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
Your scenery has gone from the dun colour of wire grass to the blue-grey of blue metal. Lovely ...
ReplyDeleteYesterday I rented 'Jindabyne'. The landscapes are so beautiful and reminded me so much of your photos. The boulders in the first scene are just fantastic!
ReplyDeleteJM I have not seen the movie but there are certainly similarities in the countryside here to the country around Jindabyne.
ReplyDeleteNice layers in shades of blue-gray.
ReplyDeleteWhere are you leading us down this nice country road?
ReplyDeleteDianne, in a circle, to the north west for a while and back again via a different route.
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