When I stop to take a photo I've always got my eye out for interesting roadside grass, seeds and flowers.
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
They look like feathers from this angle!
ReplyDeleteLovely :) Looks like the type of photo I'd find in a book illustrating a poem. A very poetic picture :)
ReplyDeleteI share your affection for grass. Susan thinks it is curious that I like to take photos of dead grass. To each his own.
ReplyDeleteBut it's not pink! ;-)
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Not your usual stuff, nevertheless very nice. I like the dof - this photo says AUTUMN to me. Somehow quiet and peaceful.
ReplyDeleteOh yes, very feathery and nicely highlighted against the dark background.
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