Saturday, April 25, 2020

DAY 31 LOCKDOWN

Today is Anzac Day when Australians and New Zealanders remember the dead and wounded from all wars.  Usually there is a Dawn Service at the Cenotaph but, because of Lockdown, this could not happen so at 6 a.m. this morning I was standing at the end of our drive with my cellphone and "Wonderboom" to listen to the Dawn Service.    I know a couple of people will be interested in it so here is the link - hope it works  https://youtu.be/hykfpomyDNY

It was a lovely service.  When I got down to the gate at about 5 minutes to 6 a.m. there were several other people standing on their frontages.  It appears that they had not taken a radio down with them and several thanked me for sharing it.



It was quite dark - there are actually two couples standing at their gates and the round glow is a street lamp.

After breakfast we went for our usual walk around the streets and spotted a lot of poppies people had made from whatever they had on hand - here are a few





This teddy has been there for a while but today was sporting some poppies




.When we got home we had breakfast, caught up with the papers and then I made some flapjacks (oat slice).  In spite of the early red skies and cold start it has been a glorious day.

Here is the link to the tribute mentioned in the comments below.

https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/supermarket-employee-pays-tribute-anzac-day-rendition-last-post-electric-guitar

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  1. Nancy JApril 25, 2020 at 3:27 PM

    A friend said there were at least 2 people with a bugle at their driveways this morning, too far away for me to hear. No fly over from Ohakea to Waiouru as they normally do, eerily quiet. The link worked fine, thanks for that. No matter that there were not huge combined services, so many would deeply miss the companionship shared there, we will remember them, always.

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  2. Cro MagnonApril 25, 2020 at 3:40 PM

    Our remembrance day (in France) is on May 8th, but it has been cancelled. No doubt there will be something on radio and TV, but people do like to gather around their monuments; maybe they still will regardless.

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    1. Susan HeatherApril 26, 2020 at 10:32 AM

      It is estimated that a lot more people took part this year. Let's face it, it is much easier on a cold morning to walk to the end of your drive rather than go into town.

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  3. DocApril 25, 2020 at 3:42 PM

    Sounds like a great day. With all that is going on we have missed out on a lot of things that we took for granted. But we do what we can with what we have.

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  4. Nancy JApril 25, 2020 at 4:39 PM

    Hi, there is an other tribute, from the New World at Pukekohe, on an electric guitar. Amazing, seems he has been entertaining. customers for a while.

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    1. Susan HeatherApril 26, 2020 at 10:33 AM

      Thank you, Jean, I have put the link up. Have not heard it played on guitar before.

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  5. John "By Stargoose And Hanglands"April 25, 2020 at 6:12 PM

    The important thing is to remember, no matter how we have to do it.

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    1. Susan HeatherApril 26, 2020 at 10:34 AM

      Yes, and on this morning's walk we noticed lots of photos pinned to gates of people who served.

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  6. local alienApril 25, 2020 at 6:24 PM

    My brother's in NZ and Australia sent me a video of the last post and said that they were both at their gates at dawn. A good way to commemorate that day

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  7. gzApril 25, 2020 at 8:17 PM

    We remember hearing it when we were in NZ April 2017.
    Thanks to the Australian army looking after grandpa, I am here.
    Anzac Biscuits will be baked today

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