This house at 2705 Camden Road was build in 1928 and, according to realtor.com, the last time it sold was in 2001. We're guessing that the current owners created this field of poppies to the left of the house. This photo was taken yesterday so you can see that the poppies are in full bloom, just in time for Memorial Day. Traditionally people wear poppies on their lapel on Memorial Day to honor those who died in war. This Memorial Day tradition to wear poppies comes from Canadian soldier John McCrae's poem, Flanders Fields* and has been a tradition since 1915.
For years and while he was still living, you could count on Congressman Howard Coble to speak at Forest Lawn Cemetery. ** Regardless of whether you wear a poppy or just have a moment of silent reflection today, please consider doing something to remember the American service people who paid the ultimate sacrifice for our country. As for this house at 2705 Camden Road, across from Lindley Elementary School, how wonderful that their field of poppies is blooming exactly on Memorial Day. Do you know of any other fields of poppies in Greensboro?
Beautiful.
Posted by: William Kendall | Monday, May 25, 2020 at 06:23 AM