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
You have had to go further north for that this year I'm afraid. Even the gulf had 10C nights.
ReplyDeleteYou have had to go further north for that this year I'm afraid. Even the gulf had 10C nights.
ReplyDeleteYou tell me. We've had to have the air conditioning on to warm us and then it decided to die. Still waiting for a replacement. Our timber house needs a coat of timber stain but it doesn't look as shabby as when paint deteriorates.
ReplyDeleteIt was 5 degrees when we were out and about today so relatively the time in Queensland was warm.
DeleteLet's look at the upside, the paintwork on our house might last longer.
Haha, the 20+C Degree days are all over here on the West side!! 27 today in Carnarvon!! Loving your Queensland series - it's bringing back good memories!
ReplyDeleteAmazing what the sun can do, isn't it?
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