The natural forest around here is beautiful. On a quick drive down a side track we found these pretty ground orchids in flower ... it isn't really surprising that these are known as hyacinth orchids.
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...
They are gorgeous, Joan. Bush flowers never cease to amaze me. Much more complex than anything man can engineer.
ReplyDeleteWild flowers tend to be heartier than what most of us cultivate in gardens. I'd love to have this one growing nearby.
ReplyDeleteThat is a beautiful wild flower.
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