The babble of a rocky creek, soft music to the ears and a soothing sight for the eyes.
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
What a peaceful scene ... so lovely & green.
ReplyDeleteThanks Dianne, this is a Abercrombie Caves part of the same network of caves as the more famous Jenolan Caves.
DeleteI love them and they are fun to photograph. This one is a beauty.
ReplyDeleteI can tell from the photos of your bush walks that you enjoy this type of place.
DeleteBeautiful. My kind of place.
ReplyDeleteMine too. Don't seem to get out to them often enough these days.
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