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...
Yes, as Martina said of the previous photograph, landscape like this is not that usually connected with Australia.
ReplyDeleteI think the relaxing is working, judging from the images you have been able to craft.
Early mornings are good ... repeat after me ...
The light is really beautiful!
ReplyDeleteWonderful yet again. However I haven't gotten up so early on a weekend for awhile!
ReplyDeleteThe early morning is lovely but the real reason I see it at the beach is because I am camping. By the time I've woken up enough to trudge over to the amenities I'm awake and have seen how nice it is.
ReplyDeleteAt home there is no risk of this. I look bleary eyed out at the dawn and head back to my warm bed.
I really like these tranquility photos - they make me feel like I'm on a relaxing vacation by a lake.
ReplyDeleteThe still water surface is amazing on both this and the previous shot. Beautiful images!
ReplyDeleteAll three "tranquil" shots are superb
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