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
"To muse, to creep, to halt at will, to gaze ... such sweet wayfaring"
William Wordsworth
Funny - I had a spiderweb on a fence with barbed wire on my mind today for my blog. I even resized it but didn't find a quote ... now I am glad I didn't post it: your's is so much better! :-) Mine is for the dumpster, hehe.
ReplyDeleteThis is astoundingly gorgeous, Joan.
ReplyDeleteI love the she-oaks at the beach, especially the sound of the wind blowing through them - but hate it when you walk on those spiky nut things.
ReplyDeleteLove all the mist photos -especially the first one from your last post.
Fabulous !
ReplyDeleteYou are right, it's a totally different web from the one I posted yesterday.
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