Thistle .........

........cheer you up.

Spotted these on my way up to the office, and loved the softness, yet sharp, lines of the plant. A weed apparently, but gorgeous to photograph.

Half decent on black

[Henri Russell]

Wonderful capture. Love that purple at the top. I've never seen a thistle look like this. And it's definitely a pretty weed.

[Sue Cooper]

Fabulous close-up. No such thing as a weed, just a wild flower growing in the wrong place.

[Lou Ann]

This is beautiful and so interesting too. Fav!

[Diana]

Stunning shot of this weed. Fav

[Carole Sandford]

Very fluffy & I like its purple crown, lovely shot.

[Carole G]

My friend had one in her wedding bouquet!

[John Sutton]

Nice close up Phil 🙂

[*lynn]

excellent lighting, color, composition, focus ...fav

[FBailey]

Beautiful job!

[Dawn]

Wonderful fav

[Granagringa]

What a beautiful macro with superb composition and my eye keeps getting drawn in.

[Joanna kate]

Great shot, they make for interesting photo subjects

[Bep]

Beautiful macro. Thanks for following my project.

[Margo]

Love this Fav

[Valerie Chesney]

Beautiful close capture of this gorgeous thistle.

[Mandy]

More than half-decent on black, it is lovely. We had a big thistle plant down oour lane when taking the dogs for a walk to the field. Great for photos.

[Jane Morley]

Very decent on black!

[Phil Sandford]

@henrir @susiemc @louannwarren @ludwigsdiana @carole_sandford @yorkshirekiwi @johnsutton @lynnz @fbailey @dawnee @granagringa @joannakate @gijsje @777margo @happysnaps @mandygravil @chimfa thank you all again for stopping by and commenting on my photograph. They all took this to the PP and TP and I am grateful