Time out ... 8 ... on the way home ...

We are heading home today ... and we enjoyed the views came down the side of Loch Ness, we passed these Harebells and did a turn around to get a picture, although we had seen some on other days it wasn't possible to stop ! so today we have Harebells ... take care ... :)

Harebell [Companula rotundifolia] The delicate, nodding blue bells of Harebells are one of the prettiest additions to our hedgerows, grasslands, hillsides, sand dunes and cliffs. Flowering between July and September, Harebells grow on dry, mostly undisturbed, ground, but are tolerant of all kinds of habitats. It is regularly visited by bumblebees and Honey Bees, providing an autumnal source of nectar for these insects. In Scotland, this is often the plant referred to as a 'bluebell'. A creeping perennial, the Harebell has long, trailing stems with small, club-shaped leaves at the base. Its stem leaves are much more elongated, and its blue, bell-shaped flowers hang in clusters at the tips of the stems.