As Europe celebrated the surrender of German forces on VE Day, thousands of British, Commonwealth and Allied Armed Forces personnel were still involved in bitter fighting in the Far East. Victory over Japan Day on 15 August marks the surrender of Japan forces, which in effect ended the Second World War.

As Europe celebrated the surrender of German forces on VE Day, thousands of British, Commonwealth and Allied Armed Forces personnel were still involved in bitter fighting in the Far East. 

Victory over Japan Day on 15 August marks the surrender of Japan forces, which in effect ended the Second World War. For months after VE Day on 8 May 1945 war continued to wage in the Asia-Pacific region and only came to an end after two atomic bombs were dropped on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. 

75 years on we are remembering the contribution of all British, Commonwealth and Allied Forces, without whom victory and the freedoms and way of life we enjoy today would have not been possible.

https://www.britishlegion.org.uk/stories/victory-over-japan-day

Rutland Water, Photographs, Swan, Hambleton, Lyndon, Osprey, camping, Normanton, Barnsdale, Giant, Sailing, War

Some photographs of my walk around Rutland water today, its the first time I have walk all the way round
and the last for some time. It's a long way and the hail stones were not a welcome addition to the weather.



Fishing Normanton Church



Cycling



Swan









Clouds



Hambleton Hall Hotel



Lyndon Top Caravan and Camping



Lyndon Visitor Centre and Nature Reserve. Chainsaw Sculpture
Osprey. A good place to visit screen with live camera on Osprey
nest



This Scotish invader is awaiting the return of a Rutland male.



Bird watching in the warm



Camera's on poles seem popular.






Boats and Normanton Church



Crafty Fox Cafe



Photography at the dam



Rutland Water Caravan Site



Honesty Box



St Edmund Egleton



Cow



Cycling and Dog



Empingham Village, St Peters Church



Fishing looks easy for some this man cast his line and got a catch
in less than a couple minutes, nice dinner. I often see quick catches,
I am sure if I tried I would not catch a thing. Some one needs
to tell the man below he is in the wrong place.






Daffodils



Hambleton Hall Hotel






Hambleton Village, St Andrew's Church






Logs



Normanton Church



Normanton Park Hotel and Normanton Church



Pheasant



Giant Store, Rutland Cycling.



Rutland Sailing









Sculpture



Sheep at Barnsdale



Sainsbury's Sport Relief












Duck and tree


















Rutland Border Control