IN GOOD TIMES remembering THE BAD TIMES.....
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THE VETERANS...
On our last Friday in Belgium, a few years ago, we had a 'quiet/free' day, and decided to just drive off into my beloved Flanders and see where the wind and the roads took us.
We came at a crossing where we had to make a decision when I saw a road sign, it would take us to a place full of memories that we had not seen for ages.
As we neared, a helicopter flew over, we saw lots of military vehicles, meandering the narrow road, crossed a small bridge and round the bend... we were stopped by military police, with a smile they waved us into a field full of cars.
We were close to the river IJzer (YSERE), where so many had fought, had lost life or limb and eventually won the battle.
This was the place where in 1918 the invader was brought to a halt!
That's what it said on one of the memorial stones...
We arrived in the middle of an important commemoration.
Not a poppy in sight, the growing season is over.
Soldiers from all over ...
It was very moving you see them, they look forward to these ceremonies, meeting up with old friends, remembering old friends...
Few are now in uniform, they have 'outgrown' it.
They all look so proud.
Sometimes there are tears in their eyes, then there's a smile round their lips, afterwards, the sound of laughter is echoing against the wall of the old tower, drifting off into the rustling of the poplar leaves, the silence returns, another year gone, hope we'll meet again!
A Remembrance ceremony, like every year, same place, same time.
So many years ago, every year less and less old friends.
An old man put on his uniform once more, glad to still fit, got out and cleaned his rifle.
He now was one of the 'sitting' guest, standing proud a bit difficult now.
Remembering, ah yes, remembering...
Thanks and have a peaceful day, Magda, (*_*)
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IN GOOD TIMES remembering THE BAD TIMES.....
#AbFav_HEADGEAR_👒
THE VETERANS...
On our last Friday in Belgium, a few years ago, we had a 'quiet/free' day, and decided to just drive off into my beloved Flanders and see where the wind and the roads took us.
We came at a crossing where we had to make a decision when I saw a road sign, it would take us to a place full of memories that we had not seen for ages.
As we neared, a helicopter flew over, we saw lots of military vehicles, meandering the narrow road, crossed a small bridge and round the bend... we were stopped by military police, with a smile they waved us into a field full of cars.
We were close to the river IJzer (YSERE), where so many had fought, had lost life or limb and eventually won the battle.
This was the place where in 1918 the invader was brought to a halt!
That's what it said on one of the memorial stones...
We arrived in the middle of an important commemoration.
Not a poppy in sight, the growing season is over.
Soldiers from all over ...
It was very moving you see them, they look forward to these ceremonies, meeting up with old friends, remembering old friends...
Few are now in uniform, they have 'outgrown' it.
They all look so proud.
Sometimes there are tears in their eyes, then there's a smile round their lips, afterwards, the sound of laughter is echoing against the wall of the old tower, drifting off into the rustling of the poplar leaves, the silence returns, another year gone, hope we'll meet again!
A Remembrance ceremony, like every year, same place, same time.
So many years ago, every year less and less old friends.
An old man put on his uniform once more, glad to still fit, got out and cleaned his rifle.
He now was one of the 'sitting' guest, standing proud a bit difficult now.
Remembering, ah yes, remembering...
Thanks and have a peaceful day, Magda, (*_*)
For more: www.indigo2photography.com
Please do not use any of my images on websites, blogs or any other media without my explicit permission. © All rights reserved
Flanders, remembrance, ceremony, portrait, man, male, people, soldier, sitting, uniform, flask, rifle, hair, emotion, colour, horizontal, "Nikon D200", "Magda indigo"