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...
Japanese gardens are an astonishing thing - on one hand I do not think I would like my backyard to be one but on the other hand they are so soothing to the eye and the mind, really wonderful.
ReplyDeleteI love Japanese gardens. Saw my fair share on my trip to Japan, but this one looks very well done.
ReplyDeleteDid you see the Poetry Slam program on ABC, Joan? It was in Cowra last week. Very touching it was too.
Oh - I've been there!
ReplyDeleteI remember the Koi with the see-through heads - you could see their brains.
stunning photos!
ReplyDeletejust in case you are interested, while you are burning up 'down there', we are freezing up here!! :)
Martina, I love Japanese gardens too but prefer the ones that are on a smaller scale.
ReplyDeleteWinam, yes I saw the poetry slam, a good show, made all the more interesting from having been there recently.
Letty, saw the koi but not the brains!
Lea, I am glad to say it never gets as freezing here as it does in the northern hemisphere.
A gorgeous collection of images, Joan. I am of the mind that a collection of detail serves to convey more information that a full landscape. I would like to go out that way when the hot air balloons go up. Must check out when that is. Canowindra if I recall correctly.
ReplyDeleteHow lovely it is, especially the Zen garden. I can't imagine what it takes to keep is perfectly clean and the lines just so. I've tried doing it with sand and a small bamboo rake. Very difficult.
ReplyDeleteThese are so beautiful both first image and collage! The 'dwarf pine trees'(?) behind the little pagoda are amazing!
ReplyDeleteJapanese gardens are beautiful. This collage captures the beauty perfectly
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