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
All the more reason to take the sneakers off and walk along the packed sand, breathing in deeply.
ReplyDeleteLovely misty image, JE.
Love the low light and sea spray. All very atmospheric.
ReplyDeleteYes, I agree, very atmospheric - I love the three gulls - these are gulls, aren't they?
ReplyDeleteI love the pastel colours! This looks like a painting! Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteIt was the pastel mistiness that made me choose this shot from the many I took that day ... a bit different from the sparkling blue water JM has been showing us.
ReplyDeleteMartina, yes they are gulls.
A really nice photo. The low tones give it a lot of atmosphere.
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