We passed through Bakers Swamp without noticing anything. Then reached our last dot on the map for this trip - Larras Lee and saw this. The roadside monument says: In Memory of WILLIAM LEE (1794 - 1870) of "Larras Lake" a pioneer of the sheep and cattle industry and first member for Roxburgh under responsible government (1856 - 1859). This stone was erected by his descendants. --- 1938 --- This is a repost from a few days ago. Thinking I would use this for this week’s Taphophile Tragics post I dug a little further into William Lee’s story, it’s a very colonial Australian one. William was born of convict parents, living his childhood years around the Sydney region. In his early 20s he was issued with some government cattle, recommended as a suitable settler and granted 134 acres at Kelso near Bathurst. He was one of the first in the area and did well. A few years later he was granted a ram and an inc...
And what a beautiful shade of red ..... It looks great against the soft background.
ReplyDeleteWishing you a wonderful and safe 2013 with lots of photo opportunities.
I saw one of these trees in bloom yesterday too. They're certainly lovely.
ReplyDeleteAh, this is how a Eucalyptus flower looks like ... nice.
ReplyDeleteMartina, there are over 700 varieties of eucalyptus. While this flower is the typical shape most in our part of Australia have fairly inconspicuous white or cream flowers. This is probably a variety from South or Western Australia.
DeleteAll the flowering gums round our way are coming out now - all that RED nd green is just like Xmas!!
ReplyDeleteNatures fireworks.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous blooms! Another endemic species I suppose.
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