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
Merry Christmas Joan, hope you and your family have a great day.
ReplyDeleteThat is an unique piece of graffiti with a good message. Merry Christmas to you too.
ReplyDeleteFabulous photo, Joan. Merry Christmas. Here's to a frabjous day.
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas to you too Joan, hope you had a lovely day..
ReplyDeleteThanks everyone for your greetings. We had a beautiful very cool relaxing day. Just what my eye needs to get fully better.
DeleteLOve it, hope you weren't the artiste.
ReplyDeleteNah not me. I spotted this at Geurie. I wondered if it has been greeting people for years or if it was a special for 2012. Either way I reckon it will be wishing people a Merry Christmas for many more years to come.
DeleteHi Joan a rather belated Merry Christmas to you and yours. I just knew that this piece of "art" was not by your own fair hand.
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