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
Sweet eye ... really sweet. Wonderful when beauty is made obvious within the usually unbeautiful.
ReplyDeleteI guess the undulations/corrugations were caused by a particular breeze ...
A motor boat on the far side of the lake. Took a while to ripple through to the side we were on.
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ReplyDeleteso nice to be back here this morning ~ your feel of the water is magical!
ReplyDeleteJoan Elizabeth, this is SO beautiful! I could hang this on my wall! Love it!
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