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 really like the mauve coloured sky here. They're pretty rare.
ReplyDeleteI hope 2014 proves to be a good year for you and yours!
ReplyDeleteLove the almost-silhouetted tree against the gorgeous colour of the sky.
ReplyDeleteHappy Australia Day, Joan.
Lovely colours and shapes
ReplyDeleteLook at that purplish colour! Gorgeous capture.
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