This is a medlar, which ranks amongst the oddest fruits I’ve ever even. The medlar ripens through a process called bletting. My neighbor has a medlar tree and gave us a half-dozen ripe fruits today. What does it taste like, you might ask? About the way the inside looks and it’s an acquired taste.

"A Copse, Evening" by Alexander Young Jackson, 1918, #CanadianWarMuseum. This infernal scene was familiar to an entire generation of British and Commonwealth #soldiers in the #GreatWar. A noted landscape artist, the painter created his #war art from personal experience. #fww #fwwhist #Passchendaele

The first photograph listed for December 1917 in the official ledgers of Canadian #FWW photographs is -

#OTD in 1917, Ribécourt area, France. A tank Winking face from "C" Battalion Tank Corps, travelling along the Marcoing Road, bringing in a captured German 15cm naval gun. #WW1 #HISTORY

Please keep my niece in your thoughts. She was airlifted to a trauma center with her partner about an hour ago. They were involved in a head-on collision on US-60 in western Kentucky about an hour ago. I live in wedtern Oregon and may be flying east tomorrow based on the situation.

Sgt William A. Hartman, , Co F, 107th Engineers, 32nd Div, AEF, by Joseph Cummings Chase, 1919, #NAMH. The portrait is one of a series of #DSC winners the artist created for the #USArmy after the #GreatWar. Like so much #FWW art, it is not of public display. #combatart #fwwhist #combatengineer

As an old cavalry trooper, this story resonated with me. #ifyouaintcav #fwwhist

"The Working Party", 1917, by Richard Tennant Cooper 1918, #NAM Depictions of night combat are especially powerful. Hardly any frontline photos taken at night exist from the #GreatWar. Therefore, we must rely on artists’ work to show us this aspect of the soldier’s life. #fwwhist #fww #WesternFront

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Headstones at Railway Dugouts Burial Ground (Transport Farm), Ypres, this morning.

"A Tommy wearing rain cape and carrying picket posts," 1917 by Richard Tennant Cooper, 1918 © National Army Museum. I love the atmospherics in this sketch. It hearkens to the labour that was a never-ending part of the soldier’s life in the #GreatWar. #LabourCorps #fwwhist #ww1 #WesternFront

You’ve been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are coming to rescue you. Who is coming to save you? Answer: Alex Levy from The Morning Show

Reading about the #WW1 British Army, I see quote a few unit battalion designations like the one in this screen grab. What does a battalion numbered 2/15, 1/3, etc., mean exactly? @fourteeneighteen.co.uk @sommephantom.bsky.social

Take a half hour out of your time to watch this short film about the young men who went to war in Bomber Command. I was more than misty-eyed by the end. What really hit me was the comments. There’s still a well of sorrow for all of the brave young men who died in their heavies. #airwar

“Neptune’s Inferno” by the late James Hornfischer. One of the finest naval history books ever published. This story puts you on signal bridges, inside gun turrets, and deep in ships during some of the most desperate sea combat of #WW2. #booksky #USNavy #PacificWar

It’s 1988 and you’re certified to plan and lead patrols on the East German border.

It’s been almost a year since I lost my best friend. Just yesterday I received the renewal for his licence for the county animal control authority. It brought back how much I miss him.

This is US senator Mark Kelly. US Naval aviator 1986-2011. Desert Storm combat veteran. NASA astronaut 1996-2011. Four NASA missions, over 54 days in space. One of my heroes. I’m. With. Him.

So the holidays are coming right up. Do yourself a favour. Either gift yourself these two books, or get somebody who loves you to get them for you. The amount of information in “Zero Hour Z Day 1&2” is astonishing. If you’re interested in how the #BritishArmy fought on the #Somme, these are it.

This little gem popped up in the Washington Post today. My dad and countless military personnel from across the globe fought fascism, and now this. SMFH… wapo.st/3Mbd9a6

Battle of Cambrai, 1917. “Through Mud and Blood to the Green Fields Beyond.”

Share a TV series you’ve watched from beginning to end more than once.

Royal Garrison Artillery Gunner F.J. Mears was an enigmatic artist with a unique vision of war. His stark and visceral paintings are a window into the #GreatWar combat experience. #fww #fwwhist #RGA #WesternFront

There’s a good article about shell shock in vol. 4, iss. 20 of "Salient Points." I’m a bit confused about para 1. Is the author saying #WW1 shell shock was a different from PTS. I’ve read it through several times and that’s what I’m getting. Also, I think about TBI. @thegreatwargroup.bsky.social

"With Manton's Guns, Hill 60, August 1917" by Will Dyson, #NMAH. #Australian illustrator Will Dyson ranks among my favourite war artists. His drawings of the Australian Imperial Force on the #WesternFront are both evocative and powerful. #Fwwhist #GreatWar #ww1 #trenchwarfare

What a powerful image. We can only imagine the story inside of this simple, yet heartbreaking painting.

