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
Love the composition - and the palette - of both these. I am starting to develop a strong affection for historic reenactments.
ReplyDeleteNice capture of the horesman looking at the girl.
ReplyDeleteLove the top portrait one. And I love how you mentioned he was looking at a girl :)
ReplyDeleteLOL - must have been a very thriling girl ;-). The portrait is very nice.
ReplyDeleteYou caught a very funny expression on that guy! :-)
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