I found this old beauty a little further along the track.
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...
You allways discover such forgotten beauties! This just doesn't happen in a small country like mine...
ReplyDeleteI have a hunch these would be greatER in black and white :)
ReplyDeleteJM, the trouble is you have so many other old things about you that a truck like this would seem too young to notice. But you've also got to get out of the cities to see such things. Perhaps it's time you took that trip to show me the bits the look like Australia.
ReplyDeleteSean, you might be right. I am only now beginning to explore B&W and people! I will likely replace my garden blog with something in B&W once it has cycled through its year. (You and Martina are an inspiration to me on that front). For the moment however, I have a colour blog.
Beautiful rust. And yet again, more beautiful brown tones.
ReplyDeleteJ.E., I have crossed the Alentejo several times going to the south, but allways taking the boring highways... I'll try to take secondary roads next time to be able to show you how that part of the country looks like some of the photos you've posted. :-)
ReplyDeleteAhhhhhhhh ....
ReplyDeleteWhen I was young and lived on a farm my brothers and I took many a flight of fancy on vehicles in this condition ...
Ahhhhhh ...
Rust, brown colours, vehicle, metal - what more could one wish in a photo?
ReplyDelete:-)
Regarding inspiration the tribute goes to Sean and Julie for me, I never tried portraits or street photos of strangers before - and I only dare to in a big city, ;-), where nobody seems to care that much.