" My Wild Beauty " - a photo on Flickriver

This beautiful rare flower is the wild Pyramidal Orchid { Anacramptis pyramidalis } and it grows on dry grassland, chalk downs and stabilised sand dunes.I was lucky to spot it yesterday growing on the side of the road as it was the profusion of yellowish foamy flower around it, that attracted my view. They are called Ladies Bedstraw { Galium verum } and they smells like new mown hay. It was once used for stuffing mattress`s and the term ladies is said to refer to Queen Elizabeth 1st who it is said had her mattress`s stuffed with it. By all accounts its the closest she actually got to an actual stuffing though Ive heard rumours!!!!! Lol
So an ordinary simple little no frills pic with a nice little tale.
The best ones really!
Right, anybody fancy a roll in the grass? For Heavens sake will ya mind the Orchid!!!!
Do hope you will favour my photo.

So lets sing! All together now;
" I like to rise when the sun she rises early in the mornin........

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P@t.
Update;
Im amazed how popular this simple photo is. I didnt take any trouble with it in the least. I was passing by on the opposite side of the road and I just went over and took 3 pics. I removed a few blades of strawy grass first that were in the way. I was going to use a macro lens but I didnt bother.
Im passing by there again this evening so Ill have a look. I doubt if any more will come up as the do grow singly and are extremely fussy about soil conditions.I think its the simplicity of it that makes it and of course the grass and the foil of yellow flowers definitely add to it.
I do want to thank all of you for all your faves and wonderful words which inspire me greatly!
Hugs,
P@t.

I went out to Donabate on Tuesday 4th July to look for some more Orchids. I must have walked 10 miles but I was well rewarded as I found one area where there were about 20 in all and they were in varying shades of purple. Perhaps the colour has to do with soil ph. I will put up a collage of them and I think Ill print a few as well. If anyone wants a copy, let me know.
Catch you all soon, P@t.

www.wildflowersofireland.net/plant_detail.php?id_flower=1...

Taken in: Ireland / Dublin (show map)

Taken on: July 1, 2017

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