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| Lake Windemere |
Over the past couple of years I've been watching this scene change from dried out puddles to a lovely lake. Check out how it looked from this spot 18 months ago. Its water storage is now around 50%
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
An excellent photo! This much depth and nice composition.
ReplyDeleteAnd now I am wondering why I read "Lady Windemere" at first glance ... who is Lady Windemere ... Lord Windemere ... have to google ...
It's really filled up, hasn't it. And to think that's it's only 50% full. At a 100% those trees in the middle of the shot would be underwater.
ReplyDeleteMartina, your memory is serving you well "Lady Windermere's Fan" a play written by Oscar Wilde.
ReplyDeleteWinam, perhaps it has never been full but it has certainly been higher ... the rim where it has been previously can be seen all around the edge. Quite a lot of the trees seem to be drowned again already.
Just beautiful!
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