Janet Brien's photos with the keyword: Remembrance Day

3 more pictures and a note above ! :) Today Steve and I went out for a special sushi lunch at our favorite Japanese restaurant and as we ate, I told Steve about Remembrance Day and how it related to my poppy picture from yesterday. I told him the wonderful things that people wrote and how I changed my quote and whole direction of my post and all that I had learned. It really is amazing how enlightened I have become because of my interest in photography and all of the friends I've met first on Flickr and now on ipernity. My life has been so enriched and I am ever thankful and happy for the opportunity to grow in so many ways. *hugs all around* After lunch we went to see Ender's Game (mixed reviews, but I liked it overall). and as we were driving home, we saw the sun sink lower and lower and become prettier and prettier. When I got home, I grabbed my camera and the 17-40mm wide angle, and we zoomed back down the road where we thought the sunset might look extra special. We stood there enjoying the lovely day's end and taking pictures, and I also thought about how lucky I am to be free. When we got home, the sun had set, but as I continued to glance out the window, the colors suddenly got brighter and brighter, with hot pinks and oranges, red and yellow, against the darkening blue sky. I opened the window in the downstairs bathroom, stuck the camera out, aimed and fired! This is that picture! I took several more, and I also went outside, but this was the peak of brilliance and I was lucky enough to get the picture! It might just be my favorite sunset I've captured yet, hooray!! :) Patrick K. O’Donnell is a critically acclaimed American author who has written eight books on military history. He received the Colby Circle Award for Outstanding Military History for his best-selling book, Beyond Valour. As an unpaid, volunteer combat historian, O’Donnell spent three months in Iraq in uniform and conducted oral histories of U.S. troops in battle. On a later tour to Iraq, he also served as a war correspondent for Men's Journal and Fox News. His writing has also appeared in Military History Quarterly (MHQ), WWII Magazine, and a number of well-known blogs. Wikipedia: Patrick O'Donnell Explored on November 13, 2013. Highest placement, page 8.

2 more pictures above ! :) I would also like to add this comment that was submitted by another very dear friend here on ipernity, Leapfrog (Art) . It is so suitable that I will delete most of my description in favor of his perfect addition. Thanks Art. You rock. *big hugs* ------------------------------------------------ Lieutenant Colonel John Alexander McCrae, MD, was a Canadian Poet, Physician, Author, Artist and Soldier during World War I, and a Surgeon during the Second Battle of Ypres, in Belgium. During that time, a close friend and former student, Lieutenant Alexis Helmer of Ottawa was killed by an Enemy shell. The next day, sitting on the back of an ambulance, McCrae vented his anguish by composing a poem: In Flanders Fields 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. I remember those Women and Men that gave of their lives, so that we may all enjoy the freedoms and advantages we have today in our great country. I hope those Veterans who have and will return from our recent conflicts, equally enjoy the freedoms and advantages that they have provided. Sincerely Art ------------------------------- This is my shortened description: I saw these beautiful, blazing red poppies this morning, shining in the bright sunlight. Still drizzled with morning dew, this blossom was just opening up and looked amazing! I still can't believe these flowers are STILL BLOOMING since I planted them in April and they began blooming in July...they just keep going and going. An incredible flower which I would recommend to anyone who wants a carefree, gorgeous flower that just keeps on giving! :) Richard Norman "Doc" Hastings (born February 7, 1941) is the U.S. Representative for Washington's 4th congressional district, serving since 1995. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district includes most of central Washington and the southern half of Eastern Washington, including the Tri-Cities, Yakima, and Wenatchee. Wikipedia: Doc Hastings Explored on Tuesday, November 12. Highest placement, page 7.