I went for a morning walk by the river, hoping it might be misty and interesting but mostly found bulrushes and weeds.
Though I really like this pale pink gum near the camp ground.
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.
The grasses are pretty and the camp ground looks nice.
ReplyDeleteYes it is a lovely camp ground. There were cobblers peg in that grass. Had to pick them all out of my coat when I got back.
DeleteLove the little turnstile You don't see them like this much anymore.
ReplyDeleteI too liked it … hence it was my feature shot. I found a couple of others like it in the perimeter fence.
DeleteInteresting to see that it's a mixture of east coast and arid trees (is that a desert oak?) out there in Gilgandra.
ReplyDeleteI have no idea. Unlike flowers the different types of trees defeat me.
DeleteIt is all looking remarkably green. "Cobblers' Pegs" - have not heard that expression for ages. Instantly, brought forth a deluge of images in my head ...
ReplyDeleteYes it was very green out there … almost spring green. We haven't had rain here for ages but winter is usually dry here.
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