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 only ventured around Floriade once, a few years back, and it was during the drought. I was bitterly disappointed. Much prefer a real garden to wander through.
ReplyDeleteWith Floriade you have to get your timing right, get there when the display is at its best which of course is a different time every year depending on the weather. It can be very disappointing if you go too early or too late.
DeleteThat said, I too prefer a real garden but none of them turn on quite the same photographic spectactular.
It is a magical garden but for only a short time
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