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...
"To muse, to creep, to halt at will, to gaze ... such sweet wayfaring"
William Wordsworth
Just realised your blog isn't blocked in my new Dept. Look forward to catching up with your wanderings.
ReplyDeleteI've really enjoyed the photos over the past few days. I hope the title of this post doesn't mean the series is over.
ReplyDeleteAnn, it will be lovely to have you visit. Not much wanderings happening at the moment though.
ReplyDeleteMary Ann, yes this series is over but I am bound to do some sort of nature walk again soon ... I'm drawn to it and country towns.
Thanks for taking me along on your walk and I didn't get hot. Looking forward to the next wayfare.(There is no such word according to google)
ReplyDeleteSeeing the rake of those steps, I would think that very quickly I would be using the palm of my hand to give each knee a bit of a leg-up ... or something.
ReplyDeleteLove these steps!
ReplyDeleteGreat shot
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