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
This image is a bit confoosing for my poor brain. Is any of that blue actual-sky?
ReplyDeleteNo. It is trick of the eye stuff
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Deletewhat interesting characters ... I'm sure you'll see many of the real - deal emus before your travels are through.
ReplyDeleteYep. Plenty out that way.
DeleteI've just been looking around google maps at Hebel (which I have never heard of) - I didn't realize Lightning Ridge was up so high. I think I thought it was out near Broken Hill!
ReplyDeleteThe opal fields out near Broken Hill are White Cliffs. I hadn't really thought about Lightning Ridge but there was a sign on the highway to Mudgee saying it was only 6 hours drive away and that got me thinking of going there one day. That sign isn't there any more.
DeleteWhat an awesome painting/mural. Love it!
ReplyDeleteIt is lovely though on a very unassuming building. See the previous post for the full picture of the pub.
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