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 rocks look like a giant snake head and that sticky bit of branch looks like his tongue.
ReplyDeleteLol - that is always so funny. I see this photo and think: ooh, that rock looks like an alligator ... I go to the comments and there is always someone who had already said the things I wanted to say.
ReplyDeleteThat's the price I pay for being always late with my comments ... too much on my plate during the week, :-(.
This seems to be an especially feathery kind of grass
ReplyDeleteA giant snake, an alligator ... I didn't see it at the time but do now.
ReplyDeleteAB, I think you'll find the next shot is even more like feathers.