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
Interesting to see how different people photography the same place in different ways.
ReplyDeleteLove the cars, all parked "just so" within the lines. Next to each other, but carefully separated.
ReplyDeleteI wonder if people use the verandahs. Do people sit out and watch the world pass by?
ReplyDeleteA really beautiful town. I hear right now Broken Hill is under a bit of water...
ReplyDeleteGreat collection of beautiful balconies.
ReplyDeleteAnn, yes that is why I have been following your blog with interest.
ReplyDeleteAB, I don't know about their verandahs but in the summer time we certainly sit on the verandah of our house and chat to people passing by.
Winam, there has been unusually high rainfall out there this year -- transforms the place.