Snakes and other things!

The day started off normally for a Saturday, the first shot is of our grandson Callum about to be tackled with the ball. The heavily taped leg would indicate that he has been in the thick of the action, or he loves adhesive tape being ripped from his leg. The final score was an 8 all draw. As we were up the valley at Scone and it was a warm day Di and I decided to spend the rest of the morning doing a little exploring a little of the countryside. Next destination was Merriwa, about 60 kilometres to the south west. We had morning tea and a short drive around town. The first extra shot is taken looking down at the main street intersection. The old sand stone hotel on the left is for sale if you would like to live in a lovely historic town. And now is where the snake comes in, If you look to the middle of the picture, just below the shadows of the trees you can see a single rough carved headstone. This is why when you come to a visitors information centre and talk to me I will tell you all about the poor old farm worker who is buried beneath the head stone. My challenge from now on will be to find out the persons name. All that aside, in the late 1800's an itinerant farm worker who was working locally set up camp. He was a bit of a loner and on the night had enjoyed a drink or three. He lay down with his head on his swag (pack) and went to sleep with his dog near by. During his deep slumber it is believed he rolled over on top of a snake. The snake being trapped by his body weight retaliated and bit him on the arse, most snakes in this area are venomous so drunk and tired he died in his sleep. When the farmer and his workers found the man he was pronounced dead, so they dug a hole on the spot and buried him with a brief service. Some time later his workmates rough chiseled a head stone which marks the spot. I know that when this blip reaches my Facebook page there is one other person who will remember the grave. Hope you all have a really warm and enjoyable day, but watch where you sit!