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
I was in the area a couple of years ago. I only have one photo of the pagodas.
ReplyDeleteWhatever you might think it still looks great!
ReplyDeleteWhy not link up one of your great travel posts to the Blog Hop I'm hosting on my blog? Look forward to seeing you there!
Red Nomad OZ
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I know what you mean. The rare photo that does justice to it is . . . well, rare.
ReplyDeleteAnd yet we continue trying.
Winam, that is a great shot of the pogodas. At Newnes you can get above them but on this particular drive we were at their feet looking up.
ReplyDeleteRed I will see what I can do ... a bit flat out at the moment.
Mary Ann, and it is such fun trying.
Pagoda rock country, a fine definition to what I see here and I truly like it.
ReplyDeleteVery rugged. A good photo.
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