The lake didn't manage to fill up when the drought broke and I suspect is now going down again now that drought seems to be returning.
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
Not the cool blues of the previous shots in the series, but inviting all the same.
ReplyDeleteWe have turned direction so getting the light from a different angle.
DeleteVery warm colours to go with the drying lake.
ReplyDeleteYes this one is showing the land more like it is at present ... Dry and crisp.
ReplyDeleteThe lake is not really dying yet. These trees are left from when the lake was first created and flooded.