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Monday, 11 July 2011

What I did on my holidays No.1


Six hours hiking at between 1200m and 2000m in and around Val d'Err, Grigioni, with local pharmacist and herbalist Astrid Thurner, learning about hundreds of species of Alpine plants: the culinary, the medicinal, the terribly rare and the breathtakingly beautiful. 

Thanks to Ruth for really making my day by translating into English from the Swiss-German when my Latin binomials deserted me, and for joining me in spontaneous, delighted laughter at the sheer exuberance of Nature at her creative best.

7 comments:

  1. AnonymousMonday, 11 July, 2011

    Wow - what fabulous pictures of these amazing flowers. Sounds like a lot of fun!

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  2. VanessaMonday, 11 July, 2011

    Hey, welcome back! Take me next time - I could do with some spontaneous laughter.

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  3. Nancy/BLissed-Out GrandmaMonday, 11 July, 2011

    Beautiful photos of beautiful flowers. And fun and laughter besides? What a wonderful experience.

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  4. SandyTuesday, 12 July, 2011

    Great photographs again. Would make a lovely framed picture in your house.

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  5. LindyLouMacTuesday, 12 July, 2011

    I love the collage of the beautiful flowers you have been able to enjoy.

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  6. chrysalisWednesday, 13 July, 2011

    A lovely set of photographs, Louise.

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  7. KarinSaturday, 23 July, 2011

    Absolutely fabulous! And you even have Edelweiss, Vergissmeinnicht,Anemone and Enzian! Such lovelies! I loved your whole vacation series - delightful! Awesome photos!

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