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
yep I'm a rust lover. Can't wait to we get to Yarrabin!
ReplyDeleteI like rust. It adds character. :)
ReplyDeleteWonderful colours and textures -- very Australian.
Typical country scene: a rusty water tank.
ReplyDeleteLovely series of shots of this delightful place.
ReplyDeletemmm ... are you sure that is rust?
ReplyDeleteYou see, I have a strange feeling that tank is made from concrete ... using sheets of corrugated iron of course to form it. Then that rust is a form of moss/mould.
What do you think?
Julie, I took a much closer look and it is hard to tell - looks very neat which would suggest concrete but the colouring looks very CI like. I'm not going back to find out for you.
ReplyDeleteWhaaa ... you disappoint moi!
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