Dawn isn't usually my time of day but there is something mesmerising about the tranquility of early morning at the beach.
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...
I love this one!! It definitely is an image of tranquility - and I really like how you captured that seagull off in the distance. Very nice.
ReplyDeleteI love the seagulls dancing in your banner photo - they look so happy.
ReplyDeleteTranquility is the right word. Just awesome!
ReplyDeleteIt makes the senses come alive, I reckon. Early morning anywhere really. Before man adds 'busyness' to the environment.
ReplyDeleteGreat colours and great shapes in the clouds and the foreground
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