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
Aren't our wildflowers beautiful this time of year. Are these photos near Parachilna? I miss the incredible vast starry skies out in the bush. I would live in the Flinders Rangers again anytime, but husband's work is in the city now unfortunately.
ReplyDeletePam, these photos were taken somewhere between Hawker and Maree, I'm not exactly sure where.
ReplyDeleteI know all about the demands of city jobs ... I am currently commuting every day from my beautiful Blue Mountains to the city
They are stunning, the flowers and the photos. I hope there are some still around when we go.
ReplyDeleteAnd these are ...? Especially the golden ones ... ;-).
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ReplyDeleteMartina I don't know!! Most of the flowers were unfamiliar to me. I bought a book to try and identify them but there are so many and so many that are pea flower shaped like these that I can't figure it out.
ReplyDeleteI wonder if the browny ones are a variety of Boronia known commonly as 'bacon and eggs'?
ReplyDeleteJulie, there are quite a few different plants that go under the bacon and eggs name, this could be one of them.
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