Sleeping beauty

I took some flowers to my mums grave this afternoon. I did think I was on my own but happened to look up & saw this chap sleeping on the bench in the sun.
I took a crafty photo of him.
As I left he called me over & started chatting.
Turned out his name was Terry & he had been bought up in an orphanage in Liverpool. The old story, his mum had an affair with a chap, got pregnant, she was married so went to her sisters for a 'holiday' & had the baby adopted. It didn't work out & he ended up in a home.
I thought as he was talking ah my first stranger picture but he declined to have his photo taken! He said it was bad luck & he might die! Little did he know i had taken this one!

Three good things:
1. Out tonight, we are going for hot pot supper & then a talk by a mountaineering chap.
2. Got stocked up with library books. I love my kindle but it's working out expensive so I'm trying to save a bit by using the library.
3. Harry doesn't seem to bother I have the light on when I'm reading in bed!

[julia]

Goodness you got the whole life story.. guess it was a good place to have a lip... locals were not going to bother him.. like how you have caught the reflection in the grave stone..

[Pat Knowles]

@julzmaioro He was ready for a talk Julz, I couldn't get away!

[Lynda McG]

You've brightened his day by chatting anyway Pat - so he'll die happy if you've jinxed him! 😜

[Beryl Lloyd]

Great sneaky shot Pat At least he proved to you that he was alive ( jinked or not - if only he knew !! ) and he was just enjoying the sun !! I wonder how many of these sob stories are true ! - yet you must feel sorry for the like !! Enjoy your hot pot supper - something warm in this cold spell !

[Hazel]

Well it nearly was a very lucky day for you and I'm sure it was one for him. Lovely sunshine!

[Boo]

lovely story. When I worked in the police many years ago I had a few "locals" who liked chatting. Turned out he had been a millionaire, his house was broken into and the burglars hit him over the head with a glass vase. He lost everything, all his money, his family, his house, EVERYTHING. I checked his story and felt so sorry for him. But he used to get a warm lunch and a cup of tea from me every day I worked in that area.

[Steve Pooley]

Hope he has somewhere warm the next few days.

[Dianne]

Such an interesting story and nice you stopped for a chat. Hope your evening listening to a mountaineer talking was interesting.

[Pat Knowles]

@lyndamcg 😳 He he I do hope not Lynda!

[Pat Knowles]

@beryl b he looked like a homeless man actually, he obviously hadn't got much in life but seemed very contented.

[Pat Knowles]

@quietpurplehaze I did think of you Hazel & yours & @phil_howcroft strangers. I thought here's my chance but was not to be.....no photo!

[Pat Knowles]

@huvesaker ha ha funnily enough he was telling me a similar tale about someone else, lots of hard luck stories, we are so lucky!

[Pat Knowles]

@stevepo He said he was staying with a friend Steve. I saw him later walking into Garstang, he had a smile on his face!

[Joyce]

Lovely photo and refections. What an interesting story Poor chap.

[KWind]

A chatty fellow and a nice sneaky image!

[carol white]

An interesting and rather sad story

[Jocasta]

Hope he has somewhere nice and warm to sleep tonight.

[Maggiemae]

I do wonder how you were able to leave the conversation! Perhaps a "good luck' sufficed? The cemetery might have been a place where he would not be moved on - or maybe he communicated with the spirits!

[Bep]

Like your picture, Pat.

[Phil Howcroft]

thanks for thinking about me Pat, it was certainly an unusual response from the man !

[Lois]

Great photo and story

[Wendy]

So neat to hear the stories of others when we take the time to chat.
I really enjoyed hearing his. Thank you for sharing.

[Babs]

Really interesting story, you probably brightened up his day.

[Lou Ann]

Wonderful story. I would sure want to sleep someplace besides a cemetery though!