The ends of a thistle are soft and silky.
I wonder how it would work as pillow stuffing?
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Seed Explosion
This was shot at dusk. There wasn’t much color anyway, so I de-saturated.
I quite like the silvery effect. What do you think?
Soft and Spiky?
A thistle. A soft thistle?
Nikon D5100 f/5.6 1/180s ISO 100 Nikkor 55-300mm lens – Summer 2012
No, a thistle that has the feel of a watercolor painting, with soft focus and soft colors.
Another Thorny Beauty
This thistle plant has attracted my attention all year long, since early spring. I have been fascinated by the textures and shapes… But I have to admit I do not want lots of little, new thistles to spring up all around it next spring!
January Thorns, or The Thistle at the Pond
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