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 have just been scrolling through your posts to catch up. You bring back so many memories of our trip back when we first retired. keep safe from fires.
ReplyDeleteI like seeing places I have been in other peoples blogs too, to relive the memories. And if they go places I have not been it is a chance to plan some.
DeleteWe are safe from the fires. They are nowhere near Lawson (or Clandulla) at the moment.