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
Did it smell good?
ReplyDeleteIt looks like it smelled (smelt?) good.
It smelt crisp and clean ... can't remember any other distinctive aroma.
DeleteLove this. It exudes such a sense of calm. A meandering road in no hurry to anywhere but through the tall trees...
ReplyDeleteYeh it is a no hurry kind of place. Even over a glorious warm Easter long weekend not a bothersome amount of traffic.
Deletemy favourite type of road....
ReplyDeleteA follower of my blog for a while you already not this is my type of road :-)
DeleteAnother lovely place to visit.
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