Blesings this Week

A few weeks ago I made a trek out of country to see what a Veterans Day (aka Rememberance Day-in Canada) would look like. The city shut down and everyone converged onto a grassy knoll over looking the rivers. There all branches of the military, police, and girl and boys scouts came to show honor to the fallen. They then proceeded to march up the hill to another location. kamloops, bc 2008















The city was peppered with these red poppys, becuase Rememberance Day is also known as Poppy Day. In World War One the Western Front contained in the soil thousands of poppy seeds, all lying dormant, but as the battles continued to be fought there the soil was continually turned up and the poppies would bloom like they had never bloomed before. This area,Flanders, Belgium, has also inspired a poem called In Flanders Field.




We were then privy to a wonderful show put on by the bagpippers and their lone dancer.


He did a wonderful job!