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Sunday, 24 January 2010

Scenic Sunday - The Donkey Tree

When is a donkey not a donkey? When it's a tree! I spotted this Gum Tree last Sunday up in the Yarra Vally.

Give me a home among the gumtrees
With lots of plum trees
A sheep or two, a k-kangaroo
A clothesline out the back
Verandah out the front
And an old rocking chair

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Today's Quote: Do you think yourself wise? Then there's a donkey inside your waistcoat - Charles H. Spurgeon.
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17 comments:

  1. Miranda24 January 2010 at 11:36

    Perhaps that's a leftover from a 'pin the tail on the donkey' game?

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  2. nice A24 January 2010 at 11:59

    A great find for Scenic Sunday:)I love the beautiful sky as the backdrop of the Gum Tree with the donkey.

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  3. Anonymous24 January 2010 at 12:23

    So a donkey tree is a gum tree! Are those wild onions growing beneath it?

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  4. teresa24 January 2010 at 12:36

    Pretty tree and scene. I didn't know what a gum tree looked like, I had only heard of it in the kukabarra song. If I spelled that right and you know what I am talking about. If not, don't mind me.

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  5. Unknown24 January 2010 at 14:12

    Cute!

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  6. Tammie Lee24 January 2010 at 14:14

    fun poem and wonderful tree photo~

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  7. BlossomFlowerGirl24 January 2010 at 18:19

    Just me again - Could be, I hadn't thought of that.

    nice A - We have hundreds of Gum trees, but thisis the first I've seen with a donkey.

    Stine in Ontario - The flowers are Agapanthus - they also come in blue and mauve.

    Teresa - Gum trees are Eucalyptus trees - which the Koala eats. And I know the song you mean, it's qutie fun.☺

    Evelyn - It was on a property which has free range eggs.

    Tammie Lee - The words are from a song ( Home Among The Gum Trees), which has nine verses!

    Cheers.

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  8. Jim24 January 2010 at 18:46

    That's great. Made me laugh.
    Sydney - City and Suburbs

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  9. My name is Riet24 January 2010 at 21:29

    That is a fun post. LOvely

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  10. Cezar and Léia25 January 2010 at 01:47

    Huge! An impressive tree and your picture is so beautiful!
    Have a great week there!
    hugs
    Léia

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  11. Rob Siemann25 January 2010 at 03:51

    Nice one. The donkey is the symbol for Barcelona: hard working

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  12. Mona Sweden25 January 2010 at 06:19

    It's a gorgeous photo, but I wonder who put the donkey there and why.

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  13. Lowell25 January 2010 at 10:14

    A beautiful scene, for sure. But one can't help wondering where the donkey came from and what its purpose was...

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  14. Three Rivers, Michigan25 January 2010 at 11:37

    Oh that's funny. Maybe someone became enlightened, took the donkey out of his waistcoat and left it in the tree?
    :-)

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  15. Helena25 January 2010 at 12:33

    Great post ... your rhyme and the blue skies in your photo both put a smile on my face today. :)

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  16. DoanLegacy28 January 2010 at 09:46

    This is awesome! Very beautiful scenery!

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  17. brattcat30 January 2010 at 08:04

    All around great post.

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