Dactylorhiza sambucina - a fabulous variation of the yellow form

[Brian Ellis]

This page is one reason to join Facebook. Become a friend of the page and turn down all requests from others

...and get pestered with notifications of someone wanting to add you as a friend!

[art600]

Did anyone watch the BBC Breakfast programme and the article on personal security.

If you still want to join FaceBook and Twitter then you do it knowing that there are real risks.  It is the people you contact on FaceBook that could unwittingly give what appears innocent info about you, but subsequently can be used to build up your identity.

Email and the telphone are best 

[Tony Willis]

It would seem a that a variety of ssp insularis, var bartonii is described as being very similar but that is only known from Spain.

[Ulla Hansson]

Mark, the picture you show is like Dactylorhiza sambucina. What I can see, the picture is taken in the wild, and in that area is growing D. sambucina.
They tend to be either yellow or red. The orchid in the picture has got a bit of both.

[mark smyth]

Ulla the plant is D. sambucina yellow form

[shelagh]

D. sambucina is found on the island of Saarumaa in Estonia, guess where we are going this year?  Yes you're right 5th June we shall be  there.  Can't wait.

[Maggi Young]

D. sambucina is found on the island of Saarumaa in Estonia, guess where we are going this year?  Yes you're right 5th June we shall be  there.  Can't wait.

Sounds good, Shelagh.... are you  also visiting your friend?   http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=872.0

[Darren]

Did anyone watch the BBC Breakfast programme and the article on personal security.

If you still want to join FaceBook and Twitter then you do it knowing that there are real risks.  It is the people you contact on FaceBook that could unwittingly give what appears innocent info about you, but subsequently can be used to build up your identity.

Email and the telphone are best 

I don't do telephones either. Thank heavens for e-mail and snail-mail.

Facebook is Skynet in disguise. I suspect they already have factories somewhere building Terminators.

[fredg]

That's an attractive orchid .

No facebook , no twitter, a mobile phone that is used very very occasionally for errrrrr.... phoning.
What's the membership rates for the Grumpy Old Man Club please?

[Anthony Darby]

What's the membership rates for the Grumpy Old Man Club please?

I think it's free? What's more, they admit ladies. I've met some.

[Brian Ellis]

What's the membership rates for the Grumpy Old Man Club please?

Consider yourself a full member Fred. Ladies of course will have to join our sister group GOW

[David Nicholson]

I think I'm a Vice President

[shelagh]

Yes Maggi,  we are spending 2 days on Hiiumaa island, 3 on Saarumaa and 2 in Tallinn renewing our memories of Tallinn Botanic Garden and seeing our friend Krista.  The staff there  kindly gave us an Orchid book published by the Estonian Orchid Club which shows in wonderful colour all the 36 orchids which are to be found mostly on the two islands, so we are hoping the camera will be red hot.

[Maggi Young]

Yes Maggi,  we are spending 2 days on Hiiumaa island, 3 on Saarumaa and 2 in Tallinn renewing our memories of Tallinn Botanic Garden and seeing our friend Krista.  The staff there  kindly gave us an Orchid book published by the Estonian Orchid Club which shows in wonderful colour all the 36 orchids which are to be found mostly on the two islands, so we are hoping the camera will be red hot.

.... and so are WE, believe me! 

[mark smyth]

Shelagh there is a specialist miniature conifer nursery in Tallin if my memory in correct. Many desirable plants