Down to earth and practical -- watching Bluey perform in the the sheep dog trials.
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...
Yeah, she looks just great. Practical as you say. Country people are just ... different. Of the soil shows.
ReplyDeleteShe looks so happy :) I'm really liking the portraits you've posted recently. Keep up the gloriously good work :)
ReplyDelete... and now I am thinking of "Babe" --- last scene ...
ReplyDeletemy favorite movie! . . . after "man from snowy"
ReplyDeleteand "breaker morant"
Julie, yes there is some indefinable quality about country people. Something I find very appealing.
ReplyDeleteMegan, since you are a master or portraits (though in a different medium) your praise makes me very happy.
Martina, yes very "Babe". In fact the whole show reflects that ethos.
Lea, I would add "Picnic at Hanging Rock" and "My Brilliant Career" to my list of Aussie film favourites.
a wonderful capture both~
ReplyDelete