Interesting thistle photo

[Dughlas mor]

Thought I would share this shot taken by a photographer friend of mine. It was taken in Washington`s North Cascade mountains, but gee, reminds me of Scotland for some reason. My initial thought on seeing it was "say a prayer for Scotland."

[ChuckTN]

Great picture @Dughlas_mor! I managed to capture these pictures about a month ago in the field behind where I work.

[Dughlas mor]

Thanks @ChuckTN. Those are some nice shots you took as well. My friend is a very dedicated amateur, he told me that was one of the quickest shots he`s ever taken, and as soon as the shutter clicked the butterflies were gone.

[tulloch]

Beautiful photos, all! Thanks.

[James Hood]

Splendid, smile-generating images.

Thank you for sharing.

[GrainReaper]

Great images! Earlier this summer the thistle were blooming in big patches spread along my favorite walking trail through the woods behind my house

I never bring a camera on walks so sadly the bloom was missed.

I always have one thought when I see thistles... its gotta hurt like heck to fall into that bad boy, ours grow to over 3 feet tall.

[California Highlander]

I'll add a couple. We get thistles in our front yard or flower bed every couple of years. I let a few grow and bloom. Took these photos last week

[Benning Boy]

A couple from a corner of the acre-sized backyard, where I let the thistles grow wild. Have you ever smelled thistles? Most, to me, smell sweeter than roses. Although, I found some on Vancouver Island that had no noticeable scent.

[Dughlas mor]

Great pictures, everyone!

[KentuckyCeltophile]

I think the thistle is pretty. Granted, it does look like something brought back from a Mars rover mission. I took these while on holiday in Scotland a few years back. At work, I showed the second picture to a work colleague. At which time I said "The bumble bees in Scotland are plaid, not striped". She was amazed! I know it isn't that funny, but i thought she was a bit more bright than that.