SPIKES

I didn’t go out yesterday because of this cold I have and also because of the cold weather. First thing today, on Christine’s insistence, I am off to the doctor’s. So I’m posting a shot I took some days ago of one branch of my lemon tree. I had the tree heavily pruned by a competent gardener in Mid-January. It needed a good pruning as it had become very shabby. A few days later I saw how the sunlight shone on this branch and I got the camera and took this shot to show those nasty spikes along the branches which could be very dangerous. It’s not the first time I got scratched even on the forehead while picking lemons.
Joke: A sick patient asked his personal physician to visit him as he was feeling very sick.
When the doctor finished examining his chest and before he had a chance to open his mouth, the patient, as if to start a conversation, asked, ''Flu?''
The doctor replied, ''No, I came on my bicycle actually!''
Thank you so much for looking and for the lovely comments on yesterday's picture.

[Gena Pegg]

Lovely shot Dione..those thorns look dangerous. They look like nails.I did not know that lemon trees had thorns??? The lighting is really nice in this shot

[Robyn]

Wonderful clarity

[sally agnew]

Nice DOF and lighting. Yikes spikes :)

[Shirley]

Beautiful macro - you can feel the pain those thorns could inflict! And I love the lemon in the corner.

[Margo]

Sorry to hear you are sick. Hope you get better soon. Interesting shot

[alia_801]

Definitely something to be careful around!

[Sue Wilde]

Fabulous light here

[Joyce]

Love the lighting but those are some serious thorns!. Hope you're feeling better.

[Lyn Berriman]

Interesting pov with lovely subdued lighting! Hope you are feeling better

[richard saffold]

get well dione, will avocados grow there?

[Kerri]

Great lighting

[tony gig]

Lovely clarity and light Dione...Fav

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Excellent close up shot with great details and lighting. So refreshing looking.

[Princess Fairlane]

Lovely lighting and DOF Dione!

[~*~ Jo ~*~]

Lovely comp and light

[gloria jones]

Nice composition, focus, dof

[Paula W]

I had no idea lemon trees had such sharp spikes. Lovely light on the leaves - and spikes!! Hope you feel better very soon Dione.

[Margaret Brown]

Lov the DOF and lighting, those spikes look wicked!

[Linda H.Y. Hegland]

Hope you get well, Like the lighting here

[Claire]

Hope your throat doesn't feel how these look. Get well soon

[Pyrrhula]

Great shot of the lemon branch. ( our sun has a small one . The harvest was one lemon last year) Hope you cold is soon recovered. Take care.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

I never knew lemon trees had spikes! Ouch! Good shot!

[Call me Joe]

Wow. Great shot- so well done!:)

[Ivan]

Look sharp!

[Margaret Obey]

The light in this is amazing

[Phil Howcroft]

is it ok to say ouch dione....they jump out of the screen at you !

[Colleen]

Oh dear, hope you are feeling better soon. Nice lemon tree trim!

[Juan B.]

Get fine soon. Great picture and joke :)

[Lora G]

Nice lighting!

[Taffy]

What great lighting!!

[Sheralee S]

They look like very pointy lemons. Hope you're back to normal soon.

[Chris K]

great lighting and terrifying thorns

[Dione Giorgio]

@eyesmile @flyrobin @hermann @bonsai @777margo @alia_801 @swilde @thistle @lynnilou @chard @kerristephens @tonygig @mittens @princesicita @ziggy77 @seattlite @paulaw @craftymeg @fugitivemoments @claireuk @pyrrhula @olivetreeann @joemuli @ivan @ceilidh @phil_howcroft @httpgeffed @jborrases @loragill @taffy @bella_ss @cruiser Thank you so much for all these lovely comments. Really appreciated.

[Vicki Dixon]

I love the lighting! and i had no idea there were thorns on lemon trees. are you better yet?