DESKTOP 3188 - ANZAC POPPIES

It's Anzac Day here in Australia today and it's a day of memories and memorials, peace-making and commemoration of all who died in conflicts. The red poppies of Flanders fields are a symbol of the fallen. Lest we forget...

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DESKTOP 2824 - OFFERING

It's Anzac Day here in Australia today and it's a day of memories and memorials, peace-making and commemoration of all who died in conflicts. While walking I saw this offering on a garden wall - a thoughtful gesture, a mark of respect, a simple memorial to the fallen. Lest we forget...

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DESKTOP 2073 - NIGHT

Full moon night viewed from my window.

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DESKTOP 1365 - ANZAC POPPY

Papaver rhoeas (common names include common poppy, corn poppy, corn rose, field poppy, Flanders poppy or red poppy) is an annual herbaceous species of flowering plant in the poppy family, Papaveraceae. This poppy is notable as an agricultural weed (hence the common names including "corn" and "field") and after World War I as a symbol of dead soldiers. Before the advent of herbicides, P. rhoeas sometimes was so abundant in agricultural fields that it could be mistaken for a crop. However, the only species of Papaveraceae grown as a field crop on a large scale is Papaver somniferum, the opium poppy.

The red poppy has become a symbol of war remembrance the world over. People in many countries wear the poppy to remember those who died in war or who still serve. In many countries, the poppy is worn around Armistice Day (11 November), but in Australia and New Zealand it is most commonly seen around Anzac Day, 25 April.

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