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
Cheers, Joan. Hope you had a great Christmas Day, too.
ReplyDeleteThis is a great concept, Joan. So glad you left the boots in. And the double dose of yellow simply pops right out.
ReplyDeleteI hope Christmas was everything that you wanted. Now onwards and upwards into 2010.
Thanks for the greetings.
ReplyDeleteDon't you love the part serendipity plays in photography ... the way the boy with the yellow shirt just happened to be stand by the window ... I had to dodge around the crowd a bit to get him.
Our Christmas day was a bit like that ... we were travelling on the road so took whatever delights nature dished up for us ... a really lovely day.
This is great! Hope you had a Happy Christmas with all yours.
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