Something on Saturday

Treasure 9

This is a very special treasure. I showed it on Remembrance Day, but it is worth putting it on the Treasure list.

A poppy from the installation at the Tower of London. We didn’t get to see the spectacle, but the images on TV and internet really stick with you.

From the website:
Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red

The major art installation Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red at the Tower of London, marked one hundred years since the first full day of Britain's involvement in the First World War. Created by artists Paul Cummins and Tom Piper, 888,246 ceramic poppies progressively filled the Tower's famous moat between 17 July and 11 November 2014. Each poppy represented a British military fatality during the war.
(Video from Tower of London website.)