A riot of colours

In the damp prairies of this immense plateau, riots of colour occur every year. Marsh marigold disguises itself as buttercups; yellow gentian sits on its fever-reducing root also used to make an aperitif; bistort with its soft pink flowers is disdained by the cows. In the Carex (sedge) family, the most striking plant is star sedge. As for the sundew, or drosera rotundifolia: the spectacle of an insect being absorbed by the glandular hairs on its leaves is reserved for advanced botanists! After this session at ground level of the marsh, raise your eyes to the horizon to admire the two unchanging, face-to-face profiles: the Roc de Serviès and the Roc des Laubies. (B. Mathieu)