Was someone's home ages ago, certainly still used for a few things by the look of it. A few photos of scenes as we drove along.
The Isis River, (I'd call it a creek) well my gggrandfather his wife and a few of his children lived on a farm along that river, they came as free settlers from Ireland for a better life and they grew potatoes, later on they moved to the midland of Tasmania and of course had more children.
Graves of old all together of one particular family.
Irrigating because there hasn't been hardly any rain.
A piece of history, great to remember your own family. Awesome irrigation equipment.
ReplyDeleteA lot of history along the Isis River Anne, many families with their painted ancestors hanging on the wall as you go up and down the stairs inside. I've been to a few of those beautiful old houses some time back.
DeleteIt looks, indeed like a creek, but a nice one, with vegetation surrounding it. Hopefully your Irish grandfather found a better life in Tasmania.
ReplyDeleteIrrigation is a Must and a Savior in times when there's no rain, and the soil is dry.
Wherever you go you see the irrigators going as most farms have a dam = a big hole in the ground filled with water.
DeleteFrom what I've been told the Irish Grandfather did find a better life in the Midlands of Tasmania. He and his wife had several farms and they built a Hotel as well.
Marvelous scenery along the bush road. You captured it all beautifully Margaret!
ReplyDeleteThank you Denise, it's always lovely travelling on the country roads it's amazing what you see.
DeleteThat's actually more like a creek than a river.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely a creek in my book Angie.😁
DeleteI wonder whether it was wetter when the river was named? It certainly looks creeklike now.
ReplyDeleteLovely scenes. Again. Thank youl.
You are welcome. It's been a river come creek as long as I can remember and the farmer who live along it have told me their ancestors mentioned it's always been the same.
DeleteThat first photo reminds me of an old place I would pass often in my youth, that river looks indeed more like a creek now, great photos
ReplyDeleteThanks Jo-Anne.
DeleteThe old house, well my grandparents lived in a house like that!
Me encanta tu reportaje de hoy Margaret. Besos.
ReplyDeleteThank you 😉
DeleteThe country views are priceless. Love the mist or fog in there
ReplyDeleteGorgeous travelling in the country, always enjoy - that is water that looks like mist.
DeleteMe gusta el arroyo. Te mando un beso.
ReplyDeleteThank you. I guess it flooded once.
DeleteIt looks like a pleasant area. Yes, and there is no rain of note forecast.
ReplyDeleteLovely that area Andrew, it's between the midlands highway after Campbell Town and Cressy. Nope no rain.
DeleteBit difficult to overtake or pass on that track aka road.
ReplyDeleteThat old shack certainly would have plenty of interesting stories
to tell.
Cheers
Colin
PS: There is a lovely yellow thing in the sky at last here
in Terrigal - the population here are suffering eye burn - ha ha!
Wear the sunglasses Colin, don't burn the eye on something you haven't see much of these past several days.
DeleteIf only the walls could talk.
My ggrandmother had 14 full-term births, 10 of them living to adulthood. If I was your ancestor, or mine, I would have sewn a cap on the beloved's dong, after the 3rd baby safely got past toddlerhood.
ReplyDeletelol.. Hels. These ancestors had many children seemed to be the thing in those days, nothing else to do in the evenings, I guess.
DeleteHard to believe people once lived in places now used as sheds. The river meandering along looks pretty. No rain here either, the weathergirl said last night we have NEVER had a May with no rain.
ReplyDeleteWe've had a warm May so far for us which I'm enjoying, rain is scarce in many places I believe R.
DeleteIt is hard to believe that people did live in those sheds once called houses and having 10 to 12 children as well.
What a beautiful landscape, it does indeed look like a creek.
ReplyDeleteI think it's dry as hell.
Fortunately, it has been dry here for a few days, we have had rain for months in a row, nature is upset by global warming.
Greetings Irma
It is lovely driving along a country road all most anywhere down this way Irma.
DeleteGosh seems like you have had a lot of rain then whereas it's dry down here, some areas in Australia have had a fair bit of rain. Something has upset the apple cart..
Great pictures.... Question: aren't overtaking and passing redundant? Asking for a friend...
ReplyDeleteThank you Bill. You can pass anywhere along a straight piece of road even though that road is narrow. Mainly the famers will pass you because they are used to that road. Common sense comes into it of course.
DeleteYes, but if you overtake another vehicle, isn't that the same as passing that vehicle? Ah, mysteries of life! I have big orange clowns and the possible ruination of American democracy to worry about instead. But I thank you for the information, and send you a brotherly hug from the northern hemisphere,
DeleteYes it's the same if we were to overtake another vehicle, which is ok as long as it's safe to do so on those country roads. Thank for the hug, a hug back to you.
DeleteLovely country! Sad that the headstones have to be surrounded by a fence...
ReplyDeletehugs
Donna
I expect the family of those people in the graves have fenced it to keep the sheep and cattle out and probably the horses as well.
DeleteGreat sense of history here and the immigrant story writ large.
ReplyDeleteA lot of history there David, I've read some of it and parts are not nice.
DeleteHello Margaret,
ReplyDeleteWhat a very nice area along that river. Wonderful pictures you have made.
Many greetings,
Marco
Thank you Marco, it's a nice area to drive.
DeleteGran paisaje y fotos. Mucha falta hace el agua en algunos sitios.
ReplyDeleteBuena semana.
Un abrazo.
Thank you Laura. Oh my, so many places need water and many places don't within Australia but I don't know about other countries and their water situation.
DeleteVery nice country views.
ReplyDeleteAll the best Jan
Yes Jan, they are nice.
DeleteBeautiful landscapes.
ReplyDeleteThere are special places that bring us old stories and memories. Fantastic photos!
Thank you Maria.
DeleteWhat an interesting glimpse into your family history, Margaret!
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed learning about your grandfather and his journey from Ireland to Tasmania for a better life.
The scenery along the Isis River (or creek!) is beautiful.
Thank you for sharing these beautiful snapshots and a piece of your family's story with us.
You are welcome, Veronica. Thank you.
DeleteTasmania - the dream of many.
ReplyDeleteWhat luck that your grandfather and his family were drawn to the ISIS River :-))) So you can show us your wonderful photos.
Dankeschön - Thank you very much.
A hug for you from Viola
Thank you Viola. So many places they could have travelled to in Tasmania but the Isis it was at firsst.
DeleteBeautiful pictures on the way!
ReplyDeleteThank you Ashok.
DeleteBellissime fotografie.
ReplyDeleteMi dispiace che da voi è da molto che non piove, qui invece continua a piovere 🌧️🌧️🌧️
Non ne possiamo più.
Hopefully the rain will stop where you are and thank you.
DeleteBella serie de imagenes, amiga.
ReplyDeleteFeliz domingo.
Thank you.
DeleteSão restos de um passado a que ainda está ligada por laços de família.
ReplyDeleteAbraço de amizade.
Juvenal Nunes
So true, part of the family history.
DeleteLandscape is very beautiful. The old houses and graves made me feel sad.
ReplyDeleteHappy Sunday Margaret.
People long gone and their graves kept well by family..
DeleteThank you.
How nice dear Margaret that you showed us lush and beautiful place where your grandparents lived once.
ReplyDeleteI loved the spectacular scenery.
Hugs and blessings
DeleteThank you Baili.
At first I thought it was fog and artificial irrigation...
ReplyDeleteBeautiful areas and interesting history... It's nice to travel like this, the views are great!
It does look like fog from a distance but a lot of water was coming out of those irrigation pipes.
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