This is looking in the other direction, early in the morning. The weather ranged from raining, cloudy to warm and sunny. But to we mountain folk it feels warm whatever the weather.
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...
Love beach scenes. The early morning light and lone surfer just add to it.
ReplyDeleteI wonder about surfers, the way they just stand there staring at the sea. What is going through their minds? I was glad to have this one in the shot.
DeleteThis is a lovely twilight shot of the beach. I like the surfer and you can see a tanker on the horizon too.
ReplyDeleteThere seem to be tankers always on the horizon at this beach.
DeleteI'm so taken with that sky - the slight hint of pink which is also reflected in the incoming surf in the foreground. Beautiful photograph Joan and I love that lone surfer too.
ReplyDeleteOh, I'm going to ask you permission if I may have a copy of this one as well please. Still haven't gotten around to painting the Blue Mountains trees that you previously gave permission for, however, I am so inspired by this particular scene :D)
Permission granted with pleasure.
DeleteThanks very much Joan :D)
DeleteWonderful atmosphere!
ReplyDeleteMade it worth getting out of bed early. Though it was helped by being at the very end of daylight saving so dawn was relatively late in the morning.
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