Wild Thistle

I managed to get cut off by the tide today (safely but cut off) and had to traipse across dunes and fields to get home. I happened across this thistle.

[Melanie Rivers]

What a cool looking plant! :-)

[Montez Sattman]

Beautiful shot, but ouch, looks extra prickly!

[Tracy Meurs]

very cool. When I first looked at I thought it was a bunch of caterpillars. :)

[Dianne]

Thank goodness you didn't have to swim home!

[PhotoCrazy]

Nicely captured

[Carol Wiseman]

I know these - the colours are really striking. Great capture.

[Rita]

Fabulous, great capture of the textures, I can feel them biting!

[MoyaC]

A great find!

[haydn morris]

great to see in this unopenned form -