Our Poppy pictures.

from my front garden

 

A couple of photos from last month's trip to the Somme.

Thiepval Memorial


South African Memorial at Delville Woods


Lee

 

June 2013: a poppy from a Rose.

This photograph shows a single poppy growing along a footpath adjacent to Rose Castle, Dalston, Cumbria (former residence of the Bishops of Carlisle).

 

two photos taken this week, ive been playing with photoshop, as you can see

 

This is running on Facebook at the moment.

Juli Houldsworth-Houlden's status.
Sunday








Next year is the Commemoration of the outbreak of WWI and I just thought to myself, what a good idea if everyone bought a packet of Poppy seeds (or 2) from B&Q or wherever and scattered them in random places, ie: hedgerows, traffic roundabouts, empty back garden borders, planters etc. (not somewhere that is mown or tended to regularly by the Commissioners, for example. Then, this time next year, when they flower, we would all be looking at Poppy's in remembrance of those who fell during the 1914-1918 War. 'Like' this comment but , more importantly, SHARE it as I'd love it to go Global with this and get the whole planet involved in 'Plant A Poppy Day'

 

Some beautiful pictures Owen

 

What a brilliant idea!

 

The RBL had their own brand of poppy seeds out for sale a few years back - if they are still available?

 

Poppies at the edge of a preserved anderson shelter nearby

 

Some shots from Normandy last week.

 

With the 11th of November almost upon us, I thought I'd give this thread an appropriate bump.

Ron

 

I like those owen might see if i can get them myself, can i ask are we having the poppy header again this year?

 

Pictures taken from Lamplugh cemetery last saturday.

 

I went up to the Tower of London today with the Military Wives branch of the Royal British Legion Women's Section which I am a member of. We did a volunteer shift planting ceramic poppies in the moat for the WW1 Centenary (info here, incase anyone hasn't heard about it - https://www.gov.uk/government/news/ceramic-poppies-to-be-planted-in-the-tower-of-londons-moat)

Couple of photos here (I took loads more!)

 

Any more?