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
These kind of finds really amaze me. Fantastic shot!
ReplyDeleteThat is Australiana to a T. This is great I'll be able to have a preview of our trip next month.
ReplyDeleteMarvellous shot.
ReplyDeleteI do hope that's not your car. It needs more than a tyre.
ReplyDeleteLooks like a scene out of Mad Max.
ReplyDeleteNow that is a fancy car wreck ;-).
ReplyDeleteAnd I forgot to activate email follow ups so I have to say something more ...
ReplyDeleteMaybe, the owner of this car did not have a spare tyre.
ReplyDeleteThere is never any shortage of car wrecks in the country but the extreme landscape adds an extra element of fun to the photo.
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