Well even
the French weather forecasters don’t get it right. They gave dry and warm with sunny intervals
for today so we set off with high hopes.
Actually had we stayed at the site it would have been right; the mistake
we mad was crossing the 5000 foot high Col de Menee into the next valley where
it rained on and off most of the day.
When we returned to the site there had been no rain at all. Three years ago when we were here towards the
end of our fateful Italy trip the valley temperature was 8 degrees
centigrade. This year we have
temperatures of twenty degrees, but the views three years ago were much better
as the air was crystal clear. We felt
that we could touch the Ecrins mountains in the Alps from the top of the
col. We did, however find superb trumpet
gentians and yet more Ladies Slipper Orchids, even by the roadside. Amazing.
We finished the day with pizza and chips from the campsite bar. Another excellent, if damp, day. The forecast for tomorrow is good.
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| Ladies Slipper Orchid |
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| Ladies Slipper Orchid |
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| Spitzel Orchid |
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| Spitzel Orchid |
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| Fly Orchid |
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| Fly Orchid |
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| Spider Orchid |
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| Ladies Slipper Orchid |
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| Ladies Slipper Orchid |
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| Ladies Slipper Orchid |
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| Globe Flower |
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| Ladies Slipper Orchid |
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| Ladies Slipper Orchid |
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| Lesser Butterfly Orchid |
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| Early Purple Orchid |
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| Early Purple Orchid |
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| White Alpine Pasque Flower |
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| White Alpine Pasque Flower |
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| Trumpet Gentian |
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| Lady Orchid |
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| Lady Orchid |
A very biblical photograph with the natural separating of the sheep and the goats! Interesting that the goats were at the front, nearest to the shep/goatherd.
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