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
As if traveling through time. Nice to see, that the buildings are taken that much care of. Please have a good Sunday.
ReplyDeleteBigged that post office up for a good look.
ReplyDeleteLove the timber fretwork on the sides.
It looks a lovely place.
ReplyDeleteLove the balcony with the hanging plant pots!
ReplyDeleteIt's good to see some lovely buildings in Bourke. Most of the time the town gets some pretty bad press...
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