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
Pretty is an understatement here. The scene is wonderfully atmospheric and perfectly captured!
ReplyDeleteBoth images are beautiful. Artistic and clever.
ReplyDeleteI love all your pictures..I want to come along on the journey....well I do by reading your blog....but being there in person would be fun. Thank you
ReplyDeleteNice dreamy, bokeh effect in the first shot
ReplyDeleteme: second one. I find the leaves in the first one a little bit too protruding ... okay, just a matter of taste, ;-)
ReplyDeleteAwesome images!
ReplyDeleteFor heaven's sake! These are magic.
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