Sunday, June 10, 2012

Thistle

Thistle and Bug by paynehollow
Thistle and Bug, a photo by paynehollow on Flickr.

Usually classified as a weed - and a noxious one, at that, with its sharp prickly edges all over making it painful to pull - there is no denying the beauty of its purple blooms.

Fortunately, we don't see too many of these at the farm.