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
They have their arms up saying "Help Me! Help Me! Beautiful colour
ReplyDeleteHa ha. That made me laugh. I think they said that years ago. I think they are just skeletons now.
ReplyDeleteThe gorgeous golden light seems almost at odds with the stark tree skeletons.
ReplyDeleteThis is so beautiful! The light, the colours, everything!
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