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
Those 'white' branches make for a terrific shot. Beautiful wintery scene!
ReplyDeleteThey are all of course well an truly in leaf now. Our native forests are mostly evergreen so wintery scenes like this only happen where there are planted gardens.
DeleteWinter up north isn't like winter is it? That's why we like living there.
ReplyDeleteYes that is the nice thing about your part of the world. But the nice thing about my part of the world is that summer isn't like summer ... or at least not like one or your summers. I find them unbearable.
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