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
I like the beauty of these bare trees, it's like seeing impossibly elegant sculptures.
ReplyDeleteThey don't look so exotic to my eyes. Yes, yes, I know you mean non-native ...
ReplyDeleteHOwever, the reason Canberra went for colour at this level, is because it is essentially colourless at every other level.
Paula, intricate sculptures too.
ReplyDeleteJulie, you are sooo right. The planned colour in the buildings is so boring, unlike the wonderful mish mash of great cities.