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
What a strange but interesting construction! Also like the containers composition, well done!
ReplyDeleteI see Saarland and Lorraine do not have a monopoly on abandoned factories.
ReplyDeleteThanks JM
ReplyDeleteAB, I needed a change from abandoned farm houses.
The rail network doesn't hold the same place as it did in the past. Road transport is more flexible as it can go point-to-point which doesn't involve loading a train then reloading onto trucks to complete the final leg. As a result there are disused rail lines, empty railway stations and abandoned buildings all over the place.
Yes, but somehow I think that the lack of investment in the rail structure is going to bite us in the bum over the next 50 years or so.
ReplyDeleteI like industrial abandon just as much as rural abandon. Not a lot of either in Double Bay.
Shall try to find something abandoned in paradise ...
love snaps of life around you!
ReplyDeleteJulie, I'm inclined to agree regarding the rail structure .. both the long distance and suburban networks.
ReplyDeleteDon't worry, you'll find plenty of interest in Double Bay and Kings Cross is not too far away ... with its abandon of every kind.
Has a high speed link connecting Sydney, Canberra and Melbourne never been considered? Those kind of distances between big cities in Europe are now covered by popular train services.
ReplyDeleteA Very Fast Train link between the three cities comes up on a regular basis but is always declared not viable. We have a very small population in a vast land.
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