Australia is covered in eucalyptus forests but they are not all the same. The trees have different shapes and sizes, different colours and textures. These Snow Gums in the mist are typical of high mountain places.
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.
A magic pic. Great composition, colour and texture.
ReplyDeleteI find the muted greens particularly appealing in this shot. The dampness of the day also helped lift the colour at the same time as contrasting because of the dull sky.
DeleteI like the way it draws your eyes over the rocks and beyond. As Diane says, a magic pic.
ReplyDeleteMakes you want to go for a walk.
DeleteIt IS a beauty of a shot.
ReplyDeleteOf another world.
I find mist does create other worlds.
DeleteI am smelling this one with my eyes ...
ReplyDeleteFor me this type of forest doesn't have much of a fragrance at least not a cold wet day. A warm wet day would be different.
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