Our orginal plan for the day was to visit Evan's Crown Reserve where there are great grantite rocks but the we decided to just drive around because of the rain. We'll go back there one day when I am feeling energetic and walk up to the top.
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...
Reminds me of Easter Island to some strange extent ...
ReplyDeletemmmmm, I can see a tenuous connection. Saw a doco on Easter Island on the weekend, a fascinating story. It would be an interesting place to visit, especially with the camera.
ReplyDeleteA camera can make the dullest of places interesting! It is all in the detail. I dont know about you, but I get to see so much more when I have a camera on my person.
ReplyDeleteYes I agree, a camera makes me stop and notice and as a result I get much more out of life's experiences.
ReplyDeleteAs I am essentially a landscape photographer this is the case.
Though I suspect street photography has a way of making the photographer notice people more as well.
Not sure if I was at a party and snapping away whether I would enjoy it as much as just talking my head off.
You just have to watch this video Das Rad, a short animation about the evolution of man from the rock's perspective.
ReplyDeleteThanks AB. Very pertinent.
ReplyDeleteWhat sort of a rock is it that does not like moss or lichen!!
ReplyDeleteI thought the moss would give you a smile.
ReplyDeleteThis is fantastic! Also like the framing.
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