Followers my blogs will know I am bit besotted with wildflowers so it was hard to choose but settled on the fringe lily because I just love that fringe.
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...
Stunning photo. Love the intensity of the colour of this native flower
ReplyDeleteGorgeous... and a colour that's so rich and deep :D)
ReplyDeleteWhat a treasure Joan ....I've never seen a fringe lily before.
ReplyDeleteIt is a beauty. They remind me of when I lived in Sydney and played in the bush. I can't recall seeing them up here.
ReplyDeleteI can see that I am not the only one to enjoy this stunner.
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