Veteran's Day, Remembrance Day, Armistice Day, Poppy Day
Taken in my yard this spring. A fitting image for the day.
From Flanders fields to Georgetown, Texas:
These poppies that grow in Georgetown, Texas, have their origins in the fields of Flanders, Belgium, where they grow in profusion.
Henry Purl Compton, known as “Okra” was one of Georgetown’s sons who served in the army in France during World War I. Compton brought back to his mother some seeds of the Flanders poppy.
Mrs. Compton planted these seeds, which not only grew on the slopes of her property on East 7th Street, but spread through the community with the help of birds, bees and people.
The poppies of Flanders were made famous in this poem:
In Flanders Fields
By: Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae, MD (1872 – 1918)
Canadian Army
In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.
21 responses
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Jack Sills gave props (11 Nov 2009):
Beautiful And Lovely Sentiment Anne!!!!
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Richard Knight gave props (11 Nov 2009):
What a lovely addition to the many fine entries that have been posted in commemoration of Veterans'/Remembrance/Armistice Day. Excellent!
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Litz Go gave props (11 Nov 2009):
beautiful image! The caption and the poem are excellent!
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Stefania Mela said (11 Nov 2009):
Splendida immagine
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JamesHarmon McQuilkin gave props (11 Nov 2009):
DOF, soft and warm lighting, POV, and DOF special
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Susan Littlefield gave props (11 Nov 2009):
How wonderful to have these poppies that have such a great history behind them! A beautiful photo and poem.
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Gloria Childers gave props (11 Nov 2009):
Thank you. Check px in lightbox. Well done.
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Mary Brown gave props (11 Nov 2009):
The light and shadows on the poppies is wonderful. I love the image. I've always loved the poem and started reciting it in my head before I scrolled down to see that you had posted it. When I was a child, they used to sell the paper poppies for veteran's day.
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Leslie Hunziker gave props (11 Nov 2009):
Super shot! I love the minimal use of light!
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Anne Worner said (11 Nov 2009):
Thanks everyone.
Mary: I also remember the paper poppies as a child. It was such a special day. I lived in Canada back then, and we called it Poppy Day.
Leslie: this was taken under the oaks in my back yard, late in the day. Hence the low light, and dappled light too. Thanks. -
Anne Worner said (11 Nov 2009):
Thank you to Richard Knight for the spotlight on this photo! :-)
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Regenia Brabham gave props (12 Nov 2009):
This is so beautiful Anne!! I love the light!!
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Jan Hoffman gave props (12 Nov 2009):
Such a beautiful tribute; thanks!
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Anne Worner said (12 Nov 2009):
Thanks so much to everyone who took the time to comment! Really appreciated!
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John Linton gave props (13 Nov 2009):
Fabulous tribute.
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Laurie Search gave props (13 Nov 2009):
Gorgeous light and color!! Love it!
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Alice gave props (14 Nov 2009):
wonderful colours, great shot...
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Lynda Jeffers gave props (14 Nov 2009):
The red is so vibrant!!! Love this!!
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Tracy Thomas gave props (14 Nov 2009):
Beautiful vibrant color and nice lighting...
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Paolo Pizzimenti gave props (16 Nov 2009):
Beautiful image and lyrics are great. I like very much the light you achieved
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Ronnie Ginnever gave props (22 Nov 2009):
Beautiful!
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