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Magical Moment 535, "Rose in a Canteen"

Sorting through a box of old photographs, I came across this one...

Taken on a disposal camera about 7 years ago during some Army training as a cadet. I recall feeling very homesick, as it was a new experience, and very exhausted. I found a rose (I have no idea where) and kept it alive in my canteen of water for a few days before I was forced to throw it away during a room inspection.

A vibrant red rose, bringing beauty to drab olive green.



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TexWisGirl said…
awww. a taste of 'normalcy' in a foreign world...
July 26, 2011 at 11:06 PM
Reena said…
sometimes it is a simple vision that brings such pleasure
July 26, 2011 at 11:19 PM
Pierre BOYER said…
Lovely...
Regards from France,

Pierre
July 27, 2011 at 2:36 AM
Anonymous said…
Ah, reminds me of my time in the airforce - we were never allowed anything to bring any colour to our world... This may be why I love photography so much now - constant colour, constant life in the pictures...
July 27, 2011 at 7:19 AM
Shammickite said…
Even a single bloom can bring so much peace and happiness, so simple, but so important.
July 27, 2011 at 8:06 AM
Busy Bee Suz said…
What a wonderful memory. You survived the change...and with class. :)
July 27, 2011 at 1:44 PM
ds said…
What a great photo, and what a great image of survival under difficult conditions and that beauty is a simple thing.
Thank you.
July 27, 2011 at 8:48 PM
Kim@stuffcould.... said…
Awww so beautiful of the rose and canteen
July 27, 2011 at 10:23 PM
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