Yes, I agree. The flower is so complicated and the stem and leaves too. Unless you get up very close to this flower, all these details can be easily missed. I love how spiny and foreboding and yet how beautiful it is. The contradictions are always (as you know) interesting to me.
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Nice photo.
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thank you 🙂
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Welcome.
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A way to, protect itself from, being, eaten, perhsps???
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could be…
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Milk Thistle is one of those plants that prefers to not be eaten. Great shot, Sylvia! 😊
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right! thank you Tom 🙂
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Nature’s way of saying “Do not touch!”
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yes, indeed
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Wonderful observation of life and delightful photo and words, Sylvia.
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thank you Jet, I often feel exactly like this flower 🙂
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I should say, I often feel exactly like this flower, looks. Although perhaps it feels too?
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I find them so beautiful and am constantly taking their picture 🙂
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Yes, I agree. The flower is so complicated and the stem and leaves too. Unless you get up very close to this flower, all these details can be easily missed. I love how spiny and foreboding and yet how beautiful it is. The contradictions are always (as you know) interesting to me.
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Exactly!
And interesting to us both.
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Beautiful image and words 🙂
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thanks ever so much!
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