The wildflowers I have been posting images about this week were all photographed within a half mile along this coastal track in south west Scotland.
It will be hard to pick out my favourites but this may be partly helped by selecting not only the flowers I particularly like (all of them!) but also the photographs that I think work well for one reason or another.
I’m afraid I have no soundscape to accompany these photos but as the images are more about the flowers than the walk, I hope you will not miss this too much.
Honeysuckle
Ribwort plantain
white dill or Queen Ann’e Lace
broom
Broom
sea radish
red campion
thistle
Honeysuckle for the scent, Pink Campion for the colour and Plantain for the ring of fairy dust left on the burnt out flower stalk from their night secret time haflas.
I have a articulated memory about playing with the plantain as a child. We called them “soldiers” and the game was to try and swipe the head off your opponent’s “soldier” with each taking turns to attempt it. Happy memories
I also played soldiers as a child, but it was crawling across a field on a sunken path, to avoid being seen by bullocks! That memory serves me well.
Oh noooo! The nearest image of where the field in question was, is now Formula One Autocentres, Duston. So many fields have gone and are now built upon. Yet I can hear the words “People need homes”.
I hear what your saying but don’t get me started on politics and capitalism – this not the platform for it.
Truly enjoyed this beautiful wildflower gallery!
Thanks Amy – there’s nothing like wildflowers in the wild eh
Those flowers are nice, Alastair, but where’s the gorse (whin)?