Alpine Pasque Flowers.....

..... are out in full bloom on the ridge above Javerne. This gave colour to an otherwise grey afternoon. The wind was so strong up there, I had to go down the lee slope and follow a cow path to stay on my feet. This is very rare in the mountains in our area, the foehn usually blows along the valleys. I saw a very small herd of chamois, looking very thin, on the opposite side of the valley. They are clearly still suffering from their winter hardships poor things.

Huge thanks to everyone who put yesterday's poppy field on the first popular page, honoured.