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
What a pity that no photos were allowed in the gallery - I would loved to have seen some of his paintings! I'll console myself with the snake-line!
ReplyDeleteWhat do you mean 'lawn mower'? Isn't that where a root of a tree is breaking the top-soil?
ReplyDeleteYes it is the root of the tree breaking the top-soil but the top of the root is smoothed down by the lawn mower.
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