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
They're eye-poppingly beautiful photos, Joan. No wonder you were snap-happy.
ReplyDeleteThe second photo is so interesting to me: the top half, set against the bluest sky and the bottom half with the orange earthy background, and the tree caught between spaces.
ReplyDeleteLove the sunlight on the mountain tops and the bottom composition.
ReplyDeleteI know the feeling, but you have more restraint than me when it comes to posting. Funny thing...as I have been following your posts, I kept thinking, I would love to go there one day.A friend asked me the other day if we'd like to go to lake Eyre. We have booked to go in November. We visit Wilpena Pound on the way. Yoohoo. Lovely shots!
ReplyDeleteDiane, you will enjoy it immensely however I do hope you are travelling in early November. The summers are very very hot. I've been to the Flinders in December and won't be going back again at that time of year.
ReplyDeleteAs for restraint ... I am making a every week of the trip last a month so I am not so sure it's true.