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
And it's interesting detail, too. An eclectic mix of eras, styles and shapes.:)
ReplyDeleteYes I quite like the way they managed to add modern comforts to old buildings.
DeleteThose curves and metalwork always take the coldness from buildings. A really good choice of photo :D)
ReplyDeleteThanks Susan. It was the curves, the iron lace and the modern glass that caught my eye.
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