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
They look like feathers from this angle!
ReplyDeleteLovely :) Looks like the type of photo I'd find in a book illustrating a poem. A very poetic picture :)
ReplyDeleteI share your affection for grass. Susan thinks it is curious that I like to take photos of dead grass. To each his own.
ReplyDeleteBut it's not pink! ;-)
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Not your usual stuff, nevertheless very nice. I like the dof - this photo says AUTUMN to me. Somehow quiet and peaceful.
ReplyDeleteOh yes, very feathery and nicely highlighted against the dark background.
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