The area surrounding Monet’s garden is incredibly
beautiful and also rich in history, it being closely linked with those ruddy
Normans who invaded dear old England!
The River Seine banks one side of the village and dramatic chalk hills the
other, providing some delightful scenery to poke about in and an abundance of
flora and fauna thriving on the unimproved chalk grasslands. On a particularly
pleasant evening I wandered up into these hills, and was frankly amazed by what
I found!
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| Anacamptis pyramidalis, the Pyramidal Orchid |
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| A Small Heath butterfly, perched precariously on a
dried flower stem |
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| I suspect some blasted bird has tried to have a nibble
on this poor chap! A rather battered Dingy Skipper |
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| A Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary! |
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| From the beautiful, to the bizarre. This is the Lady
Orchid, Orchis purpurea |
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| A pleasing natural combination of Buttercup and
Greater Stitchwort, which I dare say Monet would approve of! |
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| A clump of Greater Stitchwort, Stellaria holostea |
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| More of the Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary, what a glorious
butterfly! |
2 comments:
What a place! So many pretties just lying about. I am already looking up stitchwort which is new to me. The butterflies are beginning to be out and about here as well. ~Julie
I feel like the Dingy Skipper today after a few weeks of unpleasant incidents. And now I'm stuck doing computer work on a sunny day but looking forward to escaping to the allotment in a couple of hours. Lovely to visit Monet's garden again on here.
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