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 love it Joan - we're further away from our lovely watery spot at the moment and looking at your photo I can hear that lovely constant gentle sound when one stands by the surf.
ReplyDeleteThe theme of lines is so descriptive - even the lines of colour - there's so much going on out there :D)
I am not much of a sea person myself I find it too restless and blowy but I do enjoy an occasional visit.
ReplyDeleteThe lines give the image good depth. I so miss the coast...
ReplyDeleteIsn't that funny - how an environment can impact upon people differently?
ReplyDeleteI've never noticed lines at the beach.
To me it feels like a big swirly expanse.
And that blowy restlessness you feel, feels to me like umm (what word?) ...... freedom.
Yes I know how much the sea captivates people and think of all its movement and how many people who have moved away from the sea would yearn for it.
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