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
Makes for awesome photos, though.
ReplyDeleteTypically the area around these drowned trees makes for good fishing.
ReplyDeleteSilly me, should have looked at this one before commenting on the post that follows.
ReplyDeleteIt's too bad for the trees, but maybe the beautiful photos (and good fishing) make up for it.
Bill apparently the fish stocks dropped off in the drought because there is a box at the camping area reception collecting donations to replenish the fish stocks.
ReplyDeleteMary Ann, not a silly question. We've just gone through a 10 year drought and it go very low but if seasons are normal it will fill up to hold us over to the end of the next drought which hopefully won't be as long as the last one or quick to return.