Monday, May 16, 2016

Thistles

The dictionary says, “prickly, composite plants having showy, purple flowers”. They are a favorite target for my camera, yet they rarely make it into my blogs. I will set that right with a few recent ant some “ancient” photos. Just three weeks ago thistles were blooming by my favorite pond.

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Thistle Blossom

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Now it is time for thistle seeds. Instead of bees and butterflies, the thistles are now visited by finches and other small birds.

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One of my first “trademark” images for Café Ludwig was a stylized take of a butterfly on a thistle.

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Well, let’s see where the wind will take us.

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© 2016 Ludwig Keck

1 comment:

  1. Hi Ludwig, sorry to be so late in posting this comment. Thistles are a great photo subject similar to the highly underrated dandelions. There is so much detail to be captured in the seed head of both. I also liked your altered version.

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