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
Apart from the finger it is a good shot. Those old bridges full of texture and interest.
ReplyDeleteAnd at Gundagai this are such a big length of them and two .. one for the rail and one for the road.
DeleteThe way I scrolled the page your finger didn't show, so I was wondering what you were talking about.
ReplyDeleteYou can crop quite easily on your phone before posting.
With or without the finger it is a fantastic shot of the bridge.
Oh yes I could have cropped but that would have cut the bridge off a bit and the finger was more fun :-)
DeleteThe Gundagai bridge must have been so impressive in its time. It is a pity it is now not being maintained.
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