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Comment by alfpics posted on Remembrance? at 13/11/2009 - 10:18
Very nice indeed - and an interesting life journey
Andy
Andy
Comment by alfpics posted on American Exposure at 12/11/2009 - 00:43
hefty1 wrote:
Andy
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Poppies are quite amazing plants; their seeds can lay dormant deep underground for huge lengths of time (over 100 years!) until activated by the soil they lie in being churned and their subsequent exposure to light. Normally this is as a result of ploughing a field, however, it also happens after a tract of land has been heavily shelled in battle.
This is why poppies (or at least the red flowered Corn poppy - a common weed in Europe) tend to appear when the fighting stops and are associated with war. This has been noted for thousands of years and the poppy was widely used as a symbol of death and resurrection in Greco-Roman mythology. Poppies also have a habit of popping up on freshly dug graves and around building sites for the same reasons.
Thanks for that hefty - some info new to me there!Poppies are quite amazing plants; their seeds can lay dormant deep underground for huge lengths of time (over 100 years!) until activated by the soil they lie in being churned and their subsequent exposure to light. Normally this is as a result of ploughing a field, however, it also happens after a tract of land has been heavily shelled in battle.
This is why poppies (or at least the red flowered Corn poppy - a common weed in Europe) tend to appear when the fighting stops and are associated with war. This has been noted for thousands of years and the poppy was widely used as a symbol of death and resurrection in Greco-Roman mythology. Poppies also have a habit of popping up on freshly dug graves and around building sites for the same reasons.
Andy
Comment by alfpics posted on Remembrance? at 11/11/2009 - 16:59
Brilliant! - thanks for sharing!
Andy
Andy
Comment by alfpics posted on May be someday our cameras also could be tested this way :) at 02/11/2009 - 09:35
Great stuff!
The best photos are probably the ones on show there rather than any captured by the actual photographers shown!
Andy
The best photos are probably the ones on show there rather than any captured by the actual photographers shown!
Andy
Comment by alfpics posted on The things we do for that one great shot at 27/10/2009 - 14:39
Thanks for the link Tim. Great piccy, but like hefty I don't have the telescope or patience/ time, free from light pollution spot to do it!
Andy
Andy
Comment by alfpics posted on How to take amazing space photos at 08/10/2009 - 09:17
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It's a fun place to visit
I agree - a great warehouse full of all sorts of obscure bits and pieces - secondhand and new. Have bought things there in previous half-price sales. Not particularly into the digital era! Have noticed the website to be a bit quicker of late.It's a fun place to visit
Andy
Comment by alfpics posted on Not a Cad at all at 06/10/2009 - 09:02
the Crimean War was the start of a lot of the trouble... although you can probably keep going back in time
Andy