Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red.

So I know that I've been really bad about posting recently, and I'm sorry. It's just that last term was super busy, what with coursework and essays and tests and university applications... I'm already 100% done with this term and we don't even go back until tomorrow. Also, I have a HUGE coursework deadline on Tuesday that I'm nowhere near ready for, as well as a Spanish presentation tomorrow morning that I haven't even started.

But I'm going to be good and post because I know I've been neglecting you. Sorry.


So on Thursday I went to London to see the poppies at the Tower of London. If you haven't heard about this, you've either a) been living under a rock for the past few months or b) not been living in the UK. Basically, as this year is the centenary of the start of the First World War, the 'moat' of the Tower of London has been filled with ceramic poppies to commemorate the losses. There is one poppy for every British fatality during the Great War: a figure that stacks up to an enormous 888, 246 poppies. It was designed by ceramic artist Paul Cummins and stage designer Tom Piper. I took some pictures of this awesome art installation, so here you are.

~ Tess