A few houses down we met this neighbour with the young couple who were cleaning out their garage on this delightful sunny Autumn morning.
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...
Oh he's a beauty.
ReplyDeleteI'd love to own a little kitty.
But with 3 dogs....
These guys have two dogs and four cats!
DeleteOh no not another cat. I just this minute chased my neighbour's cat out of my garden which it thinks is its toilet. Then I click on your blog and I'm looking at a cat. Hee hee can't get away from them.
ReplyDeleteMy biggest worry about cats is that they eat the birds.
Deletelove the walk, what a splendid area, thankyou.
ReplyDeleteGlad you are enjoying it Peter. It really is a splendid are with wonderful farmland, natural forests, rolling hills and mountain cliffs in the area. It is 150kms drive to get here from home but just about every kms is a visual pleasure.
DeleteCute cat!
ReplyDeleteI am fond of cats, especially kittens.
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