The Flodden memorial stands in memory of the tragic loss of lives during the Battle of Branxton Moor.
More of my posts on this subject, giving further information on the battle which is more commonly known as the Battle of Flodden Field can be found here.
For more of this weeks PhotoHunt pictures check out Whistlestop PhotoHunt.
If everything works with blogger I should have my photo hunt pictures post in about 11 and ½ hours.
But in the mean time…I never thought a maker to be symbolic but it sure is.
It is nice to see you again
I did drop by earlier to see if your post was up and I checked again just now and your blog has vanished!!
blogger been a pain..it’s up now
Glad to hear and see that
Knowing of the tragic events that took place there, it’s hard to not look at that red in the second photo and not think of blood spilled in the area… At the same time, I do also think your two photos for this entry are beautiful. Strange isn’t it how positive and negative thoughts can sometimes co-exist?!
The poppy reminded my of blood also. The place has a kind of calm about it despite the bloodshed.
I though the poppy in the second picture seemed rather poignant Cherie, considering the events of so many years gone by.
The actual site of Flodden field, in my opinion, has a sort of ethreal beauty. When we stopped, it was a lovely mild October morning; however I did sense a sound of almost, whispering voices, in the prevailing wind, that stirred up over the to say, surrounding fields, when we stepped out of the car….
Needless to say, himself didn’t hear a thing, except his stomach rumbling, as it was lunchtime!
Must tell you Cherie, we are going back to The Coach House at Crookham, later this month, we enjoyed it so much last October, when we stayed.
I believe too, we are staying in your favourite room, next to the lounge. We staying one of the Courtyard rooms last time, which was lovely, but I believe ‘your room’, is even more spacious and comfortable, so, I look forward to that!
Di..xxx
I feel the same way as you do about the field and so does a friend of mine who is from Scotland.
I am so pleased you liked the Coach House so much that you are going back
I think you will love that room, you know I do 
I hope you have a great time there. xx
An excellent take on the theme Cherie
Glad you like it
What a senseless waste of human life.
Yes James that is what war is!
The poppy is a beautiful symbol of rememberance… My favorite!
~ Let’s ‘play’ next weekend at The Saturday PhotoHunt.
Poppies on the fields where wars have taken place always remind me of spilled blood!
you are drawn again and again to Flodden aren’t you Cherie
it is indeed, as Diane said, ethereal and ‘alive’
if you are interested, there was an even bloodier battle earlier and a bit further south
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Otterburn
you will be pleased to know that I was one of the 110 survivors
Yes Flodden does draw me… I only happened on it by chance the first time in 2005, it is the sort of thing that happens when you are with a military history buff
But on all the subsequent visits it is me that feels the need to go back there. It is close to the Coach House which Di mentioned. It is also close to the CherryPie tree.
This one of my favourite photos that I have taken there (so far):
http://www.flickr.com/photos/-cherrypie-/4141602948/
Maybe I should investigate the battle of Otterburn next time I visit… You seem to be doing remarkably well for having survived that battle
It’s really quite amazing that in this place where battles were lost and won – there is now such beauty! Thanks for the images..
Nature always has a way of bringing balance.
It IS a superb object symbolic the big hope we need to have because of the time we are at the moment. I think all your photographs are beautiful . Thanks for showing.
Kind regards
Mariane
Thank you Mariane, that is very kind of you