A Cambridge sunset. Really! Feeling dizzy, can't see clearly, all's blurry. Stop! Stop everything, don't even think. Take a deep breath, hold, and let go...

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Selwyn College, University of Cambridge. I wake up and think: "What a wonderful world"! Get out there and enjoy the beauty around you. Capture it in your own unique way. No one else can see it like you do. Thank you for sharing your work.

"I see skies of blue,
And clouds of white.
The bright blessed day,
The dark sacred night.
And I think to myself,
What a wonderful world."

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Trinity College, University of Cambridge. Statue of Isaac Newton in front of college war memorial in the Chapel listing those who died.

"The University’s war list records 13878 former students and staff who served in the First World War. And of these, 2470 were killed – a figure around the same as the entire Cambridge student population at any one time before the war – and their names are recorded on College war memorials," Cambridge University.

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King's College, University of Cambridge. Live upload using iPhone today as I'm out. Passed by... snap!

Just attended a combined town and gown remembrance service and reception marking the World War One centenary. Moving experience. War, death, suffering, peace, reconciliation, prayer... but do we learn? Take Gaza, for instance. Man: you're a violent creature:-(

Surely, we can rise above all this. There is within us a genuine desire for love, peace, and beauty. Let's reach out and create more understanding. We can easily share beauty through our photos.

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Cambridge Town and Gown came together yesterday to commemorate the centenary of Britain's entry into World War One. The service at Great St Mary's Church was followed by a reception at the University. (Photo above of the city procession.)

I still feel emotionally drained after the service, which triggered some sad thoughts (see yesterday's upload). Here's a bit from one of the hymns sung at the service:

"And man, at war with man,
hears not
The love-song which they bring:
O hush the noise, ye men of strife,
And hear the angels sing!"
(EH Sears)

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