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 you said you were finished with people shots... doesnt look like he is having a good morning...
ReplyDeleteI thought the people shots were done with for longer but when I prepared the sequence for this trip they seemed to fit best here. Most of these were taken before the mountains shots.
ReplyDeleteBTW I am slowly becoming addicted to people ... there is such an element of serendipity in doing them.
Nice shot of the guy in contemplative mood.
ReplyDeleteI almost did not notice the colour. It does not highlight here, as it does in the other photos.
The colour touch is perfect here!
ReplyDeleteHe? hmm .. I thought "now this is an angry woman, Joan Elizabeth should be careful" ... ;-)
ReplyDeleteI like the selective colouring.
It was definitely a he. I took the shot because of his interesting pajamas. I was quite a distance away so did not see the expression on his face until I got home ... which by the way was probably just because of the glare of the sun, he was very friendly like most people in caravan parks.
ReplyDeleteWhy get up early in Kiama Caravan Park (or any cp) to fill your lungs and the surrounds with fumes! No wonder he looks pained.
ReplyDeleteGlad the trays on utes are strong!