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
How is this? Wonderful!
ReplyDeleteSimply gorgeous actually!!
ReplyDeleteStupendous!
ReplyDeleteYour frost-covered landscapes from the past several days have been fantastic. It's a treat to see such beauty.
ReplyDeleteA bit cold to pick but they look very pretty in their wedding dresses.
ReplyDeleteGives a whole new meaning to the concept of 'a brittle beauty'.
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