Crops fascinate me. I enjoy trying to figure out what they are. But photographically it is impossible to go past a field of canola in flower.
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 all looks so incredibly lush.
ReplyDeleteThis was a huge field out Dubbo way. I liked the way this particular section had the green "river" running through it. I wonder why it was there?
ReplyDeleteCanola is as spectacular in real life as it is on camera. I got to see it this year but unfortunately couldn't take my time over them as we were on tour.
ReplyDeleteYes there is a difference between touring and wayfaring I find.
DeleteA crop with style. I like the patterns :D)
ReplyDeleteI like the patterns too. They are usually just a whole slab of brilliant yellow.
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