Thistle with parachute seed-head dispersed by the wind Dark clouds over Scout Scar escarpment. Swallows skimmed low amongst cattle feeding in the pastures below, and they rode a blustery wind which swept them up the cliff edge and before my feet. The Welsh Black cattle grazing the escarpment are here to distribute the flora of limestone grassland, and they’re doing well. Autumn gentian seed in new places, although the buds only open in response to the sun. Flocks of small birds gather at this season and goldfinch rise twittering from thistles.
Autumn gentian, Felwort, Gentianella amarella. 31August 2010.
In 2012, the buds of autumn gentian stayed resolutely closed against wind and cold.
In 2012, the buds of autumn gentian stayed resolutely closed against wind and cold.
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