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
Ah, now I only know the two Berks in Sydney (Paddington and Leichhardt). Berrima is looking more enticing.
ReplyDeleteI haven't been to this place although I've passed it a few times. Must next time I'm in Berrima.
ReplyDeleteI love these shots, and I never get round to (or see them) taking them....
ReplyDeleteJule and Winam, definitely go there, it's big and stuffed full of interesting books. Nice log fire too on cold days.
ReplyDeleteSean, I am fascinated for example, to see how Julie has visited the same places as me but sees totally different details. I walk around the city and can't see a single thing to shoot whereas I know you would be busy snapping away. I am learning for these different interpretations to try and push my boundaries while at the same time as being true to my own vision of things.
... and Martina is google-ing Thomas Hood ...
ReplyDeleteHi Martina, I did the same and discover he is a poet. In fact I remember now that I have quoted one of his poems
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