Nodding Thistle by cjwhite

Nodding Thistle

I spent the day at the hospital with a very dear cousin of mine. I got home late this afternoon. When I went outside with my camera to look for a pic, this thistle bud caught my eye. I know farmers don't care for this wildflower, but I think they're pretty.

Thank you so much for your comments on yesterday's pics!!! I'm really tired tonight, so I may not get all my commenting done.
stunning! fav for me!
May 21st, 2012  
I think they're pretty too. I just took one of this flower a few days ago :)

May 21st, 2012  
This is beautiful!!!!
May 21st, 2012  
I'm sorry to hear about the hospital trip. This is a beautiful shot!
May 21st, 2012  
Very beautiful Well captured.
May 21st, 2012  
Fabulous capture. Nice details and colours.
May 21st, 2012  
beautiful - love the crispness of the petals against the blurred background. An unusual flower. Great job..
May 21st, 2012  
Gorgeous shot! Wonderful flower design!
May 21st, 2012  
That's really pretty! Kinda looks like the top of a pineapple!
May 21st, 2012  
This is stunning - love the contrasting colours, detail and DOF!
May 21st, 2012  
Beautiful
May 21st, 2012  
Beautiful symmetry and focus! Sorry to hear your cousin is in the hospital.
May 21st, 2012  
lovely capture of nature's beautiful work of art.
May 21st, 2012  
Beautiful! Love the colour and symmetry! Fav.
May 21st, 2012  
Wow what a flower.. thats just lovely.. I hope your cousin is ok..
May 21st, 2012  
Stunning shot a fav for me
May 21st, 2012  
This is fabulous
May 21st, 2012  
Absolutely gorgeous. Nature is AMAZING. A Fav.
May 21st, 2012  
Kaz
Farmers pfft! It's beautiful Carolyn.
May 21st, 2012  
Beautiful picture!
May 21st, 2012  
Pretty . . . your cousin is doing better
May 21st, 2012  
Now this is an awesome flower, and it woul dmake an awesome B/W shot Carolyn. You should play with it.
May 21st, 2012  
nice little splash of colour. I can certainly relate to hospitals these days
May 21st, 2012  
A lowly thistle ... elevated to beauty! Fantastic color and texture. Just gorgeous!
May 21st, 2012  
Amazing colors and pattern. Gorgeous.
May 21st, 2012  
Lovely shot. Great colors.
May 21st, 2012  
Pretty and good for birds and butterflies.
May 21st, 2012  
Stunning again Carolyn
May 21st, 2012  
Beautiful shot. Lovely bud.
May 21st, 2012  
That is very pretty.
May 21st, 2012  
beautfiul!!
May 21st, 2012  
gorgeous detail! Lovely image!
May 21st, 2012  
My Goodness! Fabulolus pov, excellent shot!
May 21st, 2012  
This is gorgeous! Love the composition and colours :)
May 21st, 2012  
Very beautiful simple flower and you have captured it so handsomely. Hope your cousin is ok.
May 21st, 2012  
Wow! Absolutely gorgeous!
May 21st, 2012  
beautiful!
May 21st, 2012  
Wow! This is gorgeous!
May 21st, 2012  
Gorgeous shot! Fave!
May 21st, 2012  
Beautiful, fav! ...I hope your cousin is ok.
May 21st, 2012  
I've never seen anything like this....gorgeous and a fav. Hope your cousin will soon be on the mend.
May 21st, 2012  
gorgeous photo, fantastic flower
May 21st, 2012  
Lovely!!!!
May 21st, 2012  
So gorgeous and perfect!
May 21st, 2012  
Lovely detail and colour
May 21st, 2012  
Perfectly formed and perfectly captured.
May 22nd, 2012  
wow, that really POPS right off my computer screen! nicely composed
May 22nd, 2012  
This flower is beautiful. I like thistles but then I'm no farmer.
May 23rd, 2012  
Beautiful shot! I like this composition.
May 23rd, 2012  
LOVE IT!
May 24th, 2012  
It is beautiful. Nature can really provide us with the most amazing colours, and the symettry of this flower is mindblowing. I find myself looking at it and wondering how nature did this.
May 24th, 2012  
This is such a beautiful shot! Love the focus and composition!
May 25th, 2012  
This is a wonderful shot, absolutely gorgeous!
FAV!
May 25th, 2012  
magnificent.
June 8th, 2012  
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