Australia is covered in eucalyptus forests but they are not all the same. The trees have different shapes and sizes, different colours and textures. These Snow Gums in the mist are typical of high mountain places.
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...
A magic pic. Great composition, colour and texture.
ReplyDeleteI find the muted greens particularly appealing in this shot. The dampness of the day also helped lift the colour at the same time as contrasting because of the dull sky.
DeleteI like the way it draws your eyes over the rocks and beyond. As Diane says, a magic pic.
ReplyDeleteMakes you want to go for a walk.
DeleteIt IS a beauty of a shot.
ReplyDeleteOf another world.
I find mist does create other worlds.
DeleteI am smelling this one with my eyes ...
ReplyDeleteFor me this type of forest doesn't have much of a fragrance at least not a cold wet day. A warm wet day would be different.
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