The Joys of a Late Spring

Back in Wengen and it's spring. 

The fruit trees are in blossom, 

the tulips are still blooming 

and the fresh green of the new leaves of the trees

 is beautiful to behold.

Usually I miss spring, both ways. When I go back to the UK after the skiing I hopefully catch the end of the bluebells. This year I saw them coming into bloom, and enjoyed the thrill of the daffodils. 

Spring is apparently a month late.

 The cowslips have been out for a while.

Primula veris

The early purple orchids are starting to appear up here in Wengen.

 They are easy to spot from the train up, look to the banks right side just after pulling out of Lauterbrunnen.

Orchis mascula

 

 

 

Lady's smock is delicious to eat in salads. 

The leaves are a peppery watercress flavour.

Cardamine pratensis

The mountain streams are in full flood.
 

These garden gentians are a fabulous colour. 

I haven't seen them out in the wild yet.

It snowed at the top yesterday.

 Here you can see how near to the village it came.