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
Hi Joan, those Queenslanders are such beautiful houses aren't they. Quite their own style :D)
ReplyDeleteI love this style too. Funnily enough, the north island of NZ also has a timber house tradition too.
ReplyDeleteI love this style too. Funnily enough, the north island of NZ also has a timber house tradition too.
ReplyDeleteOur house in the mountains is the nearest thing I could get down south ... a timber home with verandahs but not on a stilts (but raised at the back due to the slope of the land). Blessedly is is however insulated against the cold and has fireplaces and central heating, something usually missing from Queensland homes.
ReplyDeleteI love the little towns where the Queenslanders are still being lived in like in past years. The ones that have been renovated in the cities cost a fortune these days. They were built for coolness in the summer but they could be cold in the winter.
ReplyDelete'down south' ... 'down south' ... !!!
ReplyDeleteIt does not take much to slip back into the habits of youth.
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