It's TT again...
Spent the day carting 80 bullocks over to the slatted shed here. 13 loads later and job done. Did 30 miles and never left the place!
Forgot until it was too late that it was tractor Tuesday,so decided to make Tombstone Tuesday instead. Nipped into the church yard in the village when I was picking Junior up from his pal's.
This gravestone has always interested me since doing a wax crayon rubbing of it as a kid. It shows the farmer ,John Craig,who farmed this farm and died in 1742 aged 68. He had 2 sons,one of whom he favoured over the other. The carving shows his right hand on the favourite son's head( who went on to farm here) while the other son tries to seek attention hanging off his coat tail.
It just goes to remind you that even though you farm here,many have done the same before you,and you are only really caretaker until the next person comes along !
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