This time we were camped by the lagoon. Looking across its still water out to the sea.
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 increase in his land to 300 acres. William developed a r
The South Coast is grand. Love Kiama, Gerringong and Berry. I will do more on Bermagui in the next coupla days, in between all this work for our major family reunion in 2011. Great fun, engrossing ... but sooo time consuming.
ReplyDeleteI love this stretch of coastline too. The Sapphire Coast might be more stunning, but this area is both stunning and accessible.
ReplyDeleteahhhh. lovely. serene.
ReplyDeleteI'd love to have a go in a little row boat there.
ReplyDeleteI would have never connected this landscape with Australia.
ReplyDeleteReally good composed photo. I like the colouring, too.
I love how the horizon is so far up toward the top edge of the frame. It really pulls the eye to the water nearby.
ReplyDeleteI find myself coming back to this photo when I am at the final point of bridging from my work world to my art world. Ah - arrival back at the real home. smiling....
ReplyDeleteRenee, thank you for telling me this. It is such a reward for my photography which is my own bridge from the work-a-day world.
ReplyDeleteThe reflections here make me anxious to get to our "other home" - less than two months to go!
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