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
Oh wow, that is BIG!!!!
ReplyDeleteAlso Love your shots of the last few days, that jumping silhouette is a prize winner.
Thanks Peter. The solhouette was a chance capture which pleased me a lot.
DeleteBig it is! :-)
ReplyDeleteAt least this big thing was nice and clean and well kept, so many of them fall into disrepair after a year or two.
DeleteMy husband enjoyed the frozen mango that they sell there.
mmmmm....I love mangoes.
ReplyDeleteI'd eat them every day if I could.
But if I eat too many I get hives!
And I can't believe I haven't had any since I got here - Boiled Peanuts.
ReplyDeleteI forgot about them!
I'll have to get off to the old Bettie Bros fruit shop for a bag tomorrow.
It actually looks like it's been cleaned up since the last time we were there a few years ago - Bowen is our nemesis. The only 2 times we've stayed there, there's been a massive unseasonal deluge!
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