Juniper Top

Autumn Ladies Tresses - a wild orchid I've not seen before on Juniper Top (though Geoff has once before) - this may be mainly because we don't usually go this late in the year, but rather tend to go in April, May and June during Bluebell season and the earlier orchids... When we first spotted them, we saw only a few, but later, quite high up on the hill, there was a patch with at least a dozen - maybe closer to 20. I'd guess they will be even nicer in a few weeks' time, when they are fully out, but they are really lovely and delicate - also much smaller than many of the other wild ones we tend to see.

Here's Alex taking his turn at flying the kite - the photos of the girls were terrible when I looked at them at home on the computer - the sun was so bright I couldn't see whether they were any good while actually outdoors!

the way up the hill...