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...
I ask that about many things I see in bric-a-brac shops whether in Berry, Berrima or Leura.
ReplyDeleteWell, all together they look cool inside the basket! :-)))
ReplyDeleteA very pleasing collage. The colours work well together.
ReplyDeletei actually have one hanging in my garden from a trip taken long ago...it was an inexpensive souvenir and makes me smile...as does this mosaic!
ReplyDeleteWhen we went to Port Macdonnell, the cafe (Periwinkles) there had those driftwood thingys.
ReplyDeleteThey just had them hanging by the side of an internal door and sort of draped over a bench.
They looked pretty good.
I never see any driftwood when I'm on the beach - where are they getting all this driftwood from?
I've don't see driftwood at the beach either but perhaps they get up early to collect it ... in which case I will never see any.
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