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
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ReplyDeleteAnd this one is not as old as some ... I say that because of the timber frame. I wonder when the settlers made that transition - from double brick to timber?
ReplyDeleteThat bluff is surely handsome, and to position a home within its lee shows a wonderful feel for nature.
As far as I know the choice of brick vs timber was based on what was the building material most readily available.
ReplyDeleteThere is a photo of the Turon River coming up later in this series that has a bluff like that ... it made for a very nice shot.
oh wow, that's great. I like the debris scattered around the building.
ReplyDeleteI love this picture.
ReplyDeleteI can't tell how big it is but it looks like it met its match. From a scenic point of view it's a grand view.
ReplyDeleteOh - it looks so sad.
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