As a writer I find remainder shops very sad ... some author's passion and work in the junk pile of cheap books. As a photographer this frame at D'arcy's makes me feel the same way.
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...
I know what you mean.
ReplyDeleteI feel that way when I see someone's embroidery work at the op shop.
All that work and just discarded.
That is a good comparison Letty. I know how many hours go into the embroidery ... having done quite a lot of it myself when younger.
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