Sunday, 14 September 2008

Shallow Grave

Thanks to a dry weekend we've been able to start clearing nettles and brambles off the new bit of land (must think of a name for it...).

It's proven heavy going, so think we'll clear the top bit first so that we've got a usable area and the remainder will be a longer term project!

Amidst the first patch of nettles we stumbled across a few bones, no real suprise till the collection got bigger and bigger, all arrayed in a line across the ground and ending in a skull! I'm no expert but it looks like the body wasn't buried, just dumped in the weeds. Thankfully it's not a case for the police as the skull, complete with horns, must be the remains of a goat or sheep. Hope it's the only body we find!

Once we've cleared some more ground we'll have to dig a hole and give the remains a deeper resting place - all good stuff for the soil.

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