suspect street photography has a way of making the photographer notice people more as well.
Not sure if I was at a party and snapping away whether I would enjoy it as much as just talking my head off.
You just have to watch this video Das Rad, a short animation about the evolution of man from the rock's perspective.
ReplyDeleteThanks AB. Very pertinent.
ReplyDeleteWhat sort of a rock is it that does not like moss or lichen!!
ReplyDeleteI thought the moss would give you a smile.
ReplyDeleteThis is fantastic! Also like the framing.
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