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'll take No 5 :-)
ReplyDeleteMartina, it's no accident that one being in the centre ... the best of a bad bunch.
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad you have included the second collage on this post! Both are stunning! What a great work, Joan Elizabeth!
ReplyDeleteI like the combination of photos here. Again, the brown tones in them are especially pleasing.
ReplyDeleteI'll take No 2 :-)
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