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
It's a common sight, all right - but not how you've captured it! Magnificent shot!!
ReplyDeleteThanks Red. The afternoon sunlight really caught my eye. It as the evening of Easter Sunday and seamed appropriate.
DeleteWith a corrugated iron roof too. I like!
ReplyDeleteCI and the country just go together don't they.
DeleteInteresting perspective. The cross catching the light is lovely.
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