I went for a morning walk by the river, hoping it might be misty and interesting but mostly found bulrushes and weeds.
Though I really like this pale pink gum near the camp ground.
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
The grasses are pretty and the camp ground looks nice.
ReplyDeleteYes it is a lovely camp ground. There were cobblers peg in that grass. Had to pick them all out of my coat when I got back.
DeleteLove the little turnstile You don't see them like this much anymore.
ReplyDeleteI too liked it … hence it was my feature shot. I found a couple of others like it in the perimeter fence.
DeleteInteresting to see that it's a mixture of east coast and arid trees (is that a desert oak?) out there in Gilgandra.
ReplyDeleteI have no idea. Unlike flowers the different types of trees defeat me.
DeleteIt is all looking remarkably green. "Cobblers' Pegs" - have not heard that expression for ages. Instantly, brought forth a deluge of images in my head ...
ReplyDeleteYes it was very green out there … almost spring green. We haven't had rain here for ages but winter is usually dry here.
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