Beauty

This beauty is a northern marsh orchid. It's growing....

....beside the exit road from the visitors' car park at Dunrobin Castle and, while several cars passed, no-one noticed it - which, I suppose, isn't really surprising as it's not very big and is....

....growing all by itself on the left of this large area of rough grass. Why it's so far ahead is a bit of a mystery as, judging by last year, there are several dozen other northern marsh orchids around it waiting to appear.

I spent some time keeping it company, grateful to it for giving me such pleasure at its beauty.