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
"To muse, to creep, to halt at will, to gaze ... such sweet wayfaring"
William Wordsworth
I do like that rock formation. My husband would say that the rocks have been folded so that they are almost vertical and then weathered.
ReplyDeleteyou captured the peaceful nature of the beach. makes me want to walk it with you.
ReplyDeleteIt kind of takes your eyes and mind a little while to get used to a different kind of "busy"ness, doesn't it?
ReplyDeleteBush is so busy with leaves and grass and branches.
Beach is so busy with different kinds of gritty bits and seaweed and rocks.
Yes I can see a camel! Look forward to the stroll.
ReplyDeleteI see the camel but he should be in the desert not the sea. He must be lost. I will just love to walk on the beach with you.
ReplyDeleteumm ... no ... not really. This is a gap where I want another hump to be.
ReplyDeleteHang about a tick whilst I take my shoes and socks off ... I'm coming ... wait for me ...
Nope, don't see a camel ;-).
ReplyDeleteI see a Iguania.