WILDFLOWERS YOU HAVE SEEN WHILE OUT WALKING

Celandines are flowering, it must be Spring!

 

Coltsfoot are flowering, it must be late Spring/early Summer!

 

Beautiful violas today while walking:

 

Early Spider orchid (the Dorset Wildlife Trust logo).


Early Purple orchid, variable colours.

 

Buttercups have been out for several days now - it must be Summer!

 

Sundew is looking good this year compared to how it struggled last year in drought conditions

 

The essence of this thread brings back many happy memories. Val's parents and a family friend bought a plot of land on the Isle of Wight, Calborne Rd. Carrisbrook. After Suday lonch, we'd go for a stroll across the downes. I was always lagging behind. My eyes glued to the ground. To me, so much beauty is passed by by us as it is at ground level.

Then being a regular visitor to the New Forest. I would set ou wit my faithful border collie, Lady. In no time at all, our route became established. Here and there, I'd meet once again the scarlet pimpernel. Good morning, Sir Peter. Then an old friend, a friend from my studies of medicine and homeopathy. Good morning Eyebright. Here I must suggest that despie the smallness of this plant, if you have any appreciation for the grand creation of our world. Please take a closer look. OK my field of science inclodes masses of microsopy. Go on. even with a basic magnifying glass. This tiny flower exhibits so much fine detail, with all those fine lines etc. Passing on. The wild meadowfield has so many smaller plants. Let your imaginations take over for a while and enter the world of Gulliver. Trust me. The tiny world has so much to offer us.