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
The second photo is almost perfect. I love it :-).
ReplyDeleteI often do that: turn around and shoot the other direction, too. Did it yesterday in Hyde Park.
ReplyDeleteThose 44 gallon drums are things of memory. We used to store meal for assorted animals in them. A variety of processed fodder, differing shapes and colours and smells. The entire area was a cornucopia of smells.
Love the chook ...
Is this for Paula's 180 degrees?
ReplyDeleteCluck, cluck, JE. You can join in on my Friday meme anytime you like.
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I just had to tell you, dishumpa is a classic!
And again, the corrugated makes my heart flutter.
ReplyDeleteYour straw shelters are obviously a bit bigger than ours (2009-11-14)
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