We are one our way back down to the town. I just liked the "art" of the burnt forest trees.
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 a beautiful photo.
ReplyDeleteI think I've mentioned it before - I can't look at a landscape like this without thinking of that glorious tapestry in the Great Hall at Parliament House based on Arthur Boyd's painting.
http://www.aph.gov.au/Visit_Parliament/Parliament_House_Art_Collection/Great_Hall_Tapestry
I reminded me of the very same tapestry. But in the end I linked with Blue Poles in the title.
ReplyDeletebefore I even read you words I thought I could see this hanging on a wall.
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