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
Oh yes, changes the scene quite markedly. Howewver, it is still unmistakably Australian.
ReplyDeleteThe landscape and the colours look a lot like England to me.
ReplyDeleteYour lovely photo invites a leisurely stroll over the paddock, through the trees and out on to the church grounds :D
ReplyDeleteThe distant spire looks great there. Great composition.
ReplyDeleteExactly what I thought: could be in Germany as well. I wonder what Julie sees as unmistakably Australian, ;-). Please tell me, yes?
ReplyDeleteMartina, the iron-bark tree in the foreground, the mix of trees along the creek in the mid-ground and the blue of the eucalyptus rising from the hills beyond.
ReplyDeleteI think this all to be not 'lime' enough for Europe.
Great composition. It is great to see some old towns are still in good shape after seeing the ruins in SA.
ReplyDeleteJulie, thank you very much. Of course I didn't recognise the iron bark tree - definitely some tree you won't find in Germany in the middle of the landscape ;-). While mixed forest and "blueish" mountains - this (i.e. the photo) could very well be one of the low mountain ranges in Central Europe.
ReplyDeleteTerrific scene.
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