Finken house and Zweiwiese 21.4.2020
After several weeks of intensive gardening (all hedgerows cut far down) once more on a nature walk with Lucy - Starting from the road between Bad Fischau and Dreistetten, I walk a long a small limestone quarry up a steep grassy slope heading for the closed Finken haus, but branch off to the left to the large grassland, walk to the Hoffmanns cave and a bit in direction Wöllersdorf.
Greater Stitchwort (Stellaria holostea) in abundance at my first steps into the forest.
Nice view from the rocks to Hohe Wand ...
... and to Schneeberg.
A small glimpse to the Vienna´s plain.
Hohe Wand from a bit more up, near the "Linsbauerfelsen".
Wallflower (Erysimum sylvestre) in the rocky dry grassland.
Inside the forest coralroot (Cardamine bulbifera).
At the border of the large grassland Spotted dead-nettle (Lamium maculatum) ...
... with a single albino exemplar.
A single flowrishing cherry tree in the grassland.
Common bugle (Ajuga reptans)
On a shady steep slope heading for the Hoffmanns cave, ramson (Allium ursinum) in abundance.
Ramson (Allium ursinum)
Ramson (Allium ursinum)
A whole slope with ramson.
After a bit of exploration (due to having branched off from the path for ramson pictures) I finally find the Hoffmanns cave - only a small hole in the rocks, ...
... a shelter during a thunderstorm at its best.
I walk further to the Zweiwiese
It is very dry this year, so only a few Green winged orchids (Orchis morio) can be seen - the pictures not sharp, so this is a picture from 2018 in this place.
A few Spring Gentians (Gentiana verna)
Spring Gentian (Gentiana verna)
View back to the Zweiwiese from my further walk heading for Wöllersdorf, a nice shady gravel road inside forest, but with only a few not very spectacular views. At the branching to the "Teufelsmühlstein" I turn back. The cause for this walk, after 5 weeks of Coronavirus-caused self isolation with gardening: Lucy seems a bit lost, because all attention is now payed to Bella, who ...
... has delivered four healthy, lively puppies last night (and therefore stayed home of course).