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...
Is that a timber boardwalk stretching out under that astounding sky? Both you and Peter are playing SNAP today!
ReplyDeleteLove the "outback" at either sunrise or sunset.
hmmmmmmmmm! Both photos! hmmmmmm!
ReplyDeleteOh wow... You really got a great show!
ReplyDeleteI love the red dirt (or pink dirt in this picture, I suppose). Can't get enough of it. I could stare at it for hours.
ReplyDeleteJulie, yes a boardwalk leading out to the dune.
ReplyDeleteKristin, I put the image on my desktop today so I have been staring at it for hours. As the sunset progressed the dune got pinker and pinker.
Beautiful. Magnificent Mungo!
ReplyDeleteBoth this and the previous post photos are absolutely beautiful! I especially like the top shot: fantastic perspective and light!
ReplyDeleteI feel like jumping up and down for joy. Incredible, so incredible.
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