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 does! Some path uses are not very thoughtful, careful, respectful or polite.
ReplyDeleteWhen I am riding my bike I am not so much inconsiderate as incapable
DeleteWhen I am walking, I have only just leaned NOT to step off the made pathway to allow people walking abreast to continue as they were.
ReplyDeleteThe red here is great.
The red is always an eye grabber.
ReplyDeleteYes, it's a bit sad how pathway manners are sometimes lacking. I sometimes do the same as Julie, but not always - some folk are just plain aggressive (only some fortunately) :D)