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
Love beach scenes. The early morning light and lone surfer just add to it.
ReplyDeleteI wonder about surfers, the way they just stand there staring at the sea. What is going through their minds? I was glad to have this one in the shot.
DeleteThis is a lovely twilight shot of the beach. I like the surfer and you can see a tanker on the horizon too.
ReplyDeleteThere seem to be tankers always on the horizon at this beach.
DeleteI'm so taken with that sky - the slight hint of pink which is also reflected in the incoming surf in the foreground. Beautiful photograph Joan and I love that lone surfer too.
ReplyDeleteOh, I'm going to ask you permission if I may have a copy of this one as well please. Still haven't gotten around to painting the Blue Mountains trees that you previously gave permission for, however, I am so inspired by this particular scene :D)
Permission granted with pleasure.
DeleteThanks very much Joan :D)
DeleteWonderful atmosphere!
ReplyDeleteMade it worth getting out of bed early. Though it was helped by being at the very end of daylight saving so dawn was relatively late in the morning.
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