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
It always amazes that such ordinary objects can be elevated to such lofty heights.
ReplyDeleteBarbed wire AND chicken wire ... intermeshed like that ... the barbed wire looses its effectiveness ... but a lovely sight ...
ReplyDeleteLooks like a pretty little town.
ReplyDeleteInteresting shot. Difficult to focus on the wire rather than the building.
ReplyDeleteNice image
ReplyDeleteLove the blurred decay and the contrast to the focused wire. Great shot!
ReplyDeleteDad died at 5:15 this morning. Strangely enough, it was quite beautiful.
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