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
Interesting use of the double-negative in your text this morning.
ReplyDeleteI think Red-Bums are the variety that drop limbs is the tree is under stress of any sort. Internal protection, I suppose.
Right out of Tolkien. To me, at last ;-)
ReplyDeleteThe contrasting bark is beautiful. Great shots of wildflowers yesterday!Enjoy your Sunday.
ReplyDeleteInteresting double negative fixed. My ability to make typos is notorious.
ReplyDeleteI've not seen that type of gum tree here - but love the texture of the bark.
ReplyDeleteThere's nothing better than feeling the smooth limbs and trunk of a gum tree after it has shed its bark.
ReplyDeleteDid you shimmy up and have a feel?
Letty, my shimmying days are over.
ReplyDeleteThere are quite a few red gums on the central coast too. Must be a coastal variety.
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