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...
Reminds me of the Oak Processionary caterpillars we have around here, a pest. Last year they had to close off some parts of the Botanical Gardens because of them.
ReplyDeleteOkay, has nothing to do with the really good and detailled shot ...
Ewwww.
ReplyDeleteItchy caterpillars.
But very cool.
Reminded me of when we had a project in primary school to keep silk worms.
ReplyDeleteEeeew, caterpillars. Great shot but you wouldn't want to bump into one accidentally.
ReplyDeleteI saw nests like this along the Ord River when I toured the Kimberleys in 2010. Never seen them locally though.
ReplyDeleteGreat spotting and amazing capture!
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