on my knees

That's where I was to take this shot. I saw this orchid when I took Jinks for a walk over the fields. So a couple of days later I took the camera instead and managed to locate the orchid again.

I believe it's a southern marsh orchid aka dactylorhiza praetermissa (can't even pronounce that, let alone remember it!)

[Sam]

And it's your favourite colour! Definitely was waiting for you to take a photo of it :) FAV

[Dianne]

Lovely shot.

[Hazel]

@gigiflower

Yes, bit uncanny that, Sam - the colour!!!! I also found a single mauve poppy - watch this space!!!

[Beryl Lloyd]

Wonderful wild orchid ! -- lovely shot Hazel !

[wendy frost]

Wonderful find and capture with lovely colour and details

[Nitrogene]

Lovely!!! Those are among my very favourite flowers

[Lee-Ann]

Nice colour

[Sgt. Pepper]

Stunning. Getting down is the easy bit - getting back up is the hard bit these days.

[Babs]

Lovely shot and just your colour too. Well done for getting down on your knees for this shot. I can get down, but getting back up again is the main problem.

[Janiskay]

It looks so pretty in that field surrounded by the tall grasses and other wildflowers.

[Julienne Jones]

Poor knees do take a pounding while trying to get the right shot! This orchid is wonderful. Worth the knee strain!

[Darinka]

Beautifully framed and isolated!Gorgeous colors!

[Richard Hickey]

Fantastic picture. Congratulations on making the Trending Page. Well deserved.

[Lady Magpie (Heather)]

Beautiful capture and a FAV from me. Hope you were able to get back up again OK.

[Jules Sparrow]

Yes sometimes a shot requires doing that doesn't it!, but it was worth while Hazel.. Lovey shot!

[Graham Thresher]

Fabulous image.

[Christine Webb]

Gorgeous fav, beautiful

[Karin Hirsch]

What a precious find and lovely shot

[Claire]

It is purple of course you are going to get down on your knees to take it:0) Very pretty,

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Gorgeous!

[mervyn hobbs]

Very nice. Did you manage to get up again.

[Pyrrhula]

A beautiful find and capture. Are those orchids protected ?

[Phil Howcroft]

well remembered on finding the location again , well worth the return walk :)

[Molly]

A beautiful flower, and great focus and dof. Increasingly hard to get up from one's knees!

[Gena Pegg]

It's a beauty! Lovely color Hazel!!

[Richard Hickey]

Congratulations on making the PP. Well deserved.

[Sarah Munnings]

wow, isn't that pretty :)

[Linda Plummer]

Gorgeous.