Tuesday, November 11, 2025

Remembering why they fought

Frozen in time
London, ON
November 2025
This photo originally shared on Instagram


Some gave all. They fought for this leaf - and all it represents. Too many died for it. Or came home, and lived with the fallout. Continue to live, even.

And as we sit north of the border and watch the systematic deconstruction of democracy by an autocratic wannabe, the need to understand why we fought, and why those ideals are never guaranteed, has never been more pronounced.

We aren’t owed freedom. It isn’t automatic. And it’s never immune from the forces that would extinguish it.

Saying thank you one day a year feels like the bare minimum. Even the bare minimum no longer seems sufficient.

#ldnont #london #ontario #canada #remembranceday #lestweforget #stilllife #photooftheday #apple #iphone #iphone17 #shotoniphone

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