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
... and the sky is getting blue. What a sky!
ReplyDeleteBesides my "I want blue sky, too" rambling I really like the photo with the sky inhabiting two thirds of the frame.
This is what the land will support without diverting water from its natural course.
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But then, man has always done this, just that in this case the natural watercourse and catchment is depleted severely.
Sue and I just got home from a little getaway so I am catching up on your travel posts. I had no idea that Australia produced so much produce. Irrigation is the miracle I suppose.
ReplyDeleteMartina and Julie, more sky and another very interesting landscape change coming up the day after tomorrow when we cross the Hay Plains ... so watch this space.
ReplyDeleteTG, yes Australia feeds itself and exports huges amounts of primary produce.
Beautiful photography. I love it!
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