Looks like a well designed and maintained memorial. The observance of Remembrance Day seems to be increasing here with a minute's silence being widely observed. I happened to be in a major hardware store at 11 am today and the whole of the store's activities stopped as the Last Post was played over the store's PA system. That would have been unusual just a few years ago.
Cheers Brian ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ On Friday, November 11, 2011 2:44 PM, "David Mann" <d...@multisport.net.nz> wrote: > Actually 3 photos :) > > We don't really commemorate Armistice Day (Remembrance Day) here. Our > remembrance festivities centre on ANZAC Day which is held on April 25th. > > Regardless of that, I went for a run up to the 19th Battalion War > Memorial up in Victoria Park. I timed it so I'd arrive at the 11th hour, > but ended up a couple of minutes late because I had turned back to get my > hat that I'd only remembered when I was halfway down my street. > > Please excuse the cellphone pics but I like to keep the weight down when > running. > > http://www.multi.net.nz/19th/ > > The park area around the memorial contains several stands of trees which > come from the different parts of the world where the battalion fought. > Each stand contains 19 trees. It's a very nice place with good views > across the plains to the Southern Alps. > > Here's a link with some more information & photos. > http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/19th-battalion-war-memorial-cashmere > > It's very windy today and I had an ANZAC poppy pinned to my shirt. > Somewhere on my way home it was blown off its pin :( > > Cheers, > Dave > -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Access your email from home and the web -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
