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 wonder how they got the maze so spirally? Would have taken a lot of effort and concentration. There is a labyrinth in Centennial Park now, too. http://www.centennialparklands.com.au/things_to_do/centennial_park_labyrinth
ReplyDeleteI imagine this is used by latte sippers and goat cheese eaters.
As always I love your turn of phrase Julie. I wonder who actually works aroung the labyrinth. I just skipped over the rows to get my photo.
DeleteWow, that spiral is amazing. Is it recent? Or quite old?
ReplyDeleteI understand that it is quite recent ... like in the past 10 years or so.
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