One Poppy, One Life

On Wednesday 5th. November, we went to London to see the poppies at the Tower of London.

We travelled to Charing Cross by train and then took a cab to the Tower area.

The traffic was bad. The cabbie told us it was because of the crowds trying to cross the roads, all wanting to see the poppies.

It wasn`t long before we saw the evidence for ourselves.

What awaited us, was a most astonishing sight, all the more poignant for knowing that each ceramic poppy, represented one life lost in WW1. It was a most graphic reminder at this time of the year and at this time in the century.

We were able to make our way to the walkways around the Tower of London to view and take photos.

Everyone was very gracious.

Just one small area is shocking enough.

Each poppy is being sold for £25.

You can see the making of the poppies here

http://poppies.hrp.org.uk/about-the-installation/#section--video

All the  proceeds plus 10% of every £25 poppy sold will be shared between six service charities, including Help for Heroes and the Royal British Legion.
Up to four million people are expected to have visited before 12 November, when there will be 888,246 ceramic poppies - one for each British and colonial death during World War One.

(extract from BBC News)

A truly incredibly moving sight.