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...
It does, indeed. In the good old days, cottages on farms were not painted on the outside ... nor panelled on the inside!
ReplyDeleteThis one has at least a tank on each end, and a shed, and the wierdest place for a garage ... and look at those tiny tiny windows ... is that to the south?
That shade of red on a country shed reminds me of rural America for some reason.
ReplyDeleteWhat a terrific shot. Perfect.
ReplyDeleteJulie, I don't have your nose for north, south, east and west so can't say. And those windows are small aren't they. I think it was more open on the non-garage side.
ReplyDeleteWinam, it's the colour. Barns are often this colour in rural America but rarely here.
Jim, thanks.
Pretty is always reason enough, at least for me.
ReplyDeleteI like how you framed this.
The red pops up and the composition is lovely.
ReplyDeleteOne of the best reasons for taking a photo I reckon :)
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