Before the rain we went for a walk in Aberlady nature reserve passing a large patch of very pretty Grass of Parnassus flowers.   It is not actually a grass but gets its common name from the translucent green stripes on the creamy white petals of its flower.  It is believed that in 1753 the Swedish botanist, Carl Linnaeus, who was responsible for the method of classification of plants, animals and minerals, used the name from earlier sources and called it Parnassia palustris.  Once it was widely distributed in Britain but has declined as its wetland habitats have disappeared and is now found mainly in the north on damp pastures, moors and marshes. 
It is the County Flower of both Cumbria and Sutherland.
The extra shows a patch of Devil’s bit scabious.