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...
Gorgeous autumnal colours. So rich and vibrant.
ReplyDeleteWe are only at the beginning of Autumn so lots more colour to come. I quite like the Pin Oaks when they are at this stage but no so much later in the season because they hang onto their leaves during the winter and look very untidy and drab when the rest of the trees are looking artistic and skeletal.
DeleteGreat colous indeed.
ReplyDeleteJoan, thank you for the information on the Norfolk Trees. I've just done some research and found out that there are 19 species of Araucaria, some native to South America. Maybe I'm mistaken (they all look very similar) and those in my photo are not Norfolk Trees. Perhaps they have come from the former colony of Brazil...