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Thursday, August 12, 2010
(Day 224) No touch ... just look
A few weeks ago I posted a couple of shots of a rather prickly plant we have in the backyard. In some places it grows in profusion, but I've only found one in our yard - it's now at a height of about 5', since it's the only specimen, so I haven't treated it as a weed. I had promised to post a shot when it bloomed - that day arrived today.
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(60mm f14 1/15 sec ISO200)
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I love the thistle flowers and yours are no exception.The yellow background certainly makes the purple stand out.
Blessings,Ruth
@Ruth's Photo Blog - the sun was reflecting off some other weeds and dead grass which created the yellow background - went nicely with the purple. Thanks Ruth, and a blessed Friday to you.
Wow, that's huge Rick, huge and beautiful! I'm wondering how big it's going to get if you just leave it? Maybe it's like Jack's beanstalk. :-)
you can't treat something this beautiful as a weed! Your DOF is beautiful with the yellow...but, I won't touch, just look!
@darlin - hopefully no bigger than it already is ! I can stare it in the eye, so to speak. Thanks Darlene - enjoy your soon-to-be-here weekend !
@Carolyn Ford - I agree, so it's blooming nicely; I may have to cut it down when the blooms are done so I don't have a field full next year :)
Thanks Carolyn.
love these beautiful shots and the gorgeous colors ! each flower is lovely and even weeds when you look nearer (oh is this right ? regarder plus près !)! bisous Rick
viele Grüße von Jasmin, ich finde bei deinen Fotos sehr schön, daß sie von Worten, von einer kleinen Legende begleitet werden, ein schönes Wochenende...
i know this sounds weird but the canada thistle holds a special place in my heart.
i gave one to my husband one of the very first times we met and were out on a walk.
this photo brought back some tender memories.
beautiful.
have a great weekend rick.
chasity
Wow, these are really magical shots, Rick! Great colors.
Goed weekend!!
WOW! I really enjoyed! How amazing!
A great weekend for you.
Kisses.
@marty - merci; 'nearer' is ok - it can be understood; 'closer' would more commonly be used.
Have a great weekend marty. Bisous!!
@jasmin - vielen Dank Jasmin; hat ein wunderbares Wochenende !
@chasity - that's a great memory unwittingly evoked by my post :) I trust you handed it to him carefully ;-)
Hope your weekend is going well!
@Biana - dankjewel Biana; 't is eigenlijk onkruid, maar mooie onkruid ;-)
Ook een fijn weekend!
@teca - muito obrigado; tenha um grande fim de semana teca !
Beijos !!
What can I say? BOTH ARE KEEPERS :-)
Greetz,
Joseph
@CarreraCaballo - thank you Joseph; I still have the thistle flower too - in a small vase in the kitchen; it still looks nice.
They are most beautiful Rick, be it a plant or weed.
@imac - thanks mac; it's in a vase in the kitchen right now so I guess that makes it a plant - till it gets thrown out!
I think that this is one of the best pictures that I have ever taken:
http://avisionofthepresent.blogspot.com/2010/06/this-time-it-is-thistle-day-250.html
I really like taking pictures of thistles, but they spread like mad and are not very pleasant once they have taken over a large area. We had a patch about 50 feet by 50 feet of solid thistle. Ouch!
@madscientist - I checked out your photo - very nice indeed. I agree about thistles spreading - I'm keeping a close eye on the one we have and will cut it down as soon as the flowers have died - before they spread their seeds !
Thanks for stopping by.
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