Now just after 2.30 am and am up and dressed for the BNE dawn Service. It is being locked down at 4.00 am for the spectators. Hopefully I will be able to see the proceedings from some area. My neighbour, her daughter and I are sharing a taxi into the CBD rather than rely on a train that will be jam packed. Stupid QR are only putting on two train services!!! Plus no annoucements as to what platform these trains will come in on at Albion Station! I suspect chaos and strained tempers!! Thus a booked taxi. Lovely tribute Margaret. "Lest we forget" Colin
Just back from the most moving of ceremonies I have ever attended. The Anzac Square and adjacent areas were packed to the rafters. Jammed in like sardines one might say. For the ceremony you could have heard a pin drop - incredible. However I wish I had been about 6 foot 8 inches tall!!! Basket Ball players do have something going for them. Unfortunately not being able to move my wretched back locked up so I was in considerable pain for it all but I felt that my back problem was minimal to what our soldiers did on this day. Cheers Colin
You were certainly up early, hardly worth going to bed, well it would be for me seeing I'm such a night own at times.
Sounds like a very busy early morning for the trains, and one would think they would have more on such a day with so many people wanted to pay respects to the late Soldiers. Wise idea to get a Taxi.
Thank you - re tribute. I found the Bango Paterson poem this morning and posted it. I hope you are able to watch it.
I'm at the present watching the ANZAC Service from Gallopi...probably shed a few tears. It's such a sad day.
Just finished watching it also. Gallipoli was also blessed on this day with perfect weather. I think God was looking over us all on this 100th anniversary.
Unfortunately Villers-Bretonneux has not been blessed with perfect weather.
It is a terrible thing, war and we send off our young, eager and strong and optimistic, to die or to have limbs blown off. And yet sometimes, it is needed, these great sacrifices and those who rally to go, bless them.
Your graphic is truly a beautiful tribute.
ReplyDeleteThanks Mildred.
DeleteThe words i understand some and i think a lot of sadness and yet some hope. Have a peaceful and blessed weekend.
ReplyDeleteThanks :)
DeleteGreat post
ReplyDeleteThanks.
DeleteNow just after 2.30 am and am up and dressed for the BNE dawn Service.
ReplyDeleteIt is being locked down at 4.00 am for the spectators.
Hopefully I will be able to see the proceedings from some area.
My neighbour, her daughter and I are sharing a taxi into the CBD
rather than rely on a train that will be jam packed.
Stupid QR are only putting on two train services!!!
Plus no annoucements as to what platform these trains will come in on
at Albion Station! I suspect chaos and strained tempers!!
Thus a booked taxi.
Lovely tribute Margaret.
"Lest we forget"
Colin
Just back from the most moving of ceremonies I have ever attended.
DeleteThe Anzac Square and adjacent areas were packed to the rafters.
Jammed in like sardines one might say.
For the ceremony you could have heard a pin drop - incredible.
However I wish I had been about 6 foot 8 inches tall!!!
Basket Ball players do have something going for them.
Unfortunately not being able to move my wretched back locked up
so I was in considerable pain for it all but I felt that my back problem
was minimal to what our soldiers did on this day.
Cheers
Colin
You were certainly up early, hardly worth going to bed, well it would be for me seeing I'm such a night own at times.
DeleteSounds like a very busy early morning for the trains, and one would think they would have more on such a day with so many people wanted to pay respects to the late Soldiers. Wise idea to get a Taxi.
Thank you - re tribute. I found the Bango Paterson poem this morning and posted it. I hope you are able to watch it.
I'm at the present watching the ANZAC Service from Gallopi...probably shed a few tears. It's such a sad day.
Just finished watching it also.
DeleteGallipoli was also blessed on this day with perfect weather.
I think God was looking over us all on this 100th anniversary.
Unfortunately Villers-Bretonneux has not been blessed with perfect weather.
Yes I must admit my eyes watered up also.
Colin
It is a terrible thing, war and we send off our young, eager and strong and optimistic, to die or to have limbs blown off. And yet sometimes, it is needed, these great sacrifices and those who rally to go, bless them.
ReplyDeleteThey were eager to go to war back then, it was what they wanted to do it seems, as we are told.
DeleteBrave young men on all sides of the War/s.
They couldn't wait to sign on, for WWII. Nobody wanted to stay out of it.
DeleteIt is a lovely piece of work and I have never read the whole poem.
ReplyDeleteThe words are very touching..
DeleteI like this, it is so lovely
ReplyDeleteThank you Jo-Anne.
DeleteI agree about how lovely the words are. You did a super job with the graphic.
ReplyDeleteThank you.
DeleteThis is a lovely graphic!
ReplyDeleteThank you Linda.
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