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...
With the blues and the corresponding beiges in the cake and the building it's really a wonderful photo!
ReplyDeleteYou are good at this food photography thing. Both you and Letty.
ReplyDeleteWhat is it? That Lebanese sweet thingy?
Baklava --- honey, nuts and lots of butter -- yum.
ReplyDeleteRight, J.E.! This is one of the reasons I can't think of living elsewhere but the seaside! :-) Wonderful pic!
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