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
lol, sometimes it's hard to find an upside to things - but you did!
ReplyDeleteA beaut rainy pic :D)
I have loved your shots over the last week. I see that you have lots more rain coming.
ReplyDeleteSure have, been drenched in water this week. And we've been camping!
DeleteThis is what I miss about not being able to drive. The total freedom ...
ReplyDeleteYes I can understand missing that. I am finding it so lovely to just look at a map, find a cluster of towns I have not visited then draw a path between them connecting up the dots. I'm loving the 100 Towns project.
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