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
Hah ... is that a set of Christmas lights dangling there? And a thicket of blackerry vine ... and rusted CI ... and broken plastic for glass ...
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Did I get that double negative correct?
So perfect, it's almost like a painting!!
ReplyDeleteIt sure has character. I love the blackberry vine wandering over it. I wouldn't like to have to clean it up.
ReplyDeleteJulie, those Christmas lights were a surprise that I only saw when processing the photo.
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