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
Beautiful trees - they provide a perfect backdrop to that scene.
ReplyDeleteA lovely photo, lots of movement. I like it in black and white :D)
And light and shade. You have it all in this photo.
ReplyDeleteIt was the trees that surprised me in this photo. I don't usually think of trees when I picture Martin Place in my mind's eye.
ReplyDeleteAnd of course, businessmen striding about is pretty much how it is in city.
I love street photography but it isn't easy or should I say comfortable
ReplyDeleteI just snap away regardless in the big city. I find it less comfortable in the mountains.
DeleteThey are getting bigger, those saplings. That would be the Reserve Bank, I guess.
ReplyDeleteYes Reserve Bank. I hadn't noticed the trees until I took this shot.
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