We hung around for sunset.
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...
I am sorry I am a little lazy with comments in the last days ... but everyday it's the same: I come to your blog, I see all these breathtaking photos of breathtaking landscapes and I really feel stupid because so often I lack the words say something besides: wow!
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The chalky white soil really stands out in the sunset. As usual, love it.
ReplyDeleteMartina, it is a wow kind of place. No need to say any more.
ReplyDeleteWinam this country is fantastic .. I remember some of the wow phoos you have taken in central Australia.
I never tire of this scenery! Awesome shots again.
ReplyDeleteSadly even WOW doesn't describe the place, but your photos definitely help. They certainly bring back good times for us!
ReplyDelete56° C I think it was, recorded at the Breakaways, a tad warm for most!
Worth hanging around for - that sunset!
ReplyDeleteSo many different types of landscape in Australia aren't there.
You've highlighted the beauty of the breakaways, really enjoyed your series of them.
Ah so was that light earlier on the light of evening? Sometimes hard to tell them apart ... I guess there is a quality to the light of both sunrise and sunset that the experts use to tell them apart.
ReplyDeleteJulie, this light was after the sun had dropped behind the horizon and before the pink glow faded. Some of the earlier photos in the sequence were in the golden glow that occurs when the sun is getting very low but still still above the horizon. In this kind of country there are very few obstacles between us and the sun.
ReplyDeletePete, I thought of you when I took these photo, having looked up your shots before I went there.
A soft sky over a harsh landscape. Stunning.
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