It was a very good spring and, thus far, summer for our wildflowers with prolonged spells of warm weather and showers ensuring thick carpets of bluebells, anemones and ramsons. I am fortunate to have several woodlands and expansive areas of chalk downland within a few a few miles of where I live and so I was able to take advantage of early morning and evening sunlight. I was particularly keen to photograph bee orchid this year and with the help of a local naturalist and friend I was able to do just that. Whether I have been able to do justice to one of our most stunning orchids can only be judged by you but one thing is certain, I'll be paying them another visit next year. I have chosen to include just one from the Twilight project (it was my last and my personal favourite) since these can be seen in a previous post as too can wood anemones.
Primrose
Grasses in evening sunlight
The moon wasn't visible from the spot I'd originally been shooting from and as I walked back with an aching back and neck I saw the bright, full moon. I knew what this meant and so, with a sigh (I simply cannot bare to miss an opportunity!), I trudged back to see if I could find a specimen in a suitable position for a silhouette which just so happened to be the very last before exiting the reserve.
