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
Wow, it's really stripped back, isn't it? I suppose they don't begin construction for next year's until late summer or autumn.
ReplyDeleteI'd like to see it in bloom . Hopefully next year.
ReplyDeleteWouldn't it be great to have a go in that little digger?
ReplyDeleteThis is the shot they don't want you to see!
ReplyDeleteSimilar to what happens in the D0main at this time of year. Tragic really...
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