FLOWER POWER

We go looking for birds in Spain. Trouble is they tend to get up a lot earlier than we do. But the flowers were stunning (see above). Flora doesn’t move about as much as Fauna. This means you can take nice photos.

I’ve always loved wild flowers. Even as a kid I knew all the names. I found them in my British Observers’ book of British flowers of the British Isles.

Nature can mix all the colours red, blue, yellow, purple, orange and it looks perfect. Unlike some of those municipal displays in town squares and on roundabouts where someone tries to force shocking pink, orange, bright red and purple to look good. Does Lawrence Llewellyn Bowen design them?
I once signed up for an evening course on ‘flower identification’. He made us bring in flowers and then slice them up with a scalpel. I decided I’d stick to the old romantic names like celandine, bird’s - foot trefoil, germander speedwell, forget - me - not.
Anyway, I was enjoying the wild flowers so much I started thinking I’d do a blog about them.

Did that enhance or detract from the experience?
I can’t decide.
KAZ