111012 Flanders Poppy, Marine Corps Birthday 

Today is the USMC birthday and so there'll be cake at lunch time.  Otherwise, it's another day.  Also the Brits have been 'selling' these poppy pins (see pic below.)  Actually you just make a donation of anything and you get a poppy pin.  Tomorrow is Remberance day and it's a big deal for the the Brits, French, Italians, New Zealanders, Australians, etc.  Uh, the Germans are not selling any poppies though. 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remembrance_poppy

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papaver_rhoeas

R/Chris