Sunday, 14 June 2009

Candanchú, spring flowers

Late spring in the mountains is pretty. One Sunday we went for a short walk in the ski resort of Candanchú. The snow had all gone from the lower slopes, leaving the detritus of the season: ends of ski poles, straps, gloves, and even a mobile phone - needless to say it didn't work!
There wasn't so much rubbish that you couldn't see the flowers on the ski slopes. There were lots of little (blue) gentians and pink and yellow orchids. I've looked in my flower books, but accurate identification is difficult, so I won't try. There are so many sub-types I wouldn't like to say for sure.
We know our way perfectly well in the winter, but it looks so different when there's no snow. You see the slopes in a different way if you haven't got skis on. Sometimes we've seen marmots and wild goats. Where do they go in the winter, when the snowy slopes are so full of people? Where do they find food?

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