What a relief to be away from the suburbs.
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...
Ah, now, see that meandering stream? Add it it strong boots, a forked stick, a string bag for a sample of this and a sample of that ... and I would be a pig in poo for an entire weekend. Would need my camera but ...
ReplyDeleteI like this simple and typical tablelands scenery. It feels liberating to even look at a photo of such a landscape after spending all day in the city.
ReplyDeleteThe boulders and creek add so much to the beautiful landscape!
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