Railway bridge, LithgowOut in the "today" world we can still see elegant evidence of the great era of steam. I'm going to show you some more "today" industry next.
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.
what gorgeous photos of one of my
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there are some breathtaking scenes
from the renee zellwegger's "beatrix
potter" of railway bridges that make
the whole movie worthwhile.
These old bridges have a classic beauty about them. You have included just enough of the landscape around it to add a sense of place. This is beautiful country.
ReplyDeleteI really love the curves and repetition of the bridges. They are beautiful!
ReplyDeleteLea, I don't remember the bridges in that movie. I might watch it again this weekend when I am doing the ironing.
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ReplyDeleteThese bridges are gorgeous enough to remind me of the aquaducts in Europe. That first one, the lower of the two, what are those crosses? Are they attached or gaps between the blocks? Like 'em ...
Julie, I think they are metal decoration. I've always admired these bridges when we drive by... they can both we seen from the highway. This series was a good excuse to turn off the main road to find a photographic vantage point.
ReplyDeleteThese are gorgeous and do look quite elegant. I love the contrast of the stones with the lovely green around them.
ReplyDeleteI like the repetition of the arches in the first shot
ReplyDeleteYes, I am with AB: the first shot is very well composed. And: is there a pony hiding?
ReplyDeletePony ... ? Ah .. I see ... mmm ... mayb a folded piece of tin ... can see the pony blanket but not the pony head ...
ReplyDeleteWell spotted Martina. Yes it is is pony, there were two of them in the paddock, but it would not put its head up.
ReplyDeleteThe stone bridges are beautiful!
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