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
Awesome once again. No need for words, really.
ReplyDeletei have so enjoyed looking at the breakaway photos..a very different looking terrain!!
ReplyDeleteThey look like giant anthills. How high are they?
ReplyDeleteThis place is fantastic! Love the formations and colours in every pic.
ReplyDeleteDiane I don't exactly how high but they are mountains rather than hills. Most of the photos were taken from a lookout at the top of on of the flat ones -- a drive up not a walk thank goodness.
ReplyDeleteThe geology of the area is fascinating. We had someone with us who chatted away about it all. In one ear and out the other now ...
ReplyDeleteI thought of your blog when I bumped into this map the other day. This landscape looks to part of the "useless" section - useless, except for offering great photographs.
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