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
It's a great year for wildflowers this year - glad to see you've made the most of it!
ReplyDeleteHappy travels!
What a beautiful collection
ReplyDeleteSuch variety is fantastic! Beautiful post!
ReplyDeleteJust blows me away all the different varieties.
ReplyDeleteSO many ... so many ... I guess that I would be hopeless like this too ... sent my travelling partner to Paris round the twist, I did.
ReplyDeleteLovely collection, though JE ... and presentation ...