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 drove through Hebel once ... if we hadn't been in a hurry we'd have stopped for a look!! I'll put it on the list for next time :D
ReplyDeleteSadly there is never enough time to stop at all of the places. That is what I loved about my 100 towns project I did some years ago ... I actually stopped and looked at each of the towns, not matter how big of small. I would like to do a project like that again.
DeleteYeah, do a project like that again. Was it really "a number of years ago"? How about "A River Runs Through it" ...
ReplyDeleteStarted in October 2012 and ran a year.
DeleteOr ... knowing you two ... "100 country cafes" ...
ReplyDeleteTrying not to put on any more weight so will give that one a miss. I have thought of all sorts of ideas but nothing that I can quite settle on. Life seems so much busier at the moment.
DeleteYou need a restricted area ... a recurring theme ... that takes yer fancy ...
DeleteYeah thats a good one"A 100 country Cafes or bakeries Red would like that. I have never heard of Hebel.
ReplyDeleteMe neither.
DeleteCobb & Co staging towns ...
ReplyDeleteInter sting that you should suggest that because it is an idea I have been playing with. We were at Bathurst information centre a few weeks ago where they have a restored Cobb and Co coach. I picked up maps of the routes to see if a new project might come of it. Haven't had time to look over the maps and form a plan yet.
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