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 Grandma! What big teeth you have!
ReplyDeleteIt's the tusks not the teeth that would bother me.
DeleteSheesh.
ReplyDeleteEwww.
Has he got dribble coming out of his mouth?
I see from the website that you can put money in him. Must have to put into the mouth past that dribble.
DeleteSuch detail... down to the drool. :)
ReplyDeleteI thought it was fun to focus on the detail instead of the full animal though I do find him rather attractive in the whole too
DeleteWhat a great close-up shot!
ReplyDeleteIt is nice to have a fountain or two to show. We don't have a lot of them in the mountains. Our specialty is water falls.
DeleteI don't have any trouble going past this 'bore' ... this is an inspired collection.
ReplyDeleteHow can you say that. It is not plastic.
Deleteha ha only his Mum could love him :D)
ReplyDeleteHe seems to have a very shiny nose from being patted. Lots of people must love him.
DeleteLove this photo, I havent seen him up close only from the car.
ReplyDeleteHow could you not have taken a walk down Macquarie Street. I like it but then I go to the state library a lot because it offers a comfortable place to sit and work with power for my computer.
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