I'm the only silly one out and about on this misty morn.
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 increase in his land to 300 acres. William developed a r
wow, it looks gorgeous out :)
ReplyDeleteThey be nandina domestica, me thinks.
ReplyDeleteHow come the greens are not, green that is? I thought we'd had tons of rain.
Lovely shot ... right into the distance.
ReplyDeleteJulie, I'm no expert but my general observation is that winter grass is typically brown regardless of the amount of rainfall. That is true of the paddocks but I think they would normally use a different type of grass on the golf course.
ReplyDeleteThat blue morning light is lovely.
ReplyDeleteLooks inviting for a game but not at that time in the morning.
ReplyDeleteI like the bluish tinge of the mist too.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Mary Ann, the blue light is lovely!
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