Poppies We Dont Wear?!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks Jacque,thats a lovely tribute.......

A fine tribute Jacque to those who lost their lives at war.They thought it was going to be so fine ! What a shock and what horrors they faced ! Beautiful tribute ! x

~fantastic Jacque~I can't see fields like this without being very moved~Very beautiful and poignant!

Gorgeous. To the fallen

Gorgeous fields of red. Beautiful to remember those who died in war.

Wonderful blog, Jacque.
Those who died or were injured are not forgotten...

Thanx 4 all your Lovely Comments & Thoughts :) xxx

In Flanders Fields by John MacRae

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.

Thank you also Jacque for the stunning photos.
Lol :0)

Fantastic photos and thanks Jacque. My grandfather died out in France just a few days before the end of WW1. He left a wife and three small children.

Beautiful Poem Ducky thank u X ,Dear Spritz your so welcome XXX

I am going to show these to my father as he is a WW2 veteran and poppies take on a special meaning for him. Thanks for this.

Your Welcome Nancy plez let me know what u Father says hes a very Speacail Man tell him:) xxx

Wonderful pictures Jacque, the poppy means so much to anyone who lost a loved one in a war. Thank you for posting them.

So Plez`d uv enjoyed them DrB they mean alot to me 2 :)

Lovely photos Jacque...........

Thanx Holly i really enjoyed taking the Photos i must of spent Half a Hour Clicking away with My Camera :)

I've just put a blog & photo of a rose called peace, which was called that after world war two, my eldest son was a soldier for over 20yrs he joined as a junior soldier, served ireland & irac the first time round in 1991, he always said he would rather be there than northen ireland as you know who you enemy was, but in ireland young kids would go up to them to shake hands with an angranade in his hand, also once he was talking to a little girl, and the mother hit her for talking to scum. Mind you when they where in thewar in 1991, we where all sending alsorts to them as our soldiers had nothing and the americans had everything, it was just everyday things like toothpaste, toilet rolls razor blades even underwear, and the best bit where everyone at first was having to pay full price to send them, which the goverment should have suplied, towords the end though we where getting free letters to send to them.

U must feel so proud of your Son Clarice i would be :) il take a look @ your Blog very Soon My Friend :)x

Jacque i'm very proud, he was a grenadier soldier, the ones that stand outside buckingham palace, & do trouping of the colour, he told me the reason why all the horses stand so still was because they run then into the ground that morning, so their to shattered to move.

Wow! It must be very hard work 2 trie out those Beautys Clarice as their so Big :)

Beautiful, thought-provoking photos together with John MacRea's poem. Buckinghamshire County Council really excelled themselves with an event on Saturday just gone - in Berkshire. Strange or what?

My grandfather too died on WW1 in June 1917 leaving a young widow with two children, one of whom he had never seen. We owe all our troops over the years so much.

Thanx Wagger :) How sad about your poor granddad not seeing his second Child :( My Thoughts are with u all who had Lost familys & Loved 1s XXX

So poignant Jacque - a lovely blog.......

Thanx Wilowisp X

lovely jacque my great grandad died in the great war and didnt get to see his daughter, my nan grow up,, we should always remember the ones who protect our country,

Its True San we all should remember them ALWAYS X

I'm with you both on this, my dad was a prisoner of war in WW2 in Burma.

Beautiful pictures Jacque :-)

Hi Clarice how awful 4 ur Father :( These Pics must mean so much 2 u 2 ,Glad u like the Pics as well Frac :)

Love them Jacque

I always get LUMP in my throat when I see fields of poppies! It is very moving . The Poem very poignant Ducky and again wonderful photography Jacque/

Thanx Clarice :) Marydoll when we go & see the graves in France i start 2 cry as i feel so moved by seeing so many Head Stones & knowing still so many were never even found hurts more :(

lovely pictures. poppies are one of my favourite flowers when you see them in the wild. They are so delicate, and they have such emotional connections

Yes Jeanh a Flower that has many different memorys 4 lots of us,Glad u enjoyed the Pics 2 :)

Everything has been said, but sitting here looking at the beautiful photos, reading that lovely poem, and my eyes are starting to leak. I just can't begin to imagine what any soldier serving in wartime must go through. Thanks Jacque for reminding me that we owe them all so much.

Oh Jacque,
Those are just eye catching and even more beautiful
when we realize the significance attached to them.
We have all learned that freedom isn't free. My Father
served in WWII and my husband spent two tours in Viet
Nam.

I traced my grandfather's grave, Jacque. I got on to the War Graves Commission with the very little info I had - his full name and rank - and in a very short time I had a lovely letter with a map enclosed.

We've been out there three times now - a tiny village with a small cemetery, only about 30 graves there, but SOOO well-cared for! It's very moving.

Im gald u like the Pics Harli :) Spritz im so glad u found where ur Granddad Rests ,it must of ment so much 2 u when u was able 2 visit the grave .

What stunning picture,s ,superb well done

Yes, it did - and I was able to copy the map and send it to my cousins. I do know that one at least has also been there. It's a very peaceful corner of France.

I took photos and sent them to my aunt, his daughter, and she was pleased to see the beauty of the cemetery. Each grave has its own little planting, roses and so on.

The first time we went, a French lady popped out of her house next to the cemetery and was shaking my hand! I had managed to tell her it was my grandfather. Wonderful that the villagers feel like that. They certainly haven't forgotten.

Lovely pics Jacque. I happened to see some beautiful poppy fields by coincidence today driving down near Bath, and now this evening I read this. Hope they keep the "poppy day" remembrance as I believe it's important too. Every year I think about the loved ones of those who didn't return, or returned but whose lives were agony because of what they'd been through.
Why are troops deprived of real basics like toothpaste when we spend such obscene sums on sophisticated weapons? That makes me angry.

Lovelyshots Jacque and such a lovely poem by Ducky too

Fabulous poppy pics. I too was snapping away when I came upon a field full of these wonderful poignant flowers. Sadly I cann't download onto computer, apparently I need a special card as I was taking pictures with my mobile phone. The special significence they hold for me is the fact that the day I was born word came to my parents that my paternal uncle had died in a prisoner of war camp so Remembrance Sunday always makes me cry. I think flowers hold many memories for people either sad or happy. Aren't we just so lucky to have flowers on so many occasions to speak for us?Sorry am I making such a lovely blog miserable?

Im over the Moon that i posted this Blog :) I never knew so many people would of had ties with the Poppies/Wars ! My Thoughts & love 2 every 1 of u who had Family,Friends & Loved 1s with Connections Jac XXX

great blog and pics....is it in a field near you?

Thanx Sandra its about 6 miles from me as im out skirts of town :)

i have never seen such a field around here..its awesome

Seeing More & More every year here now in Norfolk Sandra? The Farmers are even Sowing them around their Crops Field Edges ! Good isnt it :)

wounderful...

great pic's never seen so many.

Thanx Tiger :)

gorgeous jacque and alovely tribute to the heroes of this country and others lets not forget them kev

Hi Kev since i Posted this Blog iv found out My Grandad Fought in World War I :) Im proud & hurt all @ once :/ Im now Trying to trace his Grave & War History with the Help of His Medal :)

wonderful also sad good luck with your quest i hope it brings you peace and happiness

Thanx Kev X