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
Ah, more basalt columns. They seem to pop up all over the ranges in NSW. To think that NSW was full of volcanic activity way back when.
ReplyDeleteI've seen this on another blog but can't remember whose. Its amazing.
ReplyDeleteYou're absolutely right - totally magical!
ReplyDeleteJust a few kilometers off the beaten track too.
This reminds me that I visited the Organ Pipes near Melb. long ago.
ReplyDeleteI'd forgotten all about that!
Truly amazing! There's no artist like nature.
ReplyDeleteRegarding your comment, I remember posting (at least) one photo of a tank of mine: http://oeirasdailyphoto.blogspot.pt/2011/12/tropical-rainforest-puddle.html