Port Charlotte by Donald McKinnon

Pinks and Blue.  Port Charlotte last week by Donald.  Seems a long time ago as the rain hammers against the windows today.

Bright pinks

Sea thrift, Saligo

Thrift at the Shorefield

Diptera sp. pollinating Thrift (Armeria maritinum)

Thrift at Kintra (Armeria maritinum)

Took a walk to Soldier's Rock on the Oa today - starting out from Kintra Farm and walking via the old ruined village of Tockmal.

Sea Thrift (Armeria maritima)

I searched on the internet for a picture of Sea thrift, or Sea pinks as it is perhaps more commonly known (Armeria maritima) in Autumn, but failed to find any.  There were bazillions of pictures of the plant in Spring - covered in pretty pink flowers - but anyone can take a picture of pretty pink flowers....  What is needed is more pictures of stuff in Autumn, when the flowers have long gone and things are difficult to identify.

So this is what could be an internet first - a picture of autumnal Thrift....

Back in the good 'ol days, we used to buy our sweeties with things called 'Thre'penny Bits', which were small twelve-sided brass-coloured coins.  While they did of course have a picture of our Sovereign Leader on the A side, the B side featured a picture of Thrift.   Its amazing what Wikipedia will tell you...