24th May |
Walked up a path to see old monastery under an overhang
the second minivan had had trouble on the loose gravel on the road so we
parked as high up as possible. |

Thalictrum tuberosum |

Whitebeam |

Amelanchier ovalis - Snowy Mespilus |

Brimeura amethystina |
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Silene nutans |
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Melittis melissophyllum |

Buttercup |

View from the path |

Aphyllanthes monspeliensis again, love the shadows, |

Veronica orsiniana |

Common lizard |

Orchis ustulata - Burnt orchid |

Ophrys insectifera - Fly orchid |
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Orchis purpurea - Lady
orchid |
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We went to a vantage point to view the vultures being fed.
Unfortunately, the van with the man with the meat did not turn up... |

Natural sculpture |
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 Gymnadenia
conopsea - Fragrant orchid |

Thistle |

New Monastery where we had our picnic serenaded by frogs. |

Orchis mascula - Early Purple Orchid |

From the viewpoint |

Table with the names of the mountains detailed |
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Globularia and Snowy Mespilus |

Mignonette |

Saxifraga longifolia |
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Valeriana |

The Scots Pine woods were full of song.
The Birders saw Crested tits, crossbills and firecrests. |
We had salmon for supper. |