Living just minutes outside the Georgetown, Texas, city limits has plenty of advantages. One of which is the fields of Common poppy (Papaver rhoeas) we can find around that town. Several other names, such as corn poppy, red poppy, and Flanders poppy, are used for this poppy. That last name comes from John McCrae’s poem “In Flanders Fields.” These are the first poem verses:
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.
The red poppy is a symbol of remembrance for the sacrifices of veterans. The story tells us that the poppies grew on the same soil where soldiers died, and the color red came to symbolize their blood shed during World War I. Today, the poppy is worn to honor those who served and died for their country. In Georgetown, the city celebrates the red poppy flowers with a three-day weekend festival at the end of April.
So, Happy Veterans Day! I thank and salute those who bravely served this country.
That is the story behind the shots. If you liked this post, you may also be interested in others featuring the FlowerHour, Georgetown, Macros, Texas, and Wildflowers. Until the next time, keep clicking and capturing the beauty your eyes find.
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SoyBend
Gorgeous close-ups, Egidio!
Egidio Leitao
Thank you, Siobhan.
margaret21
A lovely and approriate post.
Egidio Leitao
Thank you, Margaret.
Linda
Absolutely stunning captures! I have always loved the poppy, and I am so glad it is used to represent the amazing veterans who fought for our freedom. My father was a veteran. Thank you so much for sharing, and warm greetings from a retired lady living in Montreal, Canada.
Egidio Leitao
Thanks so much for your wonderful feedback. I’m glad you liked the post. Thanks for your father’s service.
Anne Sandler
Beautiful poppies and so appropriate Egidio!
Egidio Leitao
Thank you, Anne.
Terri Webster Schrandt
Poppies are such a wonderful and traditional flower to commemorate our fallen soldiers for Veterans Day. Thank you, Egidio!
Egidio Leitao
You’re welcome, Terri.
Wandering Dawgs
Egidio, thank you for this beautiful post for Veteran’s Day.
Egidio Leitao
You’re welcome, Beth.
restlessjo
They are beautiful, but such a sad symbol. I love the ceramic ones too xx
Egidio Leitao
Thanks, Jo. Yes, it’s sad to see them associated with sad times.
shoreacres
We memorized that poem in school; I believe it was 5th or 6th grade. We also helped to make the paper poppies that the VFW sold on the town square. The most unusual poppy display I’ve seen didn’t involve actual flowers, but crocheted poppies that adorned a church and other buildings in southern England.
Egidio Leitao
Wow. It is unusual. Thanks for the link.