There’s a solid story this week in the Military Times about Sterling Morelock, an American soldier who won the Medal of Honor in France during #WorldWar1. #milsky #AEF #pbi #BigRedOne @gwgwgw.bsky.social

I’m reading a fascinating book on my ipad about feeding the British Army in the #GreatWar. This was an incident that happened at Gallipoli on Christmas 1916. It’s a great illustration of what the troops thought of bully beef. @gwgwgw.bsky.social

DSC winner Pfc Charles Cameron, Co B, 3d MG Bn, 1st Div, #USArmy. He earned America's second highest valor medal near Soissons, France on 19/7/1918. During a trench attack, he instrumental in securing the objective. Painting by Joseph Cummings Chase, 1919, #NMAH #GreatWar #AEF #WW1 #wwI #trenchwar

Lest we forget.

'Victoria Station, 1918: The Green Cross Corps (Women's Reserve Ambulance), Guiding Soldiers on Leave' (1919) by Clare Atwood Imperial War Museum #WW1 #History #HistoryMatters #art #artgallery

Here’s a moving poem from the memorial card of 22515 Company Sergeant Major Henry Hopkins of the 13th Battalion, Welsh Regiment. Coy Sgt Maj Hopkins was killed in action on May 18th, 1916, at Festubert, France. He is buried in Rue-Du-Bacquerot Graveyard, Laventie. #WW1 #FirstWorldWar #remembrance

"Zero Hour" by James Prinsep Beadle, 1918, #IWM. Surrounded by his soldiers, a British platoon commander counts down on his watch. The seconds tick by until the fateful moment when they will go over the top. #westernfront #ww1 #GreatWar #BritishArmy #BEF #pbi

"Horses In War Time. The Work Of The Blue Cross." Bexhill Chronicle 14.11.1914. #Bexhill #Sussex #WW1 #Horse #History #1910s

Having unknowingly mixed some odd condiments into my coffee in a dark Bradley turret, I can relate to this story. In my case, it was catsup powder instead of creamer. Probably like the soldiers in the #GreatWar, I drank my coffee anyway.

I have lots of ideas. Most of them would probably get me thrown into bluesky jail, LOL. I was texting with my son (33) the other day. He wrote, “You’re such a boomer, dad.” I was like, “How come?” His reply: “You use stuff like LOL and LMAO instead of an emoji.”

Erinnerung und Verantwortung: Gedenken am Ehrenmal Auf der Festung Ehrenbreitstein in Koblenz fand die jährliche Gedenkfeier am Ehrenmal des Deutschen Heeres statt. Wie seit einem dutzend Jahre unterstützt durch Teile der #LLBrig1 Wir sind das Heer 🫡

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This is a powerful little video using modern and period images. The creator weaves timeless stories of devotion to duty and sacrifice. #Lestweforget

Sisyphus worked in a staff shop in a forward-deployed joint headquarters. Every frigging morning with the boulder. Today it’s 20,000 sandbags. Tomorrow, some rocket scientist cut through a 220 volt line with a pick. And 120-slide PP briefings that have to be done yesterday. #Iamsisyphus the horror…

I’m sure you know the old axiom about professionals talking logistics and amateurs talking tactics. Well, I’m reading this outstanding book about the gargantuan effort that sustained the #BritishArmy in the #GreatWar. #fwwhist #fww #WW1

Never forgotten, wear your poppy with pride. 🫡🫡🫡

#OTD in 1939. Two soldiers paying their respects at a British #WW1 cemetery. #HISTORY

It’s official. The Yuletide season is here. I know because Christmas radio just became active on #Sirius radio!

#OTD in 1918 Wilfred Owen was killed in action just one week before the end of #WW1 #LestWeForget Credits for photos and many more here: livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/33...

4 November 1918 Lt Wilfred Owen was killed in action during the crossing of the Sambre–Oise Canal, exactly one week (almost to the hour) before the signing of the Armistice. #WW1 #History #HistoryMatters

Please take a moment to read Harry Keyes’ story. He was among the heroic soldiers who sacrificed everything in the #GreatWar. #fww #fwwhist #WesternFront #pbi

IWM HU 118807 - Near Neuve Chapelle, France, while leading his regiment, Lieutenant Colonel Charles Oliver Swanston DSO, Commanding Officer, 34th Prince Albert Victor’s Own Poona Horse, Indian Army, is #KIA #OTD Nov 2 1914 iwm.org.uk/collections/... bsky.app/profile/this...

‘Canadian Cavalry Ready in a Wood’ by Alfred Bastien, 1918, #CanadianWarMuseum There’s a misconception that horse cavalry was obsolete in the #GreatWar. IMHO that wasn’t the case. The #Canadian #Cavalry Brigade performed yeomanly service on the Western Front in #WW1 @canvmilitarymuseum.bsky.social

The Daily Alaskan #OnThisDay Jun 12 1918 publishes a picture of Australian Lewis Machine Gunners of 1st Battalion taking aim at enemy aircraft. Originally shot Nov 1 1917 During Third Battle of Ypres war by #FrankHurley on the Ramparts at Ypres AWM E01227 chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn82014...