What a stroke of good fortune that I chose the filling station opposite the Horse Memorial........ the rest is history....................
The inscription on the base of the memorial reads:
THE GREATNESS OF A NATIONCONSISTS NOT SO MUCH UPON THE NUMBER OF ITS PEOPLE
OR THE EXTENT OF ITS TERRITORY
AS IN THE EXTENT AND JUSTICE OF ITS COMPASSION
ERECTED BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION
IN RECOGNITION OF THE SERVICES OF THE GALLANT ANIMALS
WHICH PERISHED IN THE ANGLO BOER WAR 1899-1902
I have read that about 300,000 horses died in that war.
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28 comments:
That is a wonderful photo and nice post!I love the silhouettes in the sunset.Thank you for sharing!Greetings to SA!
Gee, someone else like me, filling the tank after the warning light comes on! But you certainly did stop at the right place at the right time!! I love this shot!!!
The silhouette is fantastic.
How beautiful!
Excellent.
Happy SWF.
What a wonderful photo. Wouldn't you have hated it if you hadn't had your camera? Better carry it at all times -- you're too talented to miss these opportunities.
Fantastic shot. Beautiful composition.
What a shot! Such a beautiful silhouette against that amazing sky. I really like this one!
Yhs just have to be THE picture of this week, almost never ever seen such a beautiful photo :-)
Awesome silhouette Max, beautiful sky too. Thanks for sharing:)
Stunning pic Max. I've been wanting to go and take one like it, but I'm just never in the area at or just after sunset.
Nice photograph, the silhouette looks great. Interesting history as well!
the composition is superb; an overall five-star image.
What an interesting image and it serves itself nicely!!!
Oh wow that is pure luck! This photo is so beautiful!
SkywatchFriday
Wow ! This silhouette is so nice that I want to remove my words from my post. :)
Hosur road
Great photograph. I love the red sky. 300,000 horses, what a carnage.
Wonderful sky and clouds and the silouette of the horse got a great background
What a great capture max. Nothing like capturing the right moment.
I agree, compassion goes a long way in the world.
Fabulous shot! And wonderful words of wisdom.
Awesome Silhouette!
Pixellicious Photos
Wonderful sky, and nice silhouette!!
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What a wonderful composition. Well done.
What a lucky moment you chose to fill up. Amazing shot.
A beautiful, poignant memorial for some very loyal companions. And a perfect silhouette shot!
Brilliant shot, Max--made me weepy!
Hi;
Found you through skywatch and I love your photography. (Had a good giggle at the pig pic.) As a horse owner, and horse lover I was very touched by this skywatch photo. My two horses are the most amazing, loyal friends.
Beautiful silhouette!
aloha,
what a beautiful day today is in your corner of the world, thanks for sharing this amazing sunset with the silohuette.
Wonderful shadow shot.
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