This morning started off wet and windy. The Old Folk were standing around after their breakfast looking miserable so I caught and led Haakon leaving the gate open behind me. I put him in a more sheltered field that now has had time to recover and is growing well.
Kolka and Iacs happily followed along.
And by this afternoon, the weather had cleared up slightly, although the wind was still blowing.
I went down to the horses with three carrots – one each.
For obvious reasons, I try to check on them at least twice a day. I may be ever so slightly obsessed.
All fine.
All ate their carrot.
And all are looking good.
The wild flowers are beginning to make an appearance, which is lovely.
Marsh marigolds and the wild primroses
Spring Squill
Lousewort (?)
What’s this one, please?
The last of the wild primroses.
I always love the new colour. We deserve this after such a harsh winter.
So pretty!
I’m on a local Facebook site, “I love Teesdale”. Someone posted some local spring flower pictures a couple of days ago and one of them was lousewort. I thought it was such a pity that such a pretty flower should have, in my humble opinion, such a miserable name!
I’m not certain but the one you weren’t sure about looks like Orchis mascula – early purple orchid.
I hope they like their holiday accommodation. I’ve been trying to find a photo of the flower you ask about, which I don’t know. Two possibilities could be stemless gentian: https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/stemless-gentian-gm1205538092-347315864
or penstemon: https://www.crocus.co.uk/plants/_/penstemon-sour-grapes-m-fish/classid.3385/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI6ez1yJWW_wIVk9J3Ch2glglNEAQYBCABEgL9mvD_BwE
(The penstemon picture in this link is a cultivated one, so unlikely to be right.)
My app identifies the unknown flowers as Common Milkworts, Polygala Vulgaris. It has other images of this and I think it’s right. The wildflowers are beautiful, especially that one.
I think you are correct. Thank you.
Beautiful flowers! I love all the primroses. I also love the pictures of the Old Folks.