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
I love that first shot. Stunning.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful series, Joan Elizabeth!
ReplyDelete... and now I am waiting for your next industrial find ... waiting ... waiting ...
ReplyDeleteThis tweaks memories of Port Arthur. Nothing to do with convicts, I realise. Just the ruins and decay of a once useful site.
ReplyDeleteQuite lovely curves and vistas, Joan.
Nice framing - especially in the first one with a frame within a frame.
ReplyDeleteThank you for this wonderful gift of photos. Simply beautiful! I wish I was walking with you on this wonderful photographic tour. I must do some of my own. soon.
ReplyDeletethe subtle light thru the various curves just sings to me...
ReplyDeleteGREAT PICS
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