POPPIES IN LONDON...again

© Avril Young

POPPIES IN LONDON...again

Uploaded: September 28, 2014 | Entered: September 28, 2014 02:43:08

Description

The poppies at the Tower of London are all paper ones, they were all put there ..a tribute to WW1 deaths...Prince William, Princess Kate and other members of
the Royal family also put some there....I have heard that they will be sold in aid of
a charity....thousands of people came to see this wonderful display..

Comments

Debbie Bray September 28, 2014

Wow Avril, what a beautiful sight! The flowers all look real! And of course, its one of my most favourite cities of all time! :D #1588653

Kirsten Kiki Kjaer September 28, 2014

And what a sight this is, Avril. WOW!

P.S. Congratulations on your gold win this month. I was busy working all of this month and didn't have time to enjoy any of the winning images. #11146628

Gord MacEachern September 28, 2014

What an amazing sight this is, awesome capture here Avril!! #11146660

Joy Rector September 28, 2014

gorgeous #11146694

Douglas Pignet September 28, 2014

another lovely view of this beautiful floral capture #11146713

Robert R. Goodman September 28, 2014

Hi Avril,What a beautiful sight my friend.Wonderful capture!! #11146787

Tiia Vissak September 28, 2014

a wonderful capture! #11146844

Jyri Vissak September 28, 2014

Cool find! I like this place. #11146899

JO ANN CLEVELAND September 28, 2014

Geez, what a fantastic find and presentation Avril, love all that color! #11146933

John Connolly September 28, 2014

What a massive display of paper poppies Avril! A wonderful way to fund a charity! #11146970

Michelle Alton September 28, 2014

This is a wonderful capture, Avril. Love the sentiment too. #11147039

Anita Hogue September 28, 2014

WOW, how cool is this! They look real from this view! I love it! Awesome capture! #11147043

Ellen Hodges September 28, 2014

Absolutely beautiful pov and sentiment, too, Avril!!! #11147125

Teresa Burnett level-classic September 28, 2014

What a wonderful tribute this is...and what a beautiful capture, Avril!! #11147205

Ann Coates level-classic September 29, 2014

I thought they were real too. What a fantastic tribute. Like how you captured the people in this shot. #11147332

Patrick Rouzes level-classic September 29, 2014

Your colors, tones, clarity & pov make this one gorgeous scene. Beautiful job, Avril.
#11147473

Liz blahh September 29, 2014

That's a lot of work,would love to have seen this, beautifully captured! #11147541

Nadia Paul September 29, 2014

It certainly is a wonderful sight - what a great experience you had! Beautifully composed and captured - great story telling image! #11148198

Mary K. Robison September 30, 2014

Whether real or paper, these are still a stunning image, Avril. I just re-read the poem "In Flanders Field (Red Poppies Grow)", the inspiration for Remembrance Day in countries such as England and Canada. Anyone else who wants to read it can google the poem's title. #11148485

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