I have taken lots of photos of abandoned houses but this is the one that pleases me most. I like the silvery grey tones of the grass and aged timber.
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
It is a lovely house. I love how its colours seem to be blend into the plains.
ReplyDeleteYes that is what appeals to me in it too.
DeleteAnd the undulating paddocks ... and the tanks still not pilfered ... and the squareness of the structures.
ReplyDeleteI like the framing, how the rise in the land just skims the top of the building. And yes it is great that the tanks are still there.
DeleteBeautiful photo. It has that uniquely Australian feel.
ReplyDeleteYes it does have an Aussie feel. We read of people heading off to France and Italy to restore old rural buildings but I somehow feel this one and many others in Oz are for the termites not a repair job.
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