The sand dunes around Roxby Downs were resplendent with wildflowers. These are known as poached egg daisies. The late afternoon light was wonderful so more photos below.
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...
Great wildflowers.
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't mind having a flower carpet like that in my backyard :)
ReplyDeleteI love wildflowers. Desert ones are so exotic to me.
ReplyDeleteI really love these photos - the grey weathered bit of tree, the red, red dirt, the poppy-up little flowers.
ReplyDeleteI love the tiniest touch of purple in the third shot and the shape of the tree in shot two.
4th shot ... whether up or down ...
ReplyDeletelove it ...
oh really a special series to honor this beautiful field of flowers..poached eggs..good name actually
ReplyDeleteSuch a fine collection of photos.
ReplyDeleteThe red desert dirt with it's windswept ripples makes a wonderful background to the flowers.
The reddish soil makes such great backgrouds!
ReplyDeleteGreat shots make mine of the same flower look ordinary.
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