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
Lovely composition. The tree is so graceful with its brand new leaves that it looks like a pen and ink drawing.
ReplyDeleteI have a tree that overlooks my courtyard which is beautiful, but is the bane of my life! First it drops its form of blossom. Then it drops thousands of tiny seeds. Then it drops all its leaves.
ReplyDeleteBut I would not be without it. Just means that I have to sweep the courtyard twice a week.