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
Isn't that fabulous?
ReplyDeleteImagine the time that went into building that home and now....
I wonder who lived there.
ReplyDeleteI always find it sad to see a house that has been abandoned - especially when so much work has gone into it. This is counteracted by the scenic phot oppotunity that is thus created though!!
ReplyDeleteHappy travels!
Great textures! I had no idea about a tree being termite resistant... Now I know there's one! :-)
ReplyDeleteWonderful photo!
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