I'll end this tour of Kandos with some images of things common in country towns that are not necessarily found in the cities. Icon 1 -- barb wire and chicken wire fences (and another of my favourites - derilict buildings).
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 always amazes that such ordinary objects can be elevated to such lofty heights.
ReplyDeleteBarbed wire AND chicken wire ... intermeshed like that ... the barbed wire looses its effectiveness ... but a lovely sight ...
ReplyDeleteLooks like a pretty little town.
ReplyDeleteInteresting shot. Difficult to focus on the wire rather than the building.
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ReplyDeleteLove the blurred decay and the contrast to the focused wire. Great shot!
ReplyDeleteDad died at 5:15 this morning. Strangely enough, it was quite beautiful.
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