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...
The sky is certainly doing something there, but I'm more attracted to the old homestead under it.
ReplyDeleteI like the combination of the two, sky and shack. Couldn't bring myself to use the word "homestead". The CI, the rust, the ramshackle front fence compared with the power of the landscape.
ReplyDeleteI followed the link - Wow! I will endeavour to read all twelve posts. I have no idea what he is talking about, but love the results.
I am with Julie. I followed the link and spent 45 minutes admiring the photographs. The man is an artist.
ReplyDeleteBut what first caught my eye was your stunning photo of scrappy sky and rustic house. Exceptional.
I really like the composition of this photo - it has very much depth and the colours correspond well.
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