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...
It's always exciting to walk through a tunnel of tea tree scrub towards the sea.
ReplyDeleteThe light in your top photo is really interesting.
ReplyDeleteI've taken a 100 shots of a Pigface and have never been happy with outcome.
ReplyDeleteDon't tell me this beauty is with your iphone!
Joan, it's the same genus but actually not the same species. The one you show is bigger and much more common here, it grows everywhere on the coast line.
ReplyDeleteI'm not familiared with the plant in the middle and I love it. Also love the beautiful path on top.
JM, the one in the middle is a banksia seed pod left after the flower is gone.
ReplyDeleteMark, yep with an iPhone. I was surprised at how good it was with close ups of flowers.
Winam and Bill, yes is is the tunnel of darkness into the light that is so much fun
shpoooky first shot.
ReplyDeleteBut draws you in.