'lightbulb' moment: thoughts of a thatcher

From the churchyard where I found the photo of this gate:
http://365project.org/quietpurplehaze/365/2013-02-08
I saw this cottage with its thatch being renewed And then I remembered that my paternal great grandfather, Joseph, was a thatcher. I could imagine him working in a similar peaceful country environment in Bradfield St Clare in his native Suffolk in the 1880s.
http://365project.org/quietpurplehaze/add-ins/2013-02-11

[Darren Juden]

Great story and lightbulb idea :)

[Hazel]

@darrenboyj

Thanks, Darren. I have to say it was a lightbulb idea to do this - not in mind when I took the photo.

[🐓 Patricia Fletcher]

Great train of thought Hazel! And a lovely image of rural England.

[Debbie Christoff]

This is a beautiful shot.

[Pyrrhula]

Lovely shot of that area with the beautiful house and those old grave stones
( Merel or Merle , the song is by any name beautiful )

[Rosie Kind]

Really nice POV. I grew up in a thatched cottage and my Granny & Grandad also lived in a thatched cottage. This brings back memories of those days and also I saw a thatcher last summer rethatching my Granny's bungalow and stopped to have a chat. Nice to have those memories and lovely to see your great grandfather who was a thatcher! What a skill

[Christine]

Lovely capture. My maternal great grandfather was a thatcher!

[Hazel]

@chris17

Ah! Most of the men in my family history were agricultural labourers so to find out about the thatcher was very interesting.

[Hazel]

@rosiekind
Glad to bring back memories for you.
I've always had a hankering to live in a thatched cottage but, being married to an insurance claims inspector, no chance! Plus I imagine the cottages would be quite dark with the small windows and we live in a house with lots of light.

[Hazel]

@pyrrhula

True: 'A rose by any name etc....'

[Hazel A]

Lovely English Country scene. It is great that you know so much about your ancestors I tried to trace my family tree and I got stuck very quickly. There is a total lack of information about my paternal grandfather!!

[debi]

great find beautifully captured!

[mittens (Marilyn)]

It looks like a very old graveyard. Love how you captured it. The stones and the cottage are so interesting looking.

[Ness Santvoort]

lovely capture, love the head stones leading to the old thatched roof,

[Hazel]

@ness50

Thank you Vanessa and for your views and comments on all my recent pics - much appreciated and interesting too.

[Hazel]

@mittens

Thank you - the church is 12th or 13th century and Grade 1 listed.

[Hazel]

@purplehaze12

I have been so lucky in that a friend of ours researched my family tree for me back a few generations plus I do have quite a few identifiable photos.

[Hazel]

@debihas27

Debi, thank you - it was an unexpected find.