We are back in the lush green pasture country heading towards Burra to spend the night.
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...
A green view like that is always welcome after being away isn't it. I thought Burra was a nice little place, hope you enjoyed it too.
ReplyDeleteI have a friend who lives in Burra, when we go in 2 weeks I hope to look her up if our tour coach stops there. I'm pretty sure it will. Love the big sky and the little sheep. We always laugh when we see sheep it reminds us of a conversation we had about the English language. If we call a one foot a foot and two, feet, why don't we call one sheep a shoop.?
ReplyDeleteSusan. yes I enjoyed Burra. Photos coming up tomorrow. The green is almost a shock after the desert.
ReplyDeleteDiane, I was wondering when you were off on your trip. Looks like the weather is going to be kind to you which is great. Shoop ... like that.
Lovely image!
ReplyDeleteAny black-faced ones?
ReplyDeleteI know sheep are pretty daft animals, but I love to see them like this. Little white dots against a sea of green.
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