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 again - like with the photos before - it is very church-like to me. But what an interesting wayfaring, I am looking forward to seeing more of your photos - you captured everything so well, I see it all alive with workers and noise (and sawdust in this case).
ReplyDeleteThis is great! I love the series you took at the State Mine. The shimmer on the coal and little runs on the machinery remind me of the soft mist that was falling the day you visited. Would it be possible to create a link from our website.
ReplyDeleteEvery shot deserves being enlarged. Beautiful set of four!
ReplyDeleteThis reminds me very much of the Eveleigh Shunting yards which have been converted into "Carriageworks". Lovely eye here, Joan.
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