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
I just had a look at the last 20 photos or so and I find it always amazing how different the landscapes are that show up in your blog. From exotic palm trees and reefs to "oh, that could be here".
ReplyDeleteAlways interesting.
When I have visited Europe it has mostly been in the cities, I would love to go back one day and see the countryside. For the next few weeks I don't there there will be a lot of "oh, that could be here" scenery for you. In fact, most of it is nothing like even where I live.
DeleteI love this shot. The contrast and composition works so well.
ReplyDeleteThanks Vicki. This was a shot grabbed through the car window on the run but probably when we were held up at yet another lot of road works because the foreground is not blurred. I was always looking for a chance to get a shot of the mountains and cane fields because I loved them so much.
DeleteOne that is on my list to climb.
ReplyDeleteClimb!! Not for me... if there is not driving track then I don't see the view from the top of mountains.
Deletegreat photo. I also love your snap shots from the car as you instantly see a scene and snap it.
ReplyDeleteI find the big mirrors on the new car a nuisance grabbing snapshots on the move. I used to be able to shoot in a forward direction but now I can only shoot straight out the window so have to sort of guess when the image is going to fly by.
DeleteI've walked the Mt Bartle Frere trail - for about 50 metres until it got too boggy with wild pig hoof prints everywhere!!! But still ...
ReplyDeleteErk. Maybe that will change Peter's (above) plans.
DeleteI was amazed at how close the Great Dividing Range gets to the coast the further north you go. We criss crossed over the range quite a lot. It makes for beautiful scenery.
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