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...
"To muse, to creep, to halt at will, to gaze ... such sweet wayfaring"
William Wordsworth
You've really captured their expressions... uncomfy new running shoes perhaps? :D)
ReplyDeleteNo. They seemed to be doing stretches and were having trouble balancing on one leg.
ReplyDeleteEspecially while holding a phone. Good capture.
ReplyDeletePhone while jogging is a form of ID. Strange that they are on different legs.
ReplyDeleteWell of course a phone is not a phone to a jogger. It isa source of music, a timekeeper, a distance keeper and who knows what else ... a heart monitor ... they are so clever these days.
DeleteWell choreographed...
ReplyDeleteThey did help me by falling off balance several times and having to start again ... which gave me time to line up the shot which I missed on the first attempt.
DeleteSuch concentration. Great capture.
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