tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post1756449234851734445..comments2023-12-30T17:31:11.883+00:00Comments on The Solitary Walker: Day 6: Arras To Riencourt-Lès-BapaumeThe Solitary Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-11768884105728765922014-10-02T21:28:09.243+01:002014-10-02T21:28:09.243+01:00It is indeed a vivid picture you give, through the...It is indeed a vivid picture you give, through the photographs. This is close to the cemetery, one of many in that area, where I found my grandfather's grave. He too, died during the battle of the Somme.<br /><br />But wonderful that you were able to pitch your tent by the church and the graveyard. Did you have any dreams that night?dritanjehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16025213970107184429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-57054850946343932042014-09-15T21:24:17.188+01:002014-09-15T21:24:17.188+01:00Sorry about delay in responding — been away for a ...Sorry about delay in responding — been away for a long weekend.<br /><br />Thanks for commenting, Pat...<br /><br />... and yes, the tent was quite good, George — the porch a great bonus — but I kept waking up every couple of hours to change position.<br /><br />Thanks so much for such a relevant, pertinent comment, James...<br /><br />... and, Ralph, indeed — those war memorials...<br /><br />Ruth — I tried to make a simple, stark and direct statement through those images, so I'm pleased this had an effect... <br />The Solitary Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-56146345003451530652014-09-15T19:43:39.564+01:002014-09-15T19:43:39.564+01:00Well this is sobering. I also have no words. Someh...Well this is sobering. I also have no words. Somehow I can feel it through your images of these tomb stones, and the few words you did muster.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-19785214277563489672014-09-12T17:06:39.536+01:002014-09-12T17:06:39.536+01:00Our travels have mostly been in southern France. N...Our travels have mostly been in southern France. No mass cemeteries, but each small town has its war memorial with the list of names. So many for such small towns.Timecheckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03655966328174898998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-84285104758285264102014-09-11T13:25:01.581+01:002014-09-11T13:25:01.581+01:00I can never hear of Arras without thinking of Edwa...I can never hear of Arras without thinking of Edward Thomas, who was killed there, but of course he was only one of many thousands swallowed in an obscenity of destruction. I'm glad for you, that you encountered some human kindness to place against that landscape.James Owenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07614935078978354375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-53810568061600867092014-09-11T11:49:29.142+01:002014-09-11T11:49:29.142+01:00I'm no fan of war, but these large WWI and WWI...I'm no fan of war, but these large WWI and WWII cemeteries in France always pierce my heart. The level of the sacrifice is just overwhelming. After visiting the American Cemetery in Normandy a few years ago, I could think of nothing else for days.<br /><br />Nice photos, and your tent looks quite comfy. Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03959953035812596907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-27568990117919589832014-09-11T10:13:34.333+01:002014-09-11T10:13:34.333+01:00Lovely story about that hospitable man Robert - sn...Lovely story about that hospitable man Robert - snd that totally empty countryside (apart from the crops of course) somehow seems fitting in such a sad place. Yes I enlarged the photo and spotted the tent.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.com