Running through poppies

It was a bright sunny but cold morning in London this morning, and inspired by all you poppy runners, I went out for a run this morning. I wasn't organised this year for one reason and another, but if rolysmate can get Mrsrm running in a poppy tee shirt, even though she doesn't run, then I just have to do the poppy run next year.

Two observations, London may be chock full of policemen, anti-terrorist barriers and now roadblocks, but today it was full of hope and remembrance.

I seriously lost count of just how many people were wearing their poppies, all ages, colours, genders, sizes, clothing styles. From very seriously and smartly dressed folk, some wearing medals and some not, to little children all tucked up in prams, so so many were wearing their poppies today. There wasn't a road that I ran on today, that didn't have someone somewhere wearing a poppy and that was 11km of poppies today.

At 11am I took a pause to remember, as did so many people and I reflected that wearing the poppy is a small thing, a graceful thing, and a joyous thing too, that we come together under such a symbol.

[Sadie-runs Graduate]

Beautiful. Lest we forget. x

[Kimterry Graduate]

Ditto Sadie runs 🌺🌺🌺

[rolysmate Graduate]

Well done my friend and next year we must organise our very own c25k virtual poppy run

[Hidden in reply to rolysmate]

You know that is a cracking idea!

[IannodaTruffe Mentor in reply to rolysmate]

That's what we like to hear, folk intending to hang around until next year.

[SaskAlliecat Graduate]

Well said. Thank you JCR.

[IannodaTruffe Mentor]

Nice sentiments, Jan.

[HeleneCorsa Graduate]

Living outside the UK has made me appreciate more fully, when I am there at this time of year, just how beautiful the tradition is. I love the fact that it is still going strong, despite the fact that the veterans we used to see at this time of year selling poppies or wearing them alongside their medals have sadly now left us, bar very few. It really does keep alive the memory of their sacrifice.

[Mummycav Administrator Graduate]

Beautiful x