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
rocky creeks are wonderful - love the way this one curves off into the distance.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous.
ReplyDeleteOoh. I like this, too. So calm and investigatable...(spelling/make up word???)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful spot! I would sit there and listen to the sounds of Australian nature.
ReplyDeleteI'd love to be there, shoes off, feet in the water.
ReplyDeleteAh ... see those banks over yonder? Follow this creek futher up into the hills, as the banks get shorter, and the water clearer, and maybe the temperature a little lower ... then just sit on the bank's edge ... and when the light begins to fade, you may be favoured by a platypus.
ReplyDeleteOOo I like these photos of yours!
ReplyDeleteInvestigable ... what a great word. And if as Julie suggest a platypus might be at the bank definitely worth doing.
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