A few more shots ... I hope you don't mind.
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...
Glorious colours. I love how desert sunsets seem to last forever.
ReplyDeleteIn a year or two you'll come back to these images to rediscover them and remember this trip, most of which you'll have forgotten. It will be wonderful to recall every bit of it. This is why I love blogging, it's a journal - with friends!
ReplyDeleteI agree with PJ. So long as Blogger does not misplace the posts!!
ReplyDeleteI love the colours and swirls of the top image, but simply adore an old fashioned windmill!!
Paula, that's a nice way to describe blogging ... a journal with friends. I already enjoy looking back at the photos. The actual experience is forgotton so quickly without the photos.
ReplyDeleteI am so happy to be able to share this trip with friends and enjoy your reactions as the story unfolds.
It's kinda like our own Aurora Borealis.
ReplyDeleteI like the angles in the first photo.
Of course I don't mind, J.E., they are wonderful! The first one is breathtaking! What a scenery!
